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    exterior stains

    do oil based exterior wood stains actually last longer and give some form of protection as against water based ones?
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    roof lights and corrugated iron

    sorry i cant help, i live in a tin shack too and am considering the same for an extension - presume you've done the work now, any tips?!!
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    switchmaster motorised central heating valve (bluebox)

    i have been told by a local plumber that 'the gas board still fit them' except they're no longer called switchmaster and the actuator is a gold colour. He said you cant buy them, did i know anyone working for - presumably - BG. I dont. Anyone heard of this??
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    No heating No Hot water

    fuses normally blow for a reason but i hope that's the end of it
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    central heating not working - motorised valve seems ok

    how quickly does the first rad heat up and how far from pump is it? i assume it's quite close to pump but if it goes from cold to hot in 2 mins then i think pump and probably motorised valve must be working, especially if you're getting indirect hot water in normal time. are the upfeeds to 2nd...
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    Radiators are hot when CH is switched off and HW is on

    if rads get hot when boiler fires on call for hw then 3 way valve has to be stuck at hw & ch position, if there is no call for ch at that time - have you actually watched the valve turning? boring i know. do you have a room stat or thermostatic rads? i presume when you say CH was off you meant...
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    hot water goes up into header tank

    does your header tank start to overflow dan? i had a similar sounding problem. the coil in the indirect hot water cylinder had corroded allowing boiler heated central heating water to mix with the pure water coming in from the cold tank. respective levels of cold and header tank meant that...
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    switchmaster motorised central heating valve (bluebox)

    yeah i've put my email address in profile. if you search for author nige you will be able to email me. as far as i can see rule 13 says thats ok, i presume what you're not supposed to do is post my email address to a third party without my consent as per rule 14a. Anyway it's up to you and...
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    switchmaster motorised central heating valve (bluebox)

    this is not good - why is there a rule forbidding contact on this site? - there appears to be an email field on the profile? or ebay is possible - if i post you dets. of my next listing on it would you be willing to pass on details via there ? thanks for your trouble!
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    HELP switchmaster 3 way valve blue box

    I need an old switchmaster 3 way valve top thats still working - or does anyone know if there's another 3 way still made with 3 click in steel clips in the same position that i can substitute the existing top for and avoid disturbing old pipework?? or maybe one that's 'adaptable' THANKS
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    switchmaster motorised central heating valve (bluebox)

    hi andy i have your problem - looks like you got lucky, did you have any other replies, i get that clicking sound but no turning too :arrow: ! andy
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