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    sky hd cable from wall to tv

    Hi all, having sky hd installed friday (scrubbed from last week as fitter's ladder wasn't big enough) so running my own wf100 from loft etc and both cables coming down inside wall into double wall plate, but someone told me it's best not to use the wall plate but just have the both runs of cable...
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    Cutting into phone cable to add ext.

    Hi all, I'm having sky fitted but no phone socket near living room but when I added an upstairs extension there is about 6 inches of cable coming out of skirting board into boxed in rad pipes (which is wallpapered) so is it possible to cut into the cable and add the extension box, as this would...
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    Dog slipping on tiles

    Hi all, I've just finished me hall with ceramic tiles but when my dog comes down the stairs and treads on the tiles her back legs go one way and her front ones the other way. The big question is: can you apply some sort of anti-slip stuff on the tiles?. I can't put a mat down as the stairs are...
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    is it best to floor tile under skirting or up to and grout?

    Hi all, I am replacing the skirting boards so would it be best to tile up to he wall under the skirting or fix the skirting and tile up to it leaving a gap for the grout. If tile under the skirting would i seal the gap with grout or silicone please. Many thanks Del
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    tiling passage floor into dining room as well

    Hi all, I've just ripped up the old floor tiles (vinyl type but not flexible, stuck down with black adhesive on concrete floor) and also taken off the skirting boards. Question 1 is do I tile tight against the wall or leave a gap, and when I replace the skirting boards onto the tiles do I seal...
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    dropped external hard drive

    Hi all, My 2 month old 500G iomega HD got knocked off shelf and fell about 3 ft to wooden desk and as luck would have it fell on the 2 connections bending the usb connector. I unscrewed the box and the usb plug has been pushed in against the circuit board. The question is can I completely...
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    Glowworm keeps going out

    Hi all, I have a Glowworm Hideaway 50B boiler and today when the boiler fires up it don't seem to be as fierce as normal, in fact the flames are very subdued. Anyway after a few minutes it all goes out including the pilot. After rebooting it with no trouble the same thing happens but with a...
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    Carbon Monoxide Detector going off

    Hi all, This morning my digital CO detector was activated reading 237 ppms, and when I opened the cupboard door where my glowworm Hideaway 50 boiler is the wind was blowing down the back flue from the boiler (which goes thru the loft to the roof) and also the other vent flues to the roof...
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