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    FIFAS Electric Boiler

    I was wondering if anyone else has one of these electric boilers as most reference to them has disapeared from the web. Ours is working fine :? but I have been informed of possible problems :x . We had ours installed by Ecolec Innovations but they seem to have vanished. I wondered if...
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    Draining a hot water tank with seized drain point

    Tah for the advice will try, but officially not been a "Master" anything since I was 16.
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    Draining a hot water tank with seized drain point

    What gasket goes bang! Can't see any sign of one! Already tried heat with not much luck. Maybe a more powerfull torch would do it but I'm running out of patience...
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    Draining a hot water tank with seized drain point

    I need to install a new hot water tank as immersion heater has failed and thread on heater is completely seized :? (bending tank when attempting to unscrew). I thought this would be easy but the drain point is also completely seized (broke tool trying to undo). :cry: I am thinking of...
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    Damp proofing holes

    Hi We have a chemical DPC, some of the injection holes are not plugged - anyone know where you can get 12mm plastic caps to plug them - seems like mice can get in! :( Tried asking at local builders merchant with no luck. thanks Ian
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    Refilling and Commisioning a sealed system

    Whats that? Is it the red cap thingy on top of the pressure vessel or is it on the air vents?
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    Refilling and Commisioning a sealed system

    Hi I have drained down our sealed system CH as we had to remove most of the rads for some building work. The system has two auto air vents, a pressure vessel (obviously), and a bypass at the boiler. Has anyone got an easy to follow step-by-step procedure for refilling and recommisioning...
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    Terminating Light switch Earth

    Thanks Qedelec You would have thought they would put the required terminal in the dry lining box though! Now I will go back to the supplier and buy a 5amp termal block.
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    Terminating Light switch Earth

    Hi We have had a bedroom stripped out replastered, new stud wall etc and I installed new lighting and power cables - all is OK. Only one minor problem - I used dry lining boxes in the stud wall - when wiring up the light switches I notice that there is no earth terminal on the dry lining box...
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    Laying floating laminate floor

    Thanks HandyJon, It looks like I can get away with the bumps and ridges using some underlay. I don't know how thick Floormaster Heavy Duty Underlay is but B&Q also do 'Unifelt Underlay' that is 7mm thick - however you need a separate DPC for this. thanks Ian
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    Laying floating laminate floor

    Hi HOASAMU Thanks for advice. The ridges are no more than 1-3mm but there are a lots of them. Wouldn't 20mm polystyrene be a bit soft to lay flooring on top of - have you tried it yourself? I was wondering if the normal underlay stuff would be adequote for minor inconsistancies? thanks Ian
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    Laying floating laminate floor

    Hi I have a concrete floor that I would like to lay a floating laminate floor onto. I have leveled the floor with floor leveling compound but I think I mixed the compound too thick as there are lots of trowel marks and small ridges :cry: . How level do I have to get the floor to lay the...
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    Brick arch - look OK?

    Got one very similar. Did the struct engineer want the rusty steel band treated in any way?
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    6mm shower cable

    It certainly wouldn't conform with part P regulations
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    Cleaning up an old brick fireplace

    Just had some builders in to remove an old fireplace and expose the old brick arched 'range' fireplace :) . They have cleaned it up with acid based brick cleaner, but it hasn't worked that well :( . I found a reference in an american article on the web that talks about using a mixture of...
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