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    Drum springs snapped off AEG 86741

    The suspension springs for the drum on my AEG Lavamat 86741 have snapped of the drum on one side. Its the plastic on the drum itself where the hole is drilled that has worn through. Is there likely to be anything I can do? There is just enough room on the plast to possibly drill...
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    Help pushfit pipes gone wrong

    I come home tonight to find that my wife has attempted to install the new kitchen sink, with pushfit pipes going to a single tap with 2 longish pipes for hot and cold. Problem is that the pushfit connection at both the mains pipe and the tap end are both leaking and I cant get the things off...
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    1 hole sink to 2 hole taps?

    Hello I currently have a 2 hole sink that needs replacing so i bought a 1 hole sink for a mixer tap but the piping going to the sink leaves no room for flexible piping or whatever to put a 1 hole mixer in as the piping runs vertical from the sink and just has a U bend and then about 1" to the...
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    chinamans hat?

    We got a corgi gas man in to install our gas fire but he refusedto do the job because we had a 'chinamans hat' cap on our chimney. He reckoned these were not in regulation and we had to take it down. Now its not a job I want to do taking it down and its near impossible to get somebody out...
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    Decking, to clip or not to clip

    Anyone used decking clips? If so are they any good/easier to install etc. Is there a preferred type?
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    Plumbing Course

    I would like to retrain and Plumbing is obviously a good area to look at due to the shortages. Problem is I don't have time or money to go to college for 3 years so I have been looking at other things (part time). My view is that even if I don't end up going into the trade then I will be able...
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    Extending up on a prospective house

    I have had an offer accepted on a new! (1920s) House. The house has a single extension built approx 20 years ago. I am buying with a view to building on top of the extension so my question is, will a full structural survey be able to confirm if the structure can be built upon? (if so, how...
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    New combi boiler?

    I have a standard Baxi Boiler which connects to the outside through Metal pipe onto an asbestos flue. We are going to have an extension put on the side of the house where the flue is so thought it a good time to replace the old flue, but we also wanted to change to a combi boiler for 'instant...
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    Extension query

    I live in a semi and the Kitchen is very narrow. I am looking to add an extension to the side of the kitchen where currently there is a car port. I was thinking of a 10ft long by 7ft wide Brick built extension with the adjoining wall of approx 6ft knocked through, I also would probably put...
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