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    Hozelock 7819 ultra metal garden pump

    Could of picked that up in any plumbers merchants.
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    How to clean plaster off these velux frames without damaging them?

    Any decent Plasterer would have used masking tape. We just had a load of aluminium light profiles plastered in they were all masked up then sponged off afterwards
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    K Rend v Weber v PRB

    Had my place done with Ecorend is a UK manufactured mono render system.
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    Replacement of heat convector issues

    Does your flat have a metering unit for your communal heating? Bit like this https://images.app.goo.gl/ToSno584mgWuFP8U7 Under the lower blank on the valve you can turn of the lockshield and the herz head will turn of positive off. I no the former managing director of herz UK and we did their...
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    Plumbing not done to regs

    Claim on their public liability insurance.
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    Noisier after replacing soffits and fascias

    Retrofit Eaves roll ventilation you can cut it and staplegun it in then fill the bottom of the soffit with acoustic insulation. Noise will disappear...
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    Planning permission for wood burning stove or DIY

    The. Op did say he didn't want to put a liner in!!
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    Lukewarm central heating on Intergas Rapid 32

    What about a faulty s2 return sensor? Had a 40sb which had worked faultless for a year suddenly decide it wouldn't go above 40c. I just swapped the sensor and all worked again.
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    Isolation valve help

    There flow restriction valves probably 5 or 8 ltr a minute to enable easy compliance with water regulation.
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    Is it possible to add a hot water cylinder with immersion heater to a combi boiler

    P. V Panels are quite effective to feed into an uprated immersion heater on either a vented or unvented cylinder. They will provide all your hot water when the sun is out. But will reduce your feed in tariff export as your panels on a good day would just about create enough power for the...
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    What type of shed that can be easily dismantled?

    I left my almost new keter shed at the old house. Realistically when your moving there just isn't time to dismantle sheds. Not when there ply lined, fitted with worktops and power. Hell would have taken me week to dismantle and move it.
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    Soakaway for the street scuppering my extension

    We had the same on two new build houses. We had a 6" sewer running under the sidewall of one of the houses. We had a canterlevered steel reinforced slab tied into the party wall added about £20k to the build and we had two bonded build over arrangements to the water company. Held up the...
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    Garden Rainwater Tank

    Hozelock flowmax collect 2200 is a submersible pump with float switch. I just paid about £70 for one. Is running my sprinkler and irrigation system whilst I'm away. Running of linked water butt's through a hozelock ac timer.
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    Wall hung toilet frame to breeze block

    The toilet has 4 primary fixings. The two brackets and 2 more on the feet. However normally you wind up the feet and insert a length of 4x2 under the frame. The frame must be faced in 18mm plywood and a frame made around and on top of the toilet in two by two. The wooden frame encapsulates the...
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    Running the pipes down the wall - whats the best practice?

    Run it down in 10mm copper enlarging to 10x15mm long reducers into the radiator valves.
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    PTFE tape & jointing compound on joints ??

    Back in the real world we just use jet blue on compression fittings. Actually allows you to tighten better as there's less friction.
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    Removing closed couple cistern and toilet together

    Multitool with carbide heavy metal blade
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    Confused by log burner hearth regs

    Not strictly true. My hetas guy installed the flue liner. He coming back to fit the stove. However I had the chimney rebuilt and the hearth and surround will all be done by me.
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    Confused by log burner hearth regs

    Have a look here. https://www.directstoves.com/resources/wood-burning-stove-hearth-buying-guide/
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    External destratification pump

    I've got the same problem on my solar cylinder which has the boiler on the lower coil and the solar on the top coil. Its only a temp solution its an old oso 210 solar must be 20 years old. I've got a new horizontal joule in the extension but it's not piped up yet. I've just ordered a plastic...
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