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    Attic DW tank size

    Shower is fed from this tank......its a gravity fed pumped electric
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    Attic DW tank size

    Picked up a 40 Gallon on lunch break...hopefully be enough!!
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    Attic DW tank size

    Hi again, Have been meaning to change my tank in the loft for a while now and want to do it this weekend. Basically about 2 years ago i woke up one morning to a leak...tank in the attic which was about 60 years old had given up the ghost. It was an old galvanised tank that was put in during...
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    Radiator/wattage question

    Cheers Guys...ill be fitting it and doing the calcs myself (as in there was a 2kw in one room and a 1kw in the kitchen so im guessing 3kw should suffice!!) Really my question is whether i need 1 or 2 rads in this proportion of a room....sounds like i need 2...dont fancy the idea of digging up...
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    Compression fitting and plastic pipe question

    Fitted my bath last night…decided to use qualpex(sp??) to make life easier as taps in centre as opposed to one end on old bath. Anyway all went fine and its looking good now but I have a question about qualpex. I used brass compression fittings but I read something on one of the packets for...
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    Radiator/wattage question

    ...oh and the extertnal wall is SW facing Marty
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    Radiator/wattage question

    Hi guys, the heigth of the room is 8'4"...there is only one external wall(it is 21 foot long)...2 small windows...40"*40" each approx and there is a doble doors 6 foot wide approx. All the windows and double doors are double glazed and there are no draughts. Cheers, Marty
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    Radiator/wattage question

    Guys, Just knocked an opening wall between sitting room and kitchen...of course this wall had a radiator either side of it...one for kitchen one for sitting room. Im hoping to get away with just the one rad now in the sitting room. The dimensions are as follows. Kitchen 9'*9' and the sitting...
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    Sealing bath trap

    Thanks Seco..advice appreciated...i have some clear stuff so will use that. Thanks, Marty.
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    Sealing bath trap

    hiya, Hope to be finally fitting my new bath tomorrow eve...was just looking over the fittings this eve to get my head around everything again(bought a suite ages back then started knocking living room and kitchen together so got sidetracked :-) ) Anyway...the bath trap has a big seal which...
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    natural looking solid wood worktops

    Is there such a thing or do all worktops have that machined/manufactured look about them? Am looking for a counter top...preferably natural untreated beach(like what would come from a sawmill) Is there a reason why i cant seem to find these?? Cheers, Marty.
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    Focus spluttering on acceleration..??

    Ok..slight update...took out the plugs cleaned em etc..they looked fine in any case,no tell tale signs there. opened up the air filter and cleaned out the housing with the hoover...was a small bit of crap in there. finally cleaned the connections on the air flow meter and reset the air...
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    Focus spluttering on acceleration..??

    Hey there, Have a 99 focus 1.6 Ghia...its 1999. just the other day it has started spluttering when you demand more power...usually going up a gear etc causes it to die for a second or two then "catch up"..as if you have no ignition for a few secs. I can get it to splutter if i change up...
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    Internal double doors...standard size??

    Cheers Richard...thats purfect!
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    Internal double doors...standard size??

    Hi, Am planning putting double doors from our kitchen to dining room. The thing is i havent even looked @ doors and am not sure if i can even afford to buy them just yet. However now is a suitable time for me to cut the opening in the wall. Is a standard opening size 1.8M * 2.1M? Obviously...
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    Cv joint gone??

    Cheers...a dollop of grease came out alright but i whacked in plenty more...had the car well jacked up on that side so maybe the oil was all over the other side of box. Ill try find the filler hole to check. Marty
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    Cv joint gone??

    Put it in last night and all went well. Only thing is i expected oil to come out of gear box but not a drop...should i be worried or is this isolated from the gearbox. Cheers, Marty.
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    Cv joint gone??

    Cheers...will probably just do that...driveshaft should come away from gearbox pretty easy yeah?? Marty.
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    Cv joint gone??

    Actually turned out he had the left side after all :-) So i picked it up along with a wing mirror and aerial all for about £50. I got the complete driveshaft along with stub axel disk and caliper...would i be as well off replacing the whole lot or should i just replace the CV joint??...and if...
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    Cv joint gone??

    Cheers for that...unfortunately funds dont allow!! A bloke has a complete shaft but thinks its from the drivers side...are they the same left and right??? Cheers guys, Marty
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