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Prudie

Help To Flatten Out Floor Tiles

Please can anyone advise. Earlier this year we had a leak under the kitchen floor which required about a 1m by 1/2m area of floor tiles lifted. I think they are probably some kind of vinyl... ...
11:58 Sun 01st Dec 20244 answers, last by Canary42 19:58 Sun 01st Dec 2024
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rccatnap

Adhesive Advice.

I want to stick some polystyrene panels to the interior of my fibreglass garage door. It will, I suppose, need to be solvent-free. Can you recommend a suitable product please?
10:54 Wed 30th Oct 202410 answers, last by rccatnap 08:49 Sat 02nd Nov 2024
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pulmicort1415

Old Lead Underground Pipe Leak

I was pulling and hauling at a tree stump in the garden. I heard a pop sound and later discovered the hole filling with water. I have turned water off outside in the street, dug down and found a... ...
10:46 Thu 19th Sep 20249 answers, last by pulmicort1415 10:04 Fri 27th Sep 2024
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Prudie

Another Boiler Question

Apologies, I don't want to search - this may have been answerd to others before. Why do so many plumbers and heating engineers give conflicting advice?  Anyway we have a standard Baxi Solo gas... ...
13:07 Wed 24th Jul 202413 answers, last by Prudie 09:10 Fri 26th Jul 2024
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Gizmonster

Cladding An Existing Shed.

At the mo we have an 8' x 6' wooden shed.  We paint it regularly, but it's starting to look a bit tired now (I'm guessing we had it built around 18 years ago). I don't want to be taking panels off... ...
10:04 Mon 01st Jul 202413 answers, last by Atheist 10:16 Thu 04th Jul 2024
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moggie 939

Mains Shower Unit - Help From A Plumber/Heating Engineer Please!

My shower works from my boiler hot water and until last week had a round control on wall with MIRA on it and two controls - main one was hot/cold by turning it and othere was a lever which... ...
12:03 Wed 12th Jun 202411 answers, last by The Builder 15:41 Fri 14th Jun 2024
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SteveD

Exterior House Insulation

My daughter has had her house wrapped with 16 cm foam insulation. Could someone kindly point me to a video or article describing how to attach to the outside such things as a wireless doorbell,... ...
15:31 Wed 29th May 20246 answers, last by SteveD 09:10 Fri 31st May 2024
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davebro3

Lease Extension

The lease on my flat - originally 125 years - has now run down to 85 years so I am considering extending it. I got a (free) report from "zerodownlease" and they say the lease extension should cost... ...
07:55 Wed 24th Apr 20248 answers, last by youngmafbog 15:36 Wed 24th Apr 2024
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Prudie

Determining A Leak

How would one know if there was a water leak under a concrete ground floor without waiting for the next water bill with usage and more to the point how would a capable plumber check for it and fix it?
19:41 Fri 19th Apr 202416 answers, last by Prudie 14:39 Sat 20th Apr 2024
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moggie 939

New Vaillant Boiler - Problem Setting Up. Please Help Anyone!

Had this new boiler fitted and works welland very quiet after my 10yr old one - but having troible with controls. He set it up for me but does not go on/off when I want it to. On my old boiler I... ...
08:00 Sun 14th Apr 202410 answers, last by moggie 939 14:29 Wed 17th Apr 2024
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1581960

Advice On Gas Boilers Please.

I have an Ideal Classic cast iron boiler FF 330 - 3100 for hot water and central heating, installed in 2002 and now starting to be troublesome. Should I spend money on it to try and keep it going... ...
17:23 Wed 10th Apr 202411 answers, last by 1581960 19:12 Wed 10th Apr 2024
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Clementino

Electric Inset Fire Advice

My Glen Avon inset electric fire needs a replacement as the 3 x 1000watt elements are difficult to find although I am still looking.I must have searched almost every inset fire, but all are so far... ...
18:34 Sun 17th Mar 202411 answers, last by The Builder 21:24 Sun 17th Mar 2024
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renegadefm

Night Storage Heater Making Eyes Sting

My elderly neighbour asked me round to look at her night storage heater in her front room because although its working and giving out heat, she said this winter its been making her eyes sting.  She... ...
18:26 Wed 24th Jan 20241 answer, last by The Builder 19:40 Wed 24th Jan 2024
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MuleneNex

Upstairs Flat Leaking Into Mine

I am the freeholder of my flat and the one above. 
  the owner upstairs is dodgy as anything and has rented out but doesn't have a buy to let mortgage. hes also skipped the country and used my... ...
23:03 Tue 09th Jan 20249 answers, last by The Builder 18:50 Wed 10th Jan 2024
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moggie 939

Help From A Boiler Engineer Please! Boiker Readings

Hello I have a Potterton Promax Combi Boiler and it is working ok but....a week ago it lost pressure and would not start as the arrow was below the green segment 1 where it usually stays. I think... ...
18:47 Thu 16th Nov 20239 answers, last by moggie 939 11:14 Sun 26th Nov 2023
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Tilly2

Replacing Halogen Down Lights With Led Downlights.

Three of the Halogen downlights in our bathroom don't work anymore. We bought some equivalent LED lights and tried to replace the Halogen ones. When we put the first bulb in, it flashed and then... ...
17:35 Mon 13th Nov 202311 answers, last by Tilly2 19:59 Mon 13th Nov 2023
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mizfiesta

Hive Thermostat And Worcester Greenstar I Condensing Boiler?

Can anyone tell me if a Hive thermostat will work on a Worcester greenstar i condensing boiler? TIA
11:59 Thu 26th Oct 20231 answer, last by The Builder 12:09 Thu 26th Oct 2023
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Canary42

Heat Pumps

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/why-heat-pumps-never-britain-150000216.html I need a new CH boiler and have been thinking of installing a heat pump system, but this article rather puts me off.  The snag... ...
19:41 Sat 07th Oct 20235 answers, last by Canary42 12:46 Sun 08th Oct 2023
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Hazlinny

Strange Signposts

Having lived in Scotland all my life, I never knew that I could find myself LOST in Aberdeenshire. Have you come across any strange/funny signposts in UK or abroad?...
11:42 Mon 11th Sep 202344 answers, last by webbo3 17:44 Mon 11th Sep 2023
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ToraToraTora

On This Day In History...... 1966... Fascinating!

The first episode of Star Trek was aired on US TV. Did you know? Kirk was not in the pilot, the Capt was Christopher Pike, played by Jeffrey Hunter, also famous for playing Jesus in King of Kings...
08:08 Fri 08th Sep 202348 answers, last by bhg481 14:26 Sun 10th Sep 2023

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