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    Burying exposed UFH pipe

    That’s shocking, makes you wonder what the rest of the install is like if he’s happy to leave that on show.
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    Central heating system fitted in one day?

    Yes it can, but if the property is empty, why rush it.
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    HD channels disappearing overnight.

    Quick update, thanks Lucid since I turned off “Auto Update Channel List” I haven’t lost any HD channels overnight, that’s 6 nights and counting. Prior to that it had happened 4 times in 10 days so fingers crossed this has fixed it. Thanks again.
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    HD channels disappearing overnight.

    Thanks, I have now turned off the “Auto Update Channel List”, I was thinking that I needed to turn off Firmware Updates. I’ll report back with any news. Thanks again.
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    HD channels disappearing overnight.

    Couldn’t find an option to turn the Automatic Update off.
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    Wet Underfloor Heating between joists

    Needs to be done properly otherwise it will not perform as wanted, the idea of the aluminium spreader plates is to distribute the heat from the plastic pipe over a larger area, this plate needs to be in contact with the floorboards / chipboard. Aluminium plates will perform better than foil...
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    Wet Underfloor Heating between joists

    The aluminium plate / foil needs to be in full contact (no gaps) with the flooring otherwise it won’t work efficiently.
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    HD channels disappearing overnight.

    Thanks for your reply, firstly my transmitter is indeed Winter Hill, I’m on the Lancashire coast. I will turn off the “Auto Update” feature tonight when I get home. I don’t have any pre made fly leads, I made the leads from the Labgear Distribution Hub to all of the TV points and the fly leads...
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    HD channels disappearing overnight.

    Just replaced a Samsung TV with a 50” Panasonic TX-50JX850B in my “man cave”. 4 times in 10 days when we turn the TV on it has lost some HD channels, retune and all back and working, reported to TV supplier and he doesn’t suspect a faulty tuner as it’s retaining the non HD channels. He...
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    LED bulbs flashing

    Thanks for your replies guy’s, it’s not practical to re-run the cables to the fitting so will look at putting a capacitor across the light fitting
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    LED bulbs flashing

    Thanks Bernard, as above reply, having done some research it appears to be a well know problem with LED bulbs, but this issue has only just occurred following approximately 6 years of trouble free use ?. I don’t recall her even changing a bulb during that time, certainly no electrical work...
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    LED bulbs flashing

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    LED bulbs flashing

    I’ve just changed one of the bulbs for a Halogen one and it now operates correctly. Puzzled as to why it’s worked ok for so long then suddenly this ?
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    LED bulbs flashing

    My daughter has a 4 lamp light fitting in her kitchen, the bulbs are all Phillips 4.5W, 2700K, GU10, it is wired with a 2 way switch by the back door and a 2 way switch by the dining room. This set up has worked satisfactory for approximately 6 years, last night when she was about to go to bed...
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    Recommendations for a Dash Cam.

    If you want discreet and hard wired have a look at FitcamX range. I have one in my Toyota and previously had one in my Jaguar, they replace the shroud behind the interior mirror and some connect to the electrics by the mirror.
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    Removing an olive from rubber pipe

    a) It’s the correct replacement. b) There’s much less chance of it leaking in the future. c) Quality has a premium, buy cheap, buy twice.
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    Viessmann boiler ID

    Thank you both for the replies, I looked at the 050 instructions but they didn’t show the lights in the bottom left, I thought it could be for additional controls, wireless stat, weather compensation etc
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    Removing an olive from rubber pipe

    Don’t use any jointing paste on plastic pipe.
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    Viessmann boiler ID

    My son is in the process of buying a property in Northern Ireland that has a Viessmann boiler installed, I’m not familiar with Viessmann products. Can anyone help identify the model and offer an opinion as to whether or not they are fairly reliable. Thanks
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    Closed central heating system with open tank

    On a separate note, there’s a distinct lack of pipe / tank insulation up there.
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