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    Can my combi be run for hot water only?

    I'm fitting some new rads in the house today and have had the boiler off just to be sure...sadly the job has taken slightly longer due to me running out of copper fittings. cold house tonight then! Is the boiler ok to be turned back on aslong as the room stat is left in the off...
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    Can I Solder This Type Of Plastic Pipe? (With Pics)

    thanks mate, doesn't matter about the end thats scratched off as thats in the lounge and will prob get painted anyway or boxed in!
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    Can I Solder This Type Of Plastic Pipe? (With Pics)

    :lol: Now that I have your attention! Can I solder chromed copper pipe as normal? I've just soldered this as a test run so to speak but i'm unsure if the joint would be any good, its in the central heating system. Also another question....i'm running a pipe between my lounge and...
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    Renault Meganne Scenic Fuel Cut Off Switch?

    I pressed it thinking that was the problem and felt a definate click...maybe I just re-set it...car is not accident damaged or anything :?
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    Renault Meganne Scenic Fuel Cut Off Switch?

    After doing a head gasket on a nasty meganne scenic I've been given I have been having trouble starting it, the deisel pump etc had been removed. I tried starting it and was just cranking so I looked up on autodata and notcied a fuel cut switch which I pressed...now i'm thinking I may have de...
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    3kw water heater on a 13a plug or fcu?

    The socket is about 1.5m above the height of the sink (not installed by myself) would it be better to just use a fcu? Not really any different tho is it!? Looking at the circuit again it looks to be a spur off the ring main :shock:
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    3kw water heater on a 13a plug or fcu?

    Thanks again
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    3kw water heater on a 13a plug or fcu?

    Nice, thanks matey! Just one more question, do I need to earth bond the copper pipe that will be feeding it?
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    3kw water heater on a 13a plug or fcu?

    single point jobbie, just a little over the sink thing in our workshop
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    3kw water heater on a 13a plug or fcu?

    Would this be possible on this type of circuit...basically I wan't to replace a water heater that has been installed by plugging into a 13a socket that has blown up (after about 20 years by the looks of it!) My calculations @ 240v...would be looking at ~12.5 amps, is this ok to use a 13 amp...
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    Can you get tile cutter disks for angle grinders?!

    cool that will help...need to cut some actually in situ. Thanks
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    Can you get tile cutter disks for angle grinders?!

    Or anything else I could use? Any Ideas would be appreciated!
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    Good Place to buy a kitchen

    Just had a kitchen designed and ordered from homebase...very impressed with the lady doing the design and the final design, came back in with a few modifications that I wanted to make which she acomodated no problem...solid wood doors 10% off because she used a voucher from "10% off thursdays"...
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    Ford KA black bumpers gone grey HELP!!!

    Try a blow torch....on a inconspicuos area first...trust me on this one! :D
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    Sharan, Alhambra or Galaxy?

    if money is no option go with the VW if not the Seat as its just a cheap VW normally using parts from the earlier Volkswagen vehicles. I personally wouldnt touch the ford unless its the one with the narrow angle v6 engine from the VW... But i'm very very biased! Had a few bad Fords myself!
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    Fitting Wall Kitchen Units plasterboard/thermalite Blocks?

    Can anyone recomend a fixing to use when I install my kitchen in a few weeks, my main concern is the fixings as one of the walls is plasterboard then thermalite blocks and the other is just plasterboard stud wall. Any ideas....especially if pics of the fixing is available would be massivly...
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    Painting over filler

    Thank you! :)
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    How to double ceiling rose and move? (with pics!)

    cool thanks chaps. im just a bit unsure about the connection point now for the feeds to the two pendants...dont really wanna do it in the middle of the room, push it into the ceiling and fill up the hole :oops: :cry:
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    How to double ceiling rose and move? (with pics!)

    thanks mate, i live in a fairly modern house with the large chip-board type boards, are they easy to get up? The area I need to get up is below doors to three bedrooms crossing each threshold. Now is a good time as we are having new carpet fitted next week :) Oh and yes, luckly the joists...
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