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    Central Heating checks

    I think its a Y Plan, it has a Three position valve and no other valves anywhere else. Thanks so much for the advice, the running on setting makes sense
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    Central Heating checks

    Our CH system has been installed for a couple of years now, since then I have always thought that the tank stat wasn't working as it should as adjusting it never really affected the temp of the water. However I never got round to checking it out properly. Last week I came in from work to a...
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    Oak Furniture care....

    Having just refurnished our dining room with good quality oak furntiture, what care and treatment would you guys recommend, in terms of a wax or polish to both preserve it and keep it looking good.
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    Protecting an oak floor

    Just had an oak floor fitted, do you expert chaps have any tips to protect it from scratches and spills etc etc. we have fitted fabric pads under all the furniture. Is there a wax or some other product to keep it looking good. Cheers
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    Transfer VHS tapes to computer for DVD

    I have done a lot of VHS to DVD Conversions, with good results, However the transfer box I purchased was a CANOPUS ADVC 100 Analogue to Digital Video Capture, its more of a serious amateur tool, it was around £199 a few years ago, but it beat any of these PC World products hands down. I did a...
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    Wood flooring advice

    We are looking to fit a wooden floor (laminate style) in our dining room, and would like a bit of advice, Its being laid on a traditional floorboarded floor (1960's), what would be the best type of underlay for a quality job. Our Dining room joins the living room via a sliding door...
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    Replacing toilet syphon help.

    My close connected Toilet has a very poor flush and in my humble opinion it looks to be the diaphragm thingy that has gone. can i replace my existing cistern unit with one of these... This is my existing one, [/URL][/img] And I have read that these are the best ones to fit, so they...
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    RCD question

    are there any issues that a socket outlet wired very close to the main dis board could casue to the RCD protecting it. Had a mate call saying one socket on his downstairs ring main was tripping the RCD whenever something was plugged into it. He is new to the house and tells me the socket...
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    Installing RJ45 Etherenet cables

    AS we are laying a wooden flooring, I need to run some Ethernet RJ45 cables from myfibre optic broadband router in one room, to my Audio/Video equipment in the other room, Under the floorboards. the run is upto 15M and have at least three items that id like to hardwire into the system. Firstly...
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    Painter & Decorator rates

    Obviously rates differ vastly but what do you pro guys reckon we should be paying for a decorator to prep & paint/wallpaper a dining room measuring 11x11ft......taking into account the patio doors in one wall and the double doors leading into the lounge on the other, and all paint/paper supplied...
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    What is this black stuff?

    Its Compound,Bitumen, if its leaking from your cutout that badly, you need to call the DNO in ASAP!!!! The Bitumen is used as in insulator between the cores of your service cable, and has obviously been getting hot and leaking. Call your DNO ASAP, im sure they will not charge you for the...
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    Sound bar advice

    Bought a Yamaha Soundbar from Richer sounds, has a built in Sub fits perfectly and sounds spot on, and the TV controller controls it...... http://www.richersounds.com/product/soundbars/yamaha/ats930/yama-ats930-blk
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    Multimeter hazard The HOLD button

    For a prove DEAD item, the good old Drummond Test Lamp is still the preferred choice. the new versions come with a tester.[/img]
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    Sound bar advice

    Subwoofer is a must, in my opinion, otherwise your defeating the object in a way. Thanks for the advice, wired it is ;-)
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    Sound bar advice

    Just bought a new LED 40" TV, and as with all these slimmer models, the sound isnt as good as my old unit, So im looking at a sound bar, the new TV is a SONY, so ill be looking for a SONY sound bar. Some units I have browsed over are wireless, my question for you learned chaps is does the...
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    Kitchen sink strainer question

    Top advice, Thanks guys :D
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    Kitchen sink strainer question

    should the strainer piece, the bit the plug fits into have a gasket either side of the sink unit itself......ie one under the strainer part and another on top of the bowl part, so the actual sink unit is sandwiched between gaskets. Ours looks to have only one, (underside) and seems to have had a...
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    To Overclock or not ?

    the PC comes overclocked as standard, but can be removed in the specs/customise options... excuse my lack of knowledge but, I process a lot of Video, AVI to DVD format , is it given that the faster the PC the faster it will convert the video file...
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