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Random damp patches on wall
Random damp patches on wall Random damp patches on wall I have a spare room with a cold outside wall that has always had condensation hence drips of water. I have hung insulation lining paper with Warlock thermal paste to the left side of the chimney breast. The wall is much warmer. So far so...
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Solution for damp patches on chimney breast?
Solution for damp patches on chimney breast? Solution for damp patches on chimney breast? I have recently had a room decorated in my old Victorian terrace house, where there is a chimney breast. The wall covering the chimney breast was previously covered with old lining paper so I was not...
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Bosch classicxx doesn't stop
Bosch classicxx doesn't stop Bosch classicxx doesn't stop I recently bought this machine secondhand as my Beko had packed up. It completes the washing cycle but goes on running, the 'no water' light comes on and if you turn it off and wait to get the door open the cycle has finished...
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How to support quartz breakfast bar?
How to support quartz breakfast bar? How to support quartz breakfast bar? Hey all. I just had a 3cm thick quartz worktop installed in my kitchen. At one end is a breakfast bar, which runs a little over a metre beyond the last supporting kitchen carcass. Obviously this needs supporting (it’s...
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Building unit for washing machine.
Building unit for washing machine. Building unit for washing machine. Hi, I've just opened up a utility and a toilet and a coal bunker room to make one 3mtr x 3mtr square room with large window, separated from the kitchen by a chimney breast. I want to make this into a kitchen dining room...
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Damp wall finding cause
Damp wall finding cause Damp wall finding cause Hi I have recently bought a property and found that the wall was damp at high level in the corner of a bedroom.Ive had roofers out to have a look one couldn't work out what it was,.but said I not way to be sure would be to remove and reinstall...
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Do I need to keep heating drain valve through airbrick?
Do I need to keep heating drain valve through airbrick? Do I need to keep heating drain valve through airbrick? Hi, My house has suspended floors, so all the heating pipework has been done subfloor downstairs, with rising pipework to each radiator. At the back of the house a drain valve has...
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Kenwood FPM 91
Kenwood FPM 91 Kenwood FPM 91 Look8ng for parts diagram for this mixer. Any one help please? by DP This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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Solid Wall Outrigger Conversion
Solid Wall Outrigger Conversion Solid Wall Outrigger Conversion Hello, I’m after some advice please… I have a solid wall construction outrigger, previously used as a utility room but due to lack of ventilation has formed mould and damp internally. My plan is to turn this into a downstairs...
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Flashing spotlights then dead
Flashing spotlights then dead Flashing spotlights then dead I have six GU5.3 spotlights in my bathroom. One of them occasionally started flashing and, one day, it tripped the fuse. After resetting the fuse, only three of the lights are working. See photos. I checked the lights by swapping the...
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Airless advice!
Airless advice! Airless advice! Hi guys, I appreciate any help you can give me. I’m coating a whole room in one colour (sage green) hinc walls ceiling, coving and trim. I started but the sprayer put out too much paint, so now a 1m width of wall is painted and dry. I stupidly used Zinser peel...
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KAI90VI20G/05 Problem with ice dispenser flap
KAI90VI20G/05 Problem with ice dispenser flap KAI90VI20G/05 Problem with ice dispenser flap I’ve got a Bosch American fridge freezer, model KAI90VI20G/05, a few years old and just recently it stopped dispensing ice. Note it has NO problem making the ice(y), it’s just that the flap on the door...
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This went under the radar
This went under the radar This went under the radar Good to see that the prosecutions are continuing. Went under the radar a bit though. Politician's wife Lucy Connolly jailed for race hate post Lucy Connolly, wife of West Northamptonshire councillor Raymond Connolly, is jailed for 31...
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Guessing the weather, with solar installation.
Guessing the weather, with solar installation. Guessing the weather, with solar installation. Top with 3.2 kWh battery, bottom with 6.4 kWh battery. Clearly an improvement, unlikely to run out of off-peak or solar on most days, the 3.2 kWh gave me around 5 hours after off-peak or solar...
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Repainting badly painted brick wall
Repainting badly painted brick wall Repainting badly painted brick wall The rear part of my Victorian house is built of brick. Regrettably, some years ago someone decided to smear it with concrete slurry (0-3mm) and paint over the top. It then went pretty green with algae. Prior to selling to...
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Fibre optic telephones, and power cuts?
Fibre optic telephones, and power cuts? Fibre optic telephones, and power cuts? The old 50 volt telephone had no requirement for power from any other source. We had railway huts with a telephone, but no 230 volt power, OK today no longer used, we have a repeater and PMR radios, but we have for...
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Roman bi-fold shower door - how to remove
Roman bi-fold shower door - how to remove Roman bi-fold shower door - how to remove I have a Roman bi-fold shower door. Not sure of the model but it's certainly 12 years old. I'm trying to remove it so that I can add new spare parts such as the rollers etc. I've removed the 3 screws from the...
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night-latch link. Also, what hinge do I need? (Ed.)
night-latch link. Also, what hinge do I need? (Ed.) night-latch link. Also, what hinge do I need? (Ed.) So, when we moved into the house back in 1998, not too long after we got new windows and doors - I think.. the front door was hollow, every time it rained the water left the door due to...
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Sash wedge issue
Sash wedge issue Sash wedge issue I installed a sash wedge on the top of the casement frame for side hung window to pull the sash in (it's out by approx 4mm). It's pulled it in approx 2mm but there is still a gap. How do I bring it some more ? do I need a bigger wedge ? or maybe a sash riser ...
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Water too hot - Vaillant Ecotec System Boiler
Water too hot - Vaillant Ecotec System Boiler Water too hot - Vaillant Ecotec System Boiler We have a new Vaillant EcoTec 630 System boiler. There was some issue with the hot water control when it was fitted but I'm not sure what. So that we had hot water, the engineer switched the immersion...
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