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    Floorboard thickness

    House built in 1981/2 needs new floorboards on landing. Is there such a thing as a standard thickness for T&G floorboards...and was there a standard when the house was built? I'm hoping that floorboards from my nearest shed will be the same thickness as those already down...or am I being...
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    Please recommend a new condensing boiler

    Folks, Looking to replace boiler - Ideal Concord WRS255A 16kW from prehistoric times. All of my research suggests that this is nightmarishly inefficient. House is four bed detatched, boiler is in the garage. I'm guessing that the current Y plan heating system can remain, and I can just...
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    How do I add a thermostat?

    Been looking at my central heating system, and my gas bill which is enormous. Looking at what I can do to get the gas bill down. Have noticed that although all the rads in the house have TRVs, there isn't a master thermostat anywhere. Conclusion is that the boiler must be running pretty...
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    Pipe noise after running cold tap/flushing toilet

    Run a cold tap or flush toilet upstairs. Stop running tap. Seconds later loud vibrating noise that persists for several seconds, eventually dying off. Started in the last few weeks. Anyone know what this is likely to be? TIA Bixfoo
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    Hot water in header tank - help!

    New to the forum...hope you guys can shed some light on this. Boiler is ancient Ideal WRS 255A conventional model. Has temp settings marked 1-6 on the boiler itself. Central heating and hot water run just fine at setting 3 (66 degrees C), but setting 6 (82 degrees C) results in hot water...
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