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  1. Rad1o

    Repairing cracked lead valley flashing

    The flashing tape will stop the leak, IF the problem is the broken valley. I have used this before, but I would regard this as temperary. Beter you at least put a repair patch of lead in the bridge the break. Or do you have compo breakout under the tiles and the water is gushing in that way?
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    Shower fan transformer

    Is there a junction box somewhere in the faulty supply? If a wire has come off but is just about sitting next to the terminal you may get a positive continuity but the current supply is not enough to run anything. Check all the connections from the light switch down for proper fit.
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    Water hammer from mid position valve

    In September I had to replace our CH pump. I fitted a Grundfos UPS3 15-5065 130. The pump is working o.k. When we put the CH on, we started to get a waterhammer bang which we have not had since we live in this house, which has been 21 years. But I am not 100% certain whether the waterhammer...
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    Battery life

    Our Superb battery is about 6.5 years old and working fine. It lasted through Corona wave 1 o.k without charging. I managed to flatten the battery when the car was still fairly new doing what you did - ignition on, radio, and whatever else. You have 2 x 55W bulbs in the headlight, sidelights, 2...
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    Power used by a car when not in use?

    What car is it? The CAN bus goes to rest after 10 - 20 minutes in most cars and you might see 30 - 50 mA of current. In modern cars you can disconnect the batterie without needing to reprogram your radio.
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    Replacement tilt and turn hinge

    Take the window off the hinge and measure the old hinge ideally off the window. Shop around for replacements from window manufacturers. Google comes up with a few suggestions. It will be DIY unless you go for a new window.
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    Unvented Cylinder vs. Combi

    We had a gravity feed loft tank and 2 shower pumps and went to a vented hot water cylinder with 160L when we installed a hot water solar panel system. We have mains pressure and just a thermostatic mixer for both bathroom and ensuite shower. This was done a few years ago and we "only" have a...
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    Downstairs heating and hot water not working - blockage or big air locks?

    The pump is exchanged for a UPS3 15-60/65 and now everything is up and running. The old one was not coming out easily though. Does anyone know from the label Model and No what year it would have been. It was in the house when we moved in. The Model is A and the No is D817.
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    Downstairs heating and hot water not working - blockage or big air locks?

    I am sure it is and we had half the house heated. Last night I thought it was hot from a burnt motor, now I think it was the hot water.
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    Downstairs heating and hot water not working - blockage or big air locks?

    Yesterday evening I put the heating on and it should have been running with the hot water, but downstairs was not getting warm at all and the temperature in the hot water cylinder was not rising. Upstairs the radiators were getting warm. Initially I thought that the pump had failed, but this...
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    Grundfos pump UPS 18 60 failed

    Just looking on the internet, is the Grundfos UPS3 15 50/65 o.k. Does the "UPS3 installer plug" come as part of the package for the electrical connection?
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    Grundfos pump UPS 18 60 failed

    I have the feeling that our CH pump has failed. Today the heating was on and some radiators warmed up, but then there was no more. The pump is humming but I cannot feel / hear any pump action. Also the cylinder temperature is not rising much despite the boiler being nice and hot and the pilot...
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    Replacing CPU but blank screen

    Have you got a couple of bent pins?
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    Replacing CPU but blank screen

    If you can boot into your system you can run some system checks with freeware software. If you have a bent pin in the RAM slot you could fix this but only if the board is completely discharged. Otherwise you will potentially short lots. If the RAM was badly seated try again.
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    Any recommendation for electric hedge trimmer?

    I am aware of Stihl and Husqvarna. In my books they are the heavy duty kit for gardening companies and professionels. What about Bosch and MacAllister?
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    Any recommendation for electric hedge trimmer?

    Thanks for the reply. I had a look at the motor and blade on mine, but am struggling to imagine where the washer could go. Can you still remember and describe how you did it or even take a picture when you are in yours next?
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    Replacing CPU but blank screen

    Check the POST LEDs. Retrace your steps of fitting the "new" CPU. Make sure all the wires that should be plugged in are plugged in. Take out your RAM sticks and only leave one in to eliminate failed parts. Do the same with all add on cards. Check and maybe reset your BIOS to default. Some BIOSes...
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    Any recommendation for electric hedge trimmer?

    I have just promoted my Titan TTB357GHT from Screwfix into the bin. It looked good on the spec sheet and when I bought it reviews were good - not anymore. It failed on the drive train stripping the cogs and now not engaging the blades even with thin branches. Titan is a Screwfix own brand...
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    Replacing CPU but blank screen

    In your PC you have a set of 4 LEDs that will go either red or green. Check the sequence and look into the MB manual for any indicator of POST failure. Are you using a new graphics card? Is that seated correctly? Is the GPU addressed properly by the BIOS, i.e. correct sequence?
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    Refill hot water solar panel

    Thanks for the advice on Navitron. I got some helpful pictures but would like to know what the parts use are. I did not get far asking for the parts involved though. Can anyone tell me what connectors they would have used on attached picture?
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