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Can radiators be piped from above?
Can radiators be piped from above? Can radiators be piped from above? It would be an odd question for a house, but I'm considering adding radiators to a narrowboat and it would be easiest to fit the pipes under the gunwales and drop them down to the radiators. Can the check valves be mounted...
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Council concrete canopy needs support or no?
Council concrete canopy needs support or no? Council concrete canopy needs support or no? The concrete canopy goes all the way across the front of my house. Does the double glazing need to support it with bay poles or is it a cantilever and it won't be pressing down on the windows? by...
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Suggestions for boosting shower flow rate (combi / cylinder / both)?
Suggestions for boosting shower flow rate (combi / cylinder / both)? Suggestions for boosting shower flow rate (combi / cylinder / both)? Hey all, We're planning to revamp our main bathroom and I'm keen to ensure we use this to boost the flow rate out of the shower for my wife and daughter...
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Android word processing app
Android word processing app Android word processing app I am used to MSWord on my desktop, which is now out of action, and I am using a Samsung tablet. Never having thought about it, I assumed it would have a text or word processing app. Is there a free one I can get? by JohnD This has...
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Alarm detectors in series
Alarm detectors in series Alarm detectors in series I had 2 failed old Elkron motion alarm sensors (4 core) wired in series as in pictures. They are in adjacent rooms connected through a wall with short cable. They worked well and did the job. I have 2 Texecom Capture P15s to replace. The...
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Adding a lock to an Ikea Pax wardrobe
Adding a lock to an Ikea Pax wardrobe Adding a lock to an Ikea Pax wardrobe I need to add a lock to a an Ikea Pax wardrobe in a short-term let (i.e. AirBnB etc) and am struggling to find a decent looking lock for the purpose. I'd bought a cabinet lock but it's very flimsy; the wardrobe doesn't...
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Double storey extension on dormer house
Double storey extension on dormer house Double storey extension on dormer house Hi Looking for some advice... So I have a dormer style house (common in suburban areas in the UK) and due to lack of space to the side of the property unable to do a double storey extension as a couple of the...
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Joist repair
Joist repair Joist repair Hope this is the right place, so a bathroom fitter did this. 100mm diameter, cut with a 70mm saw but took a few goes presumably due to the 40mm pipe being fussy. 200mm depth joist and 2800mm length. I believe that the horizontal location is ok, however the diameter...
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Sony DAB Portable Radio
Sony DAB Portable Radio Sony DAB Portable Radio It started playing up. Sometimes all stations go off-line, sometimes most go off but a couple stay. I can't work it out. The problem is the same regardless of which room it's in or whether I'm outside. It says either "NO DLS" or "NO ENSEMBLE"...
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Leaking Tap
Leaking Tap Leaking Tap Hi Very basic but I presume the washers have worn on my kitchen mixer tap, it’s now continually dripping. are there specific washers I need to get for this tap (attached) or is it a case of get a selection? Thanks by fattony This has been automatically posted in...
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Utility Account Balance
Utility Account Balance Utility Account Balance I admit, this is my bad for letting it slide. But shouldn't a highly rated company like Octopus automatically refund large balances like this? Plus, the CS agent we spoke to suggested we had not paid our electricity bill since April. The...
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Dot and dab tile adhesive?
Dot and dab tile adhesive? Dot and dab tile adhesive? Probably a silly question but is tile adhesive suitable for attaching a small piece of plasterboard to an external wall? by rjm2k This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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Upvc door Query
Upvc door Query Upvc door Query I am bidding on a used uvpc door and frame on ebay , it has a cill but it is to tall to fit with the cill I can fit it without the cill, will it be ok to fit without the cill it is an opening out door ,it also has a bottom spacer if that has any relavance I have...
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Alpha CB28 no CH, but hot water mostly works
Alpha CB28 no CH, but hot water mostly works Alpha CB28 no CH, but hot water mostly works I've got an Alpha CB28 boiler and it has been playing up over recent weeks. The first problem that it would cut out giving a red flashing light error. I'd reset it, and it would work fine for a while...
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Cooker hood internal wiring
Cooker hood internal wiring Cooker hood internal wiring Hi everyone, Doing the stupid thing as usual, disconnecting cable without taking photos, and now I'm not sure how to reconnect the power supply cable. In the photo, the 4 upper wires is from the fan and the 4 lower wires is from the...
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Weird loft?
Weird loft? Weird loft? What would you do with this loft? It's a Victorian terrace, I'm not sure what to do with this - should I extend the loft floor? How much would that cost? Most houses have either built a loft floor or a loft extension (that's about 100k which I'll never have). Any advice...
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Tanking basement wall with electric meter
Tanking basement wall with electric meter Tanking basement wall with electric meter I'm planning on applying tanking slurry to this wall. Do I have to figure out a way to apply the slurry behind the electric meter and fusebox? I'm hoping there's an alternative like something I can inject...
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When is stub stack not a stub stack?
When is stub stack not a stub stack? When is stub stack not a stub stack? I'm confused. I have a ground floor toilet that discharges to a stack outside which in turn runs to the main drain. The stack outside is about 1m higher than the soil pipe from the toilet, and terminates in an AAV. I've...
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Landscape Condition
Landscape Condition Landscape Condition Hi i Hav 2 conditions to discharge. 1 is a landscape scheme plants and shrubs need planting. before developemnt the property was empty for over 10 years and derelict rear car park was full of overgrown bushes and so was the front entrance. now we had to...
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Interest only, electric car charging points 7 kW or 22 kW?
Interest only, electric car charging points 7 kW or 22 kW? Interest only, electric car charging points 7 kW or 22 kW? Where I work we have two three phase 22 kW EV charging points, I had assumed that all cars that plug in can charge at 22 kW, however watching a U-tube video I see many cars can...
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