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Dishwasher smells unpleasant (Ed.)
Dishwasher smells unpleasant (Ed.) Dishwasher smells unpleasant (Ed.) Are there any non-Energy Star or non-water-saving dishwasher models that someone here has used or would recommend? Or has anyone successfully reprogrammed their dishwasher? I’ve posted about this issue before, but I still...
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What base for a patio?
What base for a patio? What base for a patio? Got a patio to do about 10m2. I would have done a type 1 base but can't really get a whacker plate to the location. Any suggestions? by Dave D This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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Chair Quilted Stud Fix
Chair Quilted Stud Fix Chair Quilted Stud Fix So we have a chair in the house, it's quilted velvet with studs, one of the studs has been pulled out by getting snagged on someones clothing or something, I need some ideas how to stick it back in effectively. My only ideas are either a glue gun...
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Bathroom ceiling artex disaster, can anyone please help???
Bathroom ceiling artex disaster, can anyone please help??? Bathroom ceiling artex disaster, can anyone please help??? Complete amateur here so please be kind. Bit of background, mould on bathroom (artexed) ceiling so used HG mould remover. Looked absolutely disgusting afterwards so decided to...
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Vaillant ecotec plus 438 no heating or hot water
Vaillant ecotec plus 438 no heating or hot water Vaillant ecotec plus 438 no heating or hot water Morning all, Heating was left on last night, and hot water came on at 7 to 8 am and now I can't get either hot water or heating to work. The pump does work however as I have done the pump test...
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Plumbers/heating engineers- is this standard?
Plumbers/heating engineers- is this standard? Plumbers/heating engineers- is this standard? We currently have heating engineers in for quite a large job. Prior to this we've had a few other reasonably major jobs done including removal of an old vented copper cylinder to unvented (different...
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9.5 or 12.5mm garage
9.5 or 12.5mm garage 9.5 or 12.5mm garage I’m replacing a thin and poorly insulated ceiling and dry lining some new walls in my garage/utility. The current ceiling doesn’t look to be fireboard or even doubled up. Am I ok to board the walls with 9.5mm and then double board the ceiling? This...
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Repointing - do I need to add lime, and if so what type?
Repointing - do I need to add lime, and if so what type? Repointing - do I need to add lime, and if so what type? Hi, Lots of conflicting information online on this topic. I have a mid 1930s house with solid brick walls and I need to repoint. I am doing one area currently but eventually the...
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Advice on water ingress surveys
Advice on water ingress surveys Advice on water ingress surveys Hi all, I am hoping to get some advice on how water ingress/roof leak detection surveys work. Have anyone had one before and what would be their review? My feeling is that they will just identify lots of things and say it could...
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Rodent damage to air brick.
Rodent damage to air brick. Rodent damage to air brick. I've attached images of a damaged air brick. The brick is about 3 to 4 mts above ground and a rodent appears to have escaped to ground level outside from underneath floorboards. Plastic can be seen at ground level and a first-floor toilet...
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Second thermostat in parallel with the first one.
Second thermostat in parallel with the first one. Second thermostat in parallel with the first one. I can't see a problem, I have done it before, but with a gas boiler, now using oil. But just in case something I have not considered, asking the question. The main problem is the cats, who will...
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SDS Question
SDS Question SDS Question Good evening everyone. I’m currently having to use my SDS Drill (Dewalt DCH273) to slightly widen the hole of a very old 4” extractor fan duct. I’m currently using an angled chisel to just gradually remove bits along the side of the hole, and generally have been...
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Gravel grids, worth it?
Gravel grids, worth it? Gravel grids, worth it? I’m doing gravel on my drive, within a border of block paving all round it. Got a well prepped and whackerd base, and going to put a geotextile membrane on top of it, stuck down with a load of cement/sbr slurry or whatever, to discourage it from...
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Insulation over boards
Insulation over boards Insulation over boards My loft is boarded down the centre, which corresponds to being above the long-ish hallway. Here it has, maybe, 50-75mm insulation under the board. Would laying a couple of rolls on top of the boarding help with heat loss? I need it boarded, so...
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How much space required to left of radiator?
How much space required to left of radiator? How much space required to left of radiator? Wanting to fit a very heavy, fashionable 4-column radiator fairly close to a tall cupboard: The pipe will be coming in from the cupboard on the left as that's where the boiler is. It cannot come up...
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Sue Gray
Sue Gray Sue Gray "Prime Minister Boris Johnson and cabinet secretary Simon Case are expected to be criticised in a long-awaited report into the partygate scandal by senior civil servant Sue Gray, according to Whitehall officials." Johnson will be hoping that some people will forget that he...
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Water softener not regenerating
Water softener not regenerating Water softener not regenerating Hi We had a Monarch Midi HE water softener installed a few weeks ago. It worked perfectly for quite a while, but of late we have noticed that our water is becoming harder again. I stayed up one night to see if the automatic...
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No central heating in combi mode
No central heating in combi mode No central heating in combi mode Hi, I've recently moved into a rental property with a Remeha C28. We have had hot water without issues but as it's got colder we went to turn the central heating on but it doesn't work in combi mode. It does also drop pressures...
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Shame on Macron
Shame on Macron Shame on Macron by fillyboy This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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Dripping tap with a twist, suggestions please
Dripping tap with a twist, suggestions please Dripping tap with a twist, suggestions please Hi, simple dripping kitchen mixer tap with a complication, suggestions sought please! By pushing the hot tap lever (on the left as usual) it stops the drip temporarily so I'm assuming it is the left...
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