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    What's the monarchy for?

    I remember my history teacher saying in the 1960s it's not the power they hold but the power they prevent others from holding, perhaps he foresaw the likes of TACO??
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    Privatisation of Water

    A pittance compared to Liv Garfield of Severn Trent but then she is doing a great job
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    Add joists or sister existing ones?

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    Immigrants built Britain

    Didn't a lot come in in 1066??
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    Building Regs for Outside Steps

    Steps in a private garden do not have any building re requirements but whatever is put down by builders must be fit for purpose and as per building regs is a good start Consistency is crucial: All risers and goings on a staircase must be the same to prevent falls. not withstanding that actual...
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    How to Add a New 110mm Waste Pipe Into Existing Manhole – Hit Concrete Beneath Clay (Photo Included)

    Oh dear, best not tell them of the wc I added to my utility room and connected into adjacent IC back in 2016
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    Expansion tank pressure

    If you are saying there is no water pressure in the system and the expansion tank is at 0.8 bar then this is the correct pressure for a non pressurised system (check boiler manufacturers spec to confirm this). Just a question of pressurising your system with water to about 1 bar (again check...
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    Rising main, should I convert 15mm to 22mm?

    All depends on what service pressure/available flow/length of pipework to be replaced/ what flow is acceptable. My supply is more than adequate with house approx 15m from boundary box and fed by 1/2 inch copper pipe. Normal header tank storage no combi boiler.
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    Rising main, should I convert 15mm to 22mm?

    Standard minimum acceptable value for flow at edge of property stop valve is 9l/ min, depending on where your tap is on the system your supply seems to be at the low end. Ask water company to confirm flow and pressure at their boundary box, pressure should be at least 7metres head.i.e. enough to...
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    Radiator 'whooshing noise'

    Any time, its just to see if its the gap within the valve thats creating the whoosing noise
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    Stock market dealing

    No idea what what MARA is ? is it a trading company? a supplier of candle charts or what. Tried to get my head around Notch 7 trading for dummied video but can't even work out what TradeNation site is all about. I assume all your charts you put up come from sites you have accounts with?
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    Radiator 'whooshing noise'

    Try fully opening the lockshield valve? Take note of how far its opened at the moment so if it upsets the balancing of the system you can always turn it back down to the original setting.
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    Ideal Classic FF250 issues

    Did you ever bottom this out or did you just end up getting a new boiler
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    How often do you injure yourself?

    Never had a bad DIY injury as such just the normal cuts, bangs and scatches as opposed to football/ rugby fractures but even though I was aware(ish) of cement burns totally ignored the factor when I was helping son to lay,spread/ tamp/trowel concrete slab until a several hours later legs began...
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