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    upvc windows

    hi all about 5 yrs ago we had all new windows and doors fitted we got a bit of condensation on them the company said that was normal, it has gradually got worse so today i decided to try and cure it and heres what i found, when they put the sealed units in they used plastic packers to fine tune...
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    freeview problems!!

    thats good glad it was easy and just a fiver and no weekly trips to the library lol been a pleasure :lol:
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    freeview problems!!

    no probs hope i`ve helped you a bit cheers ken
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    freeview problems!!

    is there a screwfix near you just found one £27.99 or most places do them funnily enough i tried argos and they dont sell them anymore, as long as its for weak signal areas you`ll be ok, i hope it dont turn out to be a big job for you if i was`nt so far away i`d come and give you a hand let me...
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    freeview problems!!

    yeh good plan of action you never know the booster might cure it if not its a five aerial job lol i was reading another post with the same problem so its a common problem also were do you live are you in a good signal area
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    ITV & C4 Reception problems.

    is your aerial analogue or digital
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    freeview problems!!

    the booster looks ok is it going in the attic if so i would be wary of damp or moisture etc those cable look ok but the thing to remember is not too many joints you`ll lose signal you can buy those convertors from wilkinsons i think, a bit cheaper than maplins other than that a complete rewire...
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    freeview problems!!

    yeh lol i like my feet on terra firmer the firmer it is the less terror!!!, 5 cables from one splitter is a lot you need a booster nearer the aerial i`ve found maplins stock it all i modified my virgin media cables last month got all the bits i needed from them cost me less than a tenner
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    freeview problems!!

    this is what i cant understand on the tv advert for the big switch over to digital it does not mention anything about changing your old analogue aerial for a new digital one i put 2 new digital ones in the attic and the picture is perfect and get all the channels, if i was you i would change it...
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    freeview problems!!

    is the aerial anologue if it is i would get a digital one
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    boiler problem

    bg engineer called and as soon as i told him symptoms he said expansion vessel he stripped boiler down did whatever it is you do to them checked it all fired up the boiler it worked perfectly, he said we had done quite well really 4 yrs and first time it had needed pressurising some need it...
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    boiler problem

    it has been topped up a few times because when i decorate i take the rad off but when i put it back i all ways add more fernox about 1/2 litre per rad, i was told to try this, drain off some water into a jam jar and put 3 wire nails in to the jar wait 2 wks and see if they rust they didnt so i...
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    boiler problem

    boilers been in 4yrs now the pressure has slowly been getting higher when c/h on i was here when it was fitted he boiled the system twice and flushed it twice then added fernox was this not enough
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    Buying Carpet advice please

    like the saying goes you "get what you pay for" get the best if you can afford it makes your carpets last longer as well, also do you have central heating? you dont want rubber underlay up stairs the heat rots it, when we had new carpets fitted upstairs i had them fit underlay that is made from...
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    boiler problem

    heatline solaris 30pc just had the heating on and by chance went in to kitchen the boiler display panel was flashing blue, pressure was up to 3.0 bar and the code was fo had a look in the book and it says no water pressure turned the heating off and checked a rad but its got water in it im going...
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    Heater in wet room

    we had our bathroom changed into a wet room last november because we are both disabled we were under the impression we were going to get a fan heater as well but the electrician told us that building regs had changed and we were not allowed one in there, all cabling and switches were moved out...
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    Leaking boiler after pressuring what have I done?

    this is strange i have just looked at the paper work when we took out homecare 100, we started it on 17/03/09 and it was serviced on that day so was the one last month just a safety check, according to the t&cs you only get an annual service, whats going on i wonder
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    Leaking boiler after pressuring what have I done?

    yeh i know it gets harder to get boiler insurance the older it gets, what should i do ring bg and complain
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    Leaking boiler after pressuring what have I done?

    well the thing is if it breaks down its guaranteed so its got to be fixed now theres a thought when he had finished he said do you want me to check your rads and pipes i said they`re not included its boiler only he packed his gear away and left was he being generous or was it summats else????
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    Leaking boiler after pressuring what have I done?

    ok thanks i understand now should the engineer have checked this when he serviced it, i was surprised because he did`nt do alot to the boiler he ran the hot water went outside to the gas meter then went outside to the flue and that was it he did`nt even take the front off the boiler
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