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    removing dried expanding foam filler from hands

    The subject says it all - a friend has rung tonight (really - this isnt me!!!) saying that he was using that horrible expanding foam stuff to fill a whole alongside a new plasterboard dividing wall and he 'picked a bit up off the floor with my hands thinking it was dry' It is now apparently...
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    oil boiler cycling - normal?

    Having moved to this (large old) house in the summer we have finally had our (old inefficient, oil fired) boiler serviced and the heating is back in commission. I have replaced the wall mounted room stat in the draughty hallway with one in the lounge, which seemed sensible. All is now fine...
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    Mystery manholes

    We have just purchased an ex agricultural property (barn) that was converted in the 80s to a house. It has mains water, mains electricity, a sealed septic tank (maybe i mean cess pool - no soak away, just pumped out), no mains gas, and oil heating. In the parking area outside the property I...
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    Appearance of unvented/ mains cylinder

    I'm a complete beginner I'm afraid, and trying to track down the reason for a discharge of water from the 'overflow' of my mains pressure hot water/ central heating system. As a secondary to this I'm trying to understand the system I have. The house is part of a street of houses all by a small...
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