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    What have I done here ? I only wanted to change a faulty zone valve

    Hi All. I have a S plan system where the boiler serves underfloor heating, cylinder and radiators. For some time now, we have had this loud noise when the hot water 2 port zone valve stops, i.e when the stat tells it to stop, we have a loud clambering noise that always wakes us up, and my next...
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    Installing dryback LVT in a bathroom and in a room

    Hi All. Thinking of installing LVT in a bathroom, I have screwed down 9mm ply on the floorboard. Now it needs to be levelled using a feather finish or perhaps similar product (apart from ardex feather finish, are there any other products one can use ?) I was not sure what one can do about the...
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    9mm plywood installed ahead of LVT - feathering compound or levelling compound ?

    Hi All. I have just installed 9mm plywood on floorboard ahead of the installation of LVT glue down. from my reasearch, I understand one needs a feather finish to level the floor and the joints. Here is my question, does it have to be a product like ardex feather finish or a levelling compound ...
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    Strange noise from cylinder when the hot water schedule ends and boiler stops

    Thanks, I noticed that also but decided to take the picture as I had it setup, rather then turn it off and then take the picture. I turned it off yesterday and it still happened this morning.
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    Strange noise from cylinder when the hot water schedule ends and boiler stops

    Hi Everyone, I have noticed that anytime our hot water schedule stops we get this horrible noise from the cylinder/pipework. It vibrates so badly, not sure what could be causing it. However it started since I got our gas engineer to service the cylinder earlier this year. It took us some time...
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    4 Floor Townhouse and thermostats

    lets assume 2 stats, stat A controls lower ground floor + first floor and stat B controls 3rd floor and loft floor. what floor/where would you place the stats ?
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    4 Floor Townhouse and thermostats

    Would the 2 zones work independently?
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    4 Floor Townhouse and thermostats

    Hi, I have got a victorian townhouse with 4 floors (basement, first floor, second floor and loft floor). The house is being completely refurbished and I was wondering what to do about thermostats and heating control. The house is going to have external wall insulation being an end of terrace...
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    How to achieve Part E building regulations

    Hi Everyone, I would like to achieve part E sound insulation qualities on a 4 floor victorian town house, joists are 200mm thick. A number of stud walls in between rooms, and in between floors. I have been reading up on a few things, and got even more confused. I have come across resilient bars...
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    How to wire for freesat and 6 outlets/TV's from a single dish

    Wow, thank you for the detailed explanation. Really appreciated, at this point the requirement is freesat only, no need for sky for now. Would you say that Octo LNB and just forget about it, I was going to look at freeview however for this to work, the antenna will have to be at a very high...
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    How to wire for freesat and 6 outlets/TV's from a single dish

    Hello Everyone. I would like to ask about a setup where I would like to have a single sky dish supply 6 Tv's, there is no plan for immediate sky subscription but the system should allow for it, if that is required. The way I would do this is to run a cable from each Tv point to where the dish...
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    Sound insulation to achieve Part E and improving sound insulation

    As much space as it takes to achieve Part E sound insulation.
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    Sound insulation to achieve Part E and improving sound insulation

    Hi everyone, I'm currently working on a small project, although we don't need to meet Part E of the building regulations for sound insulation, I'd like to achieve a similar standard. My goal is to provide comfortable living environment with minimal sound transfer. What steps should I take to...
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    Removing shower gel drip from tiles

    How can I remove this showel gel marks on the tiles ? Hi Everyone, I have got a situation where shower gel has dripped from a bathroom recess niche and it has been allowed to dry on the tiles. I have tried to use bleach and bathroom cleaning chemicals to remove it without any luck. Any ideas...
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    What could be causing the damp despite the hot weather.

    with condensation in this vein, apart from extractor fan. is there anything else that can be done ? Another reason why I am suspecting the exterior of the property is that there is a room in the house which has nobody living in it, it also has similar issues. Could that require an extractor fan...
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