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    Deflector to Combi boiler's flue

    Sorry, I meant the flue is about 60 centimetres away from our neighbours window.
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    Deflector to Combi boiler's flue

    Hi, We had a Ecofit Vaillant Combi boiler fitted a couple of years ago. We live in a flat and the flue is about 60 away from our neighbour's window.They insist we get a deflector fitted so that the plumes are emitted as far away as possible from their flat. Would it be safe to have a 3 metre...
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    Condensation within lockshield cap

    Hello, I've removed an old lockshield cap to replace for a new one and have found condensation within the old cap and on the lockshield. Is this normal? Thank you.
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    Painting an Accent Wall

    Hi, I want to paint three walls off white and the fourth a stronger colour, but I'm wondering how easy it is to do that. As I've lined all the walls with lining paper, the corners no longer have a sharp angle, making it a little more difficult to cut in with an angle brush. I'm trying to avoid...
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    Water pipe vibrating like a drill

    Sorry, I should have said, I live in a flat so there is no tank.
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    Water pipe vibrating like a drill

    Hi, When I open the cold water tap from the sink in the bathroom, the pipe vibrates under the bath and it sounds like a drill perforating through a wall. The pipe feeds the toilet, then the bath (no problem with these two) and finally feeds the tap in the sink and I don't know why I'm getting...
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    Painting over new thick lining paper

    It's Wilko Flat Matt Emulsion, which is very thick to apparently hide minor surface flaws. If I dilute it with 10% water for the first coat, should that be enough to paint over the lining paper?
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    Painting over new thick lining paper

    Hi, I bought a very thick paint to go over 1400 grade lining paper but I find it dries within seconds making it difficult to spread properly and creating different patches. What can i do to make it less absorbent, shall I paint the walls first with a different cheap paint as a base or should I...
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    Question on Vinyl Matt Emulsion Paint

    Hi, Would anybody know if there is a difference between Matt Emulsion and Vinyl Matt Emulsion paints? I bought some Wickes Vinyl Matt Emulsion but wonder why all other makes that I have seen such as Dulux for example are Matt Emulsion? Could it be than a Vinyl Matt Emulsion paint is less...
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    Fit laminate in a doorway

    Here we go. The window is on the right hand side of pic 1, manufacturer recommends to have the boards in direction of light. I also have an built-in wardorbe (part of the masonery) on the right hand side of the door frame, so will have to put a bit of laminate there as well. So, as per pic 1...
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    Porous Render ?

    A victorian house probably has no Damp Proof Membrane at the base of the brickwork. However the mortar used was most likely lime mortar which made it more breathable. You should have a gap of brickwork between the ground and the base of the render to prevent damp from the ground to be absorbed...
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    Fit laminate in a doorway

    Hi, Walking through the doorway, the window will be to the right, therefore I may need to start to lay the first board of laminate from one door frame/architrave to the other. I've cut the very bottom of the architraves with a saw. Will I need to apply wood glue to join the second board or...
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    Lime rendering over blockwork in a garden

    I would use Natural Hydraulic Lime 5, mixing with possibly sharp sand, maybe grit sand. The mixture will need to rest for maybe 20 minutes before being re-mixed. You may need a harling trowell to provide a key on the wall, then Base coat, scratch and then Final coat. I've plastered on a few...
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    How do I disconnect/connect an overflow pipe?

    That's where I got the elbows from: http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Overflow-90-Deg-Elbow-22mm/p/431931 The pipes came as described as 21.5mm pipes from elsewhere. I've never done this before, I hope it will work...
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    How do I disconnect/connect an overflow pipe?

    Inside diameter of stand pipe where thread is, 22mm, and new solvent weld based pipe is 21.5mm, that's why it's a bit loose and last nut seems of little use in this case. If using Push Fit 22mm, it will be secure, but then the problem is, the pipe itself will be too tight for my 2 x 22mm elbows...
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    How do I disconnect/connect an overflow pipe?

    The inlet pipe seems ok, I think it's the picture that makes it look like silicone underneath the water. Thanks for your pic. Pipe D came out too easily without unscrewing nut C. Unless I misunderstood, I could not see a washer in nut C, so I bought an Overflow Stand Pipe (under £3) as a spare...
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    How do I disconnect/connect an overflow pipe?

    The bit of the pipe outside is damaged and 1 of the elbows is loose so I will need to replace the whole overflow pipe from underneath the cistern to and through the outside wall. Do I need to completely unscrew nut C and if so will it be ok to put back the same seal if it comes out? Thanks again.
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    How do I disconnect/connect an overflow pipe?

    The external diameter of the overflow inside the cistern is slightly bigger then D, but the internal diameters seem roughly about the same. Is it normal then that pipe D can be moved and turned slightly by hand even tough nut C is tight? Can I then remove D from below the cistern without...
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    How do I disconnect/connect an overflow pipe?

    Funny enough but the overflow pipe inside the cistern is well secured, of a different shade, a bit thicker and has a water mark to indicate where the water level should reach, meaning that the pipe underneath is a separate pipe, it moves but the one inside the cistern does not move. It's quite...
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    How do I disconnect/connect an overflow pipe?

    Hi, My overflow pipe is broken and all the joints are coming apart. From the picture, the 21.5mm overflow pipe D is loose where it meets nut C; should solvent cement have been originally applied in that area? What is nut C for? Should I unscrew nut C while holding nut A with a second spanner...
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