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    ChrisJP replied to the thread Veissman boiler radiators going cold.
    I presume when the radiators went cold you did check that the boiler was still operating?
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    ChrisJP replied to the thread Fernox jointing compound on olives.
    If you're going to use jointing compound, for goodness sake get some new stuff. Messing around with old stuff that "has gone a bit...
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    ChrisJP replied to the thread Jammed Drain Valve.
    So how did you do it?
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    ChrisJP replied to the thread Replacing radiator side panels?.
    I fear that, even if you can establish the make, getting side panels for it might turn out to be impossible. I had a brand new Pro-Rad...
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    ChrisJP replied to the thread Radiator size offering maximum heat.
    I'd assumed that, when the OP said he had a "single radiator", that this meant it was a non-convector, single panel one. But I guess he...
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    ChrisJP replied to the thread Leaking HW Cylinder Flange.
    You'll never get a seal while water is actually leaking out of the flange. The only thing that might work is to drain the cylinder...
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    ChrisJP replied to the thread Waste Pipe in Concrete Floor.
    If the waste pipe is plastic then it will by subject to quite significant expansion as hot water from the shower passes through it. So...
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    ChrisJP replied to the thread Radiator size offering maximum heat.
    Yes, just get a Type 22 double panel, double convector radiator of the same width as your current one. You still have freedom to make...
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    ChrisJP replied to the thread How to remove it.
    We need to see a picture of the underside. They'll likely be a nut or similar there that unscrews. You won't get anywhere trying to...
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    ChrisJP replied to the thread Gas fire ignition.
    British Gas is notorious for declaring anything more than about 2 years old as "obsolete" because "parts aren't available". They...
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    ChrisJP replied to the thread Flush not stopping.
    Ahh...sorry I misunderstood - I think the flapper is more usually known as the diaphragm, normally made from polythene and supported by...
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    ChrisJP replied to the thread Flush not stopping.
    Oh.. and siphons don't have "flappers" so I'm not clear what you've changed here.
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    ChrisJP replied to the thread Flush not stopping.
    That suggests to me that the water level in the cistern is too high when the float valve cuts off. If the water level is at the same...
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    ChrisJP reacted to Hugh Jaleak's post in the thread Septic Tank with Thanks Thanks.
    First and foremost, if you've no experience with septic tanks, they are a deathtrap if poorly maintained, fall in and you are unlikely...
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    ChrisJP reacted to denso13's post in the thread Moving feed tanks OUT of loft INTO airing cupboard? with Thanks Thanks.
    Insulate up and over the cisterns, leave underneath them clear.
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