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    'Knocking' rads, simple solution?

    ormore involved generally, just moved into the house so I'm sorry I cannot give more details.
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    Siemens thermostat

    Wireless digital type model number I think is rdh10rf has gone off, no apparant reason,battery changed and still nowt any ideas ?
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    Simple issue I hope

    In my lasses house when the toilet is flushed up until the cistern is filled up there is a reasonably loud high pitched humming noise. It has only started recently. Close couple type and less than 8 years old, soft water area. It happens when either the downstirs or upstairs toilet is flushed...
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    Sawdust and?

    Please help by advising me which glue (brand if necessary) is best to mix with the saw dust to fill gaps in my newly sanded floor. Thanks in advance.
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    New and old floorboards

    I have just had some floorboards replaced, any tips on 'distressing' the new ones before I stain and varnish the whole lot so that the new/old don't look so obvious as I think they might?.
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    Performance and reliability

    Whilst I appreciate opinions vary and it's a bit like cars that some top league tables for some things and finish last in others however......as a good guide from you guys out there servicing and installing which manufacturer would come top of your list for showers to fit comfortably with a...
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    Primed wood

    I'm hoping there is a substance or method of getting primer out of wood. I am staining my skirting boards having stripped them, HOWEVER on section has primer ingrained ( :roll: ) in it. I can't remove the section and put new skirting up. I suspect the primer has been there some years. Any...
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    15mm v 22mm

    Excuse my ignorance here but why is 22mm so important where hot water is concerned, is it all to do with heat expansion of the water? For example I have a combi at present in a 2 bed g/f flat and I will be removing my bath soon and installing a shower only. In my 'airing cupboard' where the...
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    Time before painting

    I have just had my whole living room skimmed including the ceiling, apart from one small area approx 1/2 sq metre which still looks 'dark' the rest now looks that light pink colour. How long do you recommend before painting and is a 'wash' coat necessary and what is likely to affect the...
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    WC move

    I have a seperate toilet in what I want to use as a utility room (back of the house). The soil goes straight into the ground to a shared vent pipe eventually with next door. I want to move the toilet into the bathroom(also ground floor) at the front of the house, Best way to 'link' up the soil...
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    Cirrus shower

    Thermostatic valve type, sorry no model number. Customer phoned (I can't get out to see her for a few days) will not turn off. No Isolatition valves available, pipework reduces from 15mm to 10mm so I take it no isolation valve could be fitted. She checked behind the Bath Panel. Problem is...
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    Best Shower?

    Hello people, for you more experienced Plumbers out there, with a Baxi 105HE Combi boiler what would be your recommended shower to go with this? Not electric preferably.
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    Immersion heater

    My immersion heater has stopped heating water. I have changed the thermostat (easiest quickest sloution?) but still no hot water. I have now drained the tank, (purchased a box spanner to remove the element but it will not budge despite intense efforts to shift it, whilst the tank was full...
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