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    Can anyone tell me what this is please?

    Thank you so much, so helpful.
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    Can anyone tell me what this is please?

    BF065F80-981A-4B12-98A6-C6E735D71512 by Swoph posted 5 Nov 2017 at 9:42 AM Good Morning. Is anybody able to tell me what this thing is please? Thank you
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    Skirting wonky and not straight. How can I make it look neat

    Hi there. I am in the process of decorating my daughters first bedroom and it has the worst skirting in it EVER, it is lumpy and wonky and everything bad you can think of. In one place is gets so thin it is almost flush to the wall! I have painting her walls green and the skirting white (both...
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    How to debark/whittle cherry tree branch.

    Again, sorry for being such an ignoramus but how can I tell if it is 'alive' or 'dead'?
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    How to debark/whittle cherry tree branch.

    It was cut from a live tree about 2 months ago.
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    How to debark/whittle cherry tree branch.

    Hi there. Please excuse my complete ignorance when it comes to this subject as I have never done anything like this before. Basically, I have a beautiful branch from a Cherry Fruit Tree and I want to take the bark off and make it into a smooth stick. When I say smooth I just mean smooth...
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    Radiator HOT even though turned off

    All the radiators have Westherm thermostats on them apart from this one in the basement and the one in the bathroom, but the one in the bathroom turns on and off with no problem. Thanks
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    How can I tell if my trv IS broken?

    The boiler is an APLHA 240E
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    Radiator HOT even though turned off

    The radiator in the basement heats up even though it is turned off. It wasn't working before until I bled it and now the blasted thing wont turn off (makes me wish I didn't bleed it - we don't need heat in the basement, I only did it as i was trying to fix a different radiator!) Anyway, I...
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    How can I tell if my trv IS broken?

    Should I turn the boiler back ON after turning it off? Also..how do i ensure the 'pump still pumps'? I have a gas combi boiler...probably should have mentioned that! Thanks so much for your help
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    How can I tell if my trv IS broken?

    I have one cold radiator in my house, I have already fixed a few by lubricating the pins on the TRV and that worked a treat but this last one is giving me hassle. The pin goes in and out when I use pliers (gently of course) but when it goes down it doesn't come back up automatically, its too...
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    How do I change my radiator valve?

    Hello! I have just bought a new radiator valve to replace my old one which is broken. (The TRV pin is stuck and I can move it both up and down with pliers but it does not spring back by itself even after lubing). I have actually bought a lockshied - I'm sure thats what it's called. The...
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    HELP! Radiators wont work - can't remove Westherm thingy!!

    So DONT go at it with pliers? Or go at it with pliers but be careful? Is it really possible that ALL 4 of the Westherm TRVs are broken!? We haven't lived in this house long so i don't know if they worked before - but surely someone would have noticed it!? Is there a way i can tell if the...
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