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    Window Vents For Pantry

    HI All, Not been on this forum for many years! Quick question - we have a pantry/larder in our kitchen that houses a washing machine and a seldom used tumble drier (condensing). The old window to the larder that opens into our lean to conservatory is just single glazed and permanently open...
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    Worth Adding Wall Insulation?

    Hi, currently doing up the spare room we have to become our daughter's bedroom. It currently is a darkroom. It has two external walls - longest N facing, shortest W facing and is the back room of a typical Victorian terraced house, so notorious for being cold. Current loft space above...
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    Venting a Kitchen

    Hi All, We too have terrible condensation issues. I've read most of the posts here but cannot find a remedy to what we are trying to achieve. I am wanting to fit an extractor fan to our kitchen to remove moist air from cooking. The only external wall is covered by a lean to conservatory...
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    Shrader Valve - Expansion Vessel

    Hi Forum, not posted on here for years!!! Now back with a question. I have an Ideal Classic RS Sealed System boiler. It is about 13 years old. Recently the pressure has been dropping on the gauge. This is due to the air valve on the Expansion vessel being a little leaky. Nothing dramatic...
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    2 Gang Light Swich - Dimmer and Normal?

    Hi, I'm trying to source a 2 Gang light switch for my living room. One gang a normal rocker switch and the other a dimmer. Do these exist? The reason is I wish to put low energy lamps in the wall uplighters and keep the existing ceiling light on a dimmer. I currently have a 2 gang dimmer...
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    Compact Flourescent Problems

    Hi. I have a strange problem with some recently installed PL9 compact flouro brick lights. http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/GLBRICK.html These have been installed in the inside wall in our conservatory. There are 6 in total wired in 1.5mm 3core cable total length 12m. When they are...
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    TRV on Return - A Problem?

    Dear all, this is me first pot on here so a big hello to you. Useless egit who plumbed our loft conversion back in the summer has put the TRV on the return on the new rad in the loft. Is this a problem or will it still work OK? I really cannot face getting him back to sort out his c0ck-up...
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