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    ? Ripped off hob extractor fan like for like replacement £885

    Thanks all - i have made a formal complaint & its being ‘investigated’ slow be ause ive been up in acottish highlands for a week poor/no signal/wifi - but they will not be getting any more money from me until completely rectified & even then no way the £500+ i still ‘owe’ them
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    ? Ripped off hob extractor fan like for like replacement £885

    I knew it had been sold. Thanks all for your comments - much appreciated will tackle them today
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    ? Ripped off hob extractor fan like for like replacement £885

    Thanks so much I knew id been ripped off - he truly took the p out of me. other jobs ive had done by pp no complaints at all- but this fella - he said he used to have his own company - i fully understand now why he doesnt anymore! & ****ed he went to the loo multiple times - so he has a dodgy...
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    ? Ripped off hob extractor fan like for like replacement £885

    Hi, I got my intergrated hob extractor fan replaced last week. To cut long story short it took the electrician 7 hrs, it cost £885 .it was like for like. My issues not just his lack of speed & general buggering about - but the job itself. I supplied the new unit & duct the unit was perfect size...
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    What to do with this mess before painting - see pic

    hi Im slowly painting my house, next on agenda living room, lots of cracks & holes to fill i can cope with but what the proverbial do i do with this? See pic, ceiling seems to have some paper on it thats is all split & cracking - do i lather it in polyfilla type stuff & stick down or is there...
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    Outside tap help what do i need to fix it

    Thanks all for your great help ! Much appreciated.
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    Outside tap help what do i need to fix it

    Oh thanks the bottom of the pipe is just an open end it needs something to close it ‘- what is a push stop close end? It sounds like what i need - pic would be great or part number from ? Screwfix thanks again or even drain cock pic? is that easy to fit im a nurse can do plumbing with sick...
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    Outside tap help what do i need to fix it

    hi, I have an outside tap that had a ‘bit’ on the bottom of the pipe that sealed it so water ran thru the tap, every winter for years despite running water thru to empty pipe of water so cant freeze & turning tap off at mains this ‘bit ‘ has popped off, was no problem when i lived with my ex...
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    Putting collar fitting back on halogen light help

    hi ive just changed a halogen bulb in my kitchen,nightmare couldnt do it without pulling whole fitting out & a whole load of dust into my eyeballs, ive changed the bulb but no idea how to fit the collar back on & what do i do with those 2 prongs now sticking out? See pics & thanks for any...
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    Plumber left ? Grout all over sink how to fix

    Thanks all much appreciated...the £-1700 ouch ...for whole new shower innards,re tiling etc...but was quoted not far off that from 3 other companies. Yes Pimlico, but they've done a few jobs for me & compared to some others I've used I've found them reliable .....start,finish do what they say (...
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    Plumber left ? Grout all over sink how to fix

    Wont it scratch the sink? Thanks
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    Plumber left ? Grout all over sink how to fix

    Hi Just spent an arm & a leg getting new shower installed , just cleaned bathroom today ( yes i had a lazy week) & noticed the sink is covered in thin splashes of something that has set hard. Im suspecting watery grout not rinsed away. The job was done a a week & a half ago - i think my chances...
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    Handle flush ballcock loo running/ flushing itself Help

    Hi & thanks apologies for not replying sooner - I'm in Chiswick in W4. I thought I would need those bits - and thought about trying myself - but have chickened out. But at least I know now what needs done so plumber no 3 can bring the bits & not take the proverbial - no disrespect but I've had a...
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