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New Boiler slow to heat radiators
New Boiler slow to heat radiators New Boiler slow to heat radiators Hi I recently had my gravity fed system replaced and new combi installed in the garage. I have noticed it takes about 15 mins longer for radiators to get hot. I had a 2 channel Hive previously and the sparky has wired it up so...
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Miter saw
Miter saw Miter saw Hello I have a sheppach mitre saw which I know is only a budget tool. But would still hope it did better than this. It seems to be cutting on a curve. See attached pics - w desperate cuts convex or concave depending on which way you look at it. I know how it has various...
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Floating floor over concrete slab
Floating floor over concrete slab Floating floor over concrete slab Hi, I'm trying to raise the height of a concrete slab floor in my porch to match the rest of my house. I need to raise it about 70mm. I can use a thin layer of self levelling to level it, but I can't use a deep levelling...
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How many people have the better mcb screwdriver ???
How many people have the better mcb screwdriver ??? How many people have the better mcb screwdriver ??? I dont say correct. But how many have the better MCB screwdriver. ?? You defiantly get a better torque on the screw with this one. by Collectors This has been automatically posted in the...
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Damp near chimney breast (Ed.)
Damp near chimney breast (Ed.) Damp near chimney breast (Ed.) Good Morning and thank you for allowing me to join te forum. I think I might be quite active over the next few weeks as I work to bring our new property, (soon we hope, our forever home) up to a comfortable standard. We live in the...
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Retro fit brick lights in rendered block wall
Retro fit brick lights in rendered block wall Retro fit brick lights in rendered block wall I'd like to install some recessed brick lights in my wall in the rendered section under the cedar - see photo. As far as I know it's a cavity block wall. Wondering how easy or difficult it would be to...
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Potterton SUPRIMA 40L won’t turn on, trips RCD immediately :(
Potterton SUPRIMA 40L won’t turn on, trips RCD immediately :( Potterton SUPRIMA 40L won’t turn on, trips RCD immediately :( Hi My Potterton Myson SUPRIMA 40L appears to have a problem. At first it was running for a while then it tripped the RCD. I wasn’t able to see if it was a call to heat...
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How to wire a room stat (Ed.)
How to wire a room stat (Ed.) How to wire a room stat (Ed.) Hi guys, A little help please I need help with the wireing of my current thermo stat, please have a look at my current thermo stat below. So I know the brown is live, what are the other two?? My current boiler is a worchester 30i...
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Toothing out or angle grinding
Toothing out or angle grinding Toothing out or angle grinding I got a window guy to install a new wider window. I told him I wanted him to extend the solider course, match the mortar colour as best as possible and too tooth in the side brickwork. He’s pretty munched managed the first two (...
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Neighbour's path breaches DPC
Neighbour's path breaches DPC Neighbour's path breaches DPC Hi, I'm looking for some advice on a penetrating damp situation in a single (not cavity) wall in our (actually my GF's) house. The bottom of the wall and around 50cm of the solid concrete floor are damp (10 to 30% on a moisture...
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New light fitting
New light fitting New light fitting Hi all. I have been looking on the forums lots for this query, but thought to now actually ask directly to be sure. I am to replace a Class 2 Ikea spotlight on our dining room wall (plasterboard), and to install a 3-way pendant over the kitchen...
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Supporting eave tiles on door canopy
Supporting eave tiles on door canopy Supporting eave tiles on door canopy I'm about to make a small door canopy 60cm x 90cm on each side/slope. There are 3 rafters at 30cm spacings. The eave slate will be attached to a batten, but what will support the bottom of the slate, as there is no...
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Is this acceptable?
Is this acceptable? Is this acceptable? My builder (who fitted our kitchen) routed out a channel underneath our kitchen cabinets for a led strip light. Due to unforeseen circumstances where you could see the silver handle channel in the carcass even with the doors closed (we have black doors...
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Freely TV
Freely TV Freely TV Anyone keeping an eye on this? Everyone TV reveals Freely user interface with first-time features for free TV Everyone TV - the organisation championing free TV in the UK – unveils the user interface for new streaming service, Freely. www.everyonetv.co.uk by...
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Broadband and telephones
Broadband and telephones Broadband and telephones This is really just curiosity but the upcoming 'digitisation' of telephones has made me anxious to understand. My house was built 1997 as part of a small estate and all cabling is ducted. I understand we have full fibre to the street cabinet...
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Ideal loft humidity for PIV system
Ideal loft humidity for PIV system Ideal loft humidity for PIV system Looking to fit a PIV but my loft has 75% humidity I got heating pipes and tanks up there which are lagged except the cold water header tank. I've installed some soffit vents and that hasn't decreased the RH. I do seem to...
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Boiler in constant anti cycle ?
Boiler in constant anti cycle ? Boiler in constant anti cycle ? Hi, I have a Vaillant ecoTEC plus 424 ( 24KW ) boiler feeding three circuits. Down stairs heating, upstairs heating and hot water via thermostats and motorized valves. There are twelve rads and two towel rails. All rads have TRVs...
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North Korea
North Korea North Korea Sending troops to Russia Afaik they will be fighting the Ukrainians that have invaded Russian territory ??? And not actually being used in the Ukraine ?? If they are used in the Ukraine does this or would it cross a red line ? Ref nato / the west etc by transam...
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Truss Roof Double Garage - Loft Conversion
Truss Roof Double Garage - Loft Conversion Truss Roof Double Garage - Loft Conversion I have a 7m x 6m double garage with a roof constructed using prefabricated roof trusses (like most new builds do) and want to board the loft area with 18mm T&G chipboard, so that I can build racking up there...
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Running radiator pipe through porch floor
Running radiator pipe through porch floor Running radiator pipe through porch floor Hi, I'm planning on fitting a radiator in the porch, but to do this I'll need to run the pipework into the cellar somehow. I've drawn a bit of a diagram. At the moment the porch floor is back to the concrete...
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