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    Flue passes too close to rafters

    We are having a new woodburning stove and the HETAS fitters have belatedly discovered that the existing twin-wall flue passes only 10mm away from the gable end rafters. Having installed the stove they are now refusing to issue a certificate since Approved Document J and the Selkirk twin-wall...
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    How to connect the cables in a Corsa door mirror

    Anyone got any tips on connecting the remote control cables in an 05 Corsa door mirror? Fitting the replacement glass was the easy bit, but getting hold of the ball ends on the cables through the narrow gap behind the glass is tricky, even with the control lever moved to its limit (I have...
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    Skim coat cracks when drying out

    OK, in view of Rich C's comments about using VITCAS near fires I will probably have to get a professional in. But for such a small area, which will be papered anyway, to either side of the wooden surround for a new cast iron Victorian fire insert (not a stove) I thought I would have a go with...
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    What weather compensators can you buy at present?

    In my last house I fitted a Danfoss BEM 5000 Boiler Energy Manager which was very effective and in conjunction with TRVs reduced the gas bill by 1/3. We have just moved and I want to update the central heating controls but this model seems to have been discontinued. I have seen the...
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    AEG Lavamat 72360 door seal

    Can anyone tell me how to get the door seal back on the outer drum of an AEG Lavamat 72360, preferably without taking the whole front panel off the cabinet? TIA Chris JC
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