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    Garden Lighting and power

    thanks for all the advice the conduct seems like a good idea. What do I need to wire under the pavers ? also I assume landscaper will need cut outs so ideally I would need to purchase the lights now.
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    Garden Lighting and power

    Hi, I will be getting electrics guy to do the final installation but I need to know what wiring to buy so my hard landscaper can lay. I already have armored cable routed from mains PCB to garden area. Now do we route this around the garden so that mains can be powered from anywhere. And...
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    Hardboard on floorboards prior to Carpet Fitting

    thanks for your help.. won't bother with the hardboard doesn't seem worth it.. will look into the underlay though at least in the hallway
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    Hardboard on floorboards prior to Carpet Fitting

    thanks for the response.. actually now you mention it i'm going for the cloud9 stuff. mainly because it's soft bare in mind it's not going on high traffic area just bedrooms and landing.. yes the boards are fairly even and I will be securing any lose old boards.. I was hoping the...
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    Hardboard on floorboards prior to Carpet Fitting

    Hi just had the whole house refurbished... Seen the builder place 3.5mm hardboard down on the first floor in someone else's house was thinking of doing the same. BTW i'm having carpets laid - Is it worth the head ache my floors are reasonably even but was thinking it will stop creaking in...
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    Building Inspection Fee

    because the guidelines for inspection charges appear to indicate that the fee for 10m2 to 40m2 is a fixed amount. The extension is part of the same project, so to a novice like me :lol: I fail to see why they should charge you twice...
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    Building Inspection Fee

    Hi, I have full building regs for a side extension which have been approved, since I have also decided on a rear extension. I was hoping to amend\sumbit another application so that I only get charged once building inspection fee. The council have advised that this makes no difference as...
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    How to fill CH with anti-corrosion fluid ?

    I need to change the position of a radiator in our living room so will need to drain our CH system. We have a cylinder gravity fed system but our CH is a sealed system you fill it directly via the mains using a stopcock and you check the pressure using the pressure gauge above the boiler...
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    Hot water not very hot ?

    Quick question I locted one of these thermostats on the cyclinder and turned it to 60c http://www.uk-plumbing.com/honeywell-cylinder-thermostat-l641a-1039-4080-degree-c-p-1374.html I always thought this was for the immersion heater !!! Does this control boiler or immersion heater ? :?
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    Where to find potterton envoy boiler manual ?

    Gunslinger many thanks for this :D Can't access at work but will try when I get home. Once again tnks
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    Hot water not very hot ?

    Any ideas anyone :?
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    Hot water not very hot ?

    Appear to have v.hot water now but not sure what fixed it :- - I turn the white thermostat on cyclinder to 60 (I think this is for immersion ?) - moved position of the two divertor valves and gave them a bang - There's a red round motor that looks like a pump it had a little knob which I...
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    Where to find potterton envoy boiler manual ?

    tnks replies guys will check cylinder themostat tonight. Also to confirm I thought cylinder themostat is for emersion heater only and not for gas boiler ? Not currently using the electric emersion heater.
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    Hot water not very hot ?

    many tnks twgas, at work at the moment but will check tonight and post back the results.
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    Hot water not very hot ?

    just found out ...... When CH is on then boiler fires up. When hot water is on then boiler flashes C Wonder what that means :?:
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