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    Scrub down and repaint?

    I have an area around one corner of my house where the paint (over render) has flaked badly (see attached photos below). The render does not seem to have blown - it sounds solid when I rap it with my knuckles. Do you think it might be sufficient to just scrape/brush off the loose paint and...
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    Sealing threads into shower fittings

    I'm having a lot of trouble sealing parallel pipe threads into Grohe shower fittings (Rapido SmartBox 35600 and Rainshower 26483000). The threads are G 1/2, which I believe are identical to 1/2" BSPP: I've used Flomasta male couplers (Screwfix 69358). I first tried 4-5 turns of PTFE tape, but...
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    Connection to toilet connector

    Hi, I have a washing machine in the garage, which currently drains via a length of pipe that runs outside the house for a couple of metres before entering the underground drains - or it does normally :(. This morning, after the recent sub-zero weather, a section of the outside pipe was frozen...
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    Potterton Puma 100e - wax divertor again?

    Hi, I know this has come up several times in the past, apologies for asking again. Symptoms: DHW OK, CH demand causes boiler to light for about 30s, then it goes out. Top of CH flow pipe is hot, as are several pipes within the boiler casing, and the pump body. Return CH pipe does not...
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