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    Polystyrene Coving

    Guys - Some feedback... The coving project is over, and I am pleased with the results. I did not use plaster coving as I did not want the hassle of dealing with the weight of it.... I bought the lightweight coving that Wickes sells which looks much better than traditional polystyrene...
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    Drainage from washbasin and bath

    Thank you for your thoughts, guys!! If it is not back-vented, is this a major problem at all :?: That is, do I need to have the system looked and fixed? FYI: The drainage pipe from the bathroom connects to the main waste pipe (soil stack?) on the outside wall of the property just below...
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    Drainage from washbasin and bath

    I have just managed to successfully unblock the drainage pipe of the washbasin in the bathroom - The flow was very sluggish and the sink went half-full / full every time you use it to wash eg your hands... It took me some strenuous efforts (plunger did not work) - I used a can of gas (the...
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    Wireless connection stuck on "acquiring network address

    Guys Thank you all for all the suggestions and help! Problem solved. :P Last night, I finally got connection. I went back to basic following your advice Softus! I somehow got connected to an unprotected network in the area, then managed to connect to my own router after disabling my...
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    Wireless connection stuck on "acquiring network address

    Hi both I / S Have tried these as well - No luck! Thanks
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    Wireless connection stuck on "acquiring network address

    Hi Wave.. Yes I do have MAC control on router and yes, I have registered the laptop on there... :D I think if and when we crack this mystery, we'll be an expert in wireless connection set-up 8) I just hope IT from work does not mind me downloading that driver... - probably my...
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    Coving by staircase

    Guys How does one finish the end of the coving on the wall that leads up the staircase - ie how does one blend it in (I am not putting any coving parallel to staircase as it curves upwards? (i hope you see what I mean) Thanks
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    Wireless connection stuck on "acquiring network address

    Yes This is a mystery indeed Tim - How do I check the DHCP range. If you are referring the ip address allocation that the router handles to assign to attached device, then the range is more than enough ie 192.168.0.2 to .....0.254 what i am going to try next is to download the driver of...
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    Wireless connection stuck on "acquiring network address

    WaveyDave - here goes re ipconfig/all: Dell Latop: Adapter Description - 1390 WLAN Mini-Card Physical Address - etc.... DHCP enabled - yes Autoconfiguration Enabled - no IP address - 0.0.0.0 Subnet Mask - 0.0.0.0 Default Gateway DHCP Class ID - wlanip DHCP Server - 255.255.255.255...
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    Combi boiler Pressure setting

    Thanks a bunch guys!!
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    Wireless connection stuck on "acquiring network address

    Igorian - Thanks for your offer to help, but it is a work laptop, so cannot let u access it remotely! Yes, my gut feeling is that win cannot autoconfigurate the laptop to link up with the router ip of laptop is 0.0.0.0 hence no link-up DHCP server is however enabled on the laptop I will...
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    Wireless connection stuck on "acquiring network address

    Igorian - No, they have not as we need to use the wireless in our work g when going abroad.... However, they have BIOS loecked the dell wireless software. I can use the same laptop to pick up the wireless network at work...
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    Wireless connection stuck on "acquiring network address

    Hi again Still no luck. Have tried the following: Changing channel Changing the mode of the router when i ping the router form the laptop, it says it cannot find the host I wish I could diaable Win zero config and use the laptop network card software - but the latter has been bios...
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    Combi boiler Pressure setting

    Cheers for this Kev! So if I guess this right, the valve will let water out of the sealed system to relieve the pressure so that it does not blow up? :idea: There is a pipe that connects to the outside and the end is bent towards the house brickwork, it this the outlet for relieving...
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    Combi boiler Pressure setting

    Guys I have bled 2 radiators which had air in, and recharged my WB 28i junior combi boiler to 1-1.5 as recommended. Everything's going well. I am however curious to know what may happen if the pressure of the boiler goes beyond a certain maximum eg >3psi. (Does excess pressure present a...
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    Wireless connection stuck on "acquiring network address

    Wavey! I use channel 8 which is not popular. Will give another channel a try and see, good thinking... Thanks Ollien - Thanks for sharing your experience. Indeed, I do think it is a "compatibility" issue...
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    Wireless connection stuck on "acquiring network address

    WaveyDave - I tried your suggestion last week ie assigning the ip address manually etc (disabling dhcp), and I thought I cracked it because the status said Connected. However, I could not surf the net and looking at the router's log for attached device, I concluded, there was no link up to the...
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    Wireless connection stuck on "acquiring network address

    Hi Here is the latest news. Resetting the router last night did not solve the problem. Igorian - the router log did not show anything... The laptop does work with the wireless network at work. I am wondering if there is a compatibility issue between netgear router and the dell laptop...
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    Polystyrene Coving

    confidentincompetent - Thank you for that link. It looks very comprehensive indeed!
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    Polystyrene Coving

    Thanks for the advice guys! Plaster it is... To keep it in place until the adhesive has taken hold, you use nails??
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