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Advice would be great on the best exterior paint to get for my exterior windows and doors. l have started rubbing down the windows which are flaking and peeling away to leave alot of the frames and beading down to the bare wood, so l will need a primer first. So what would you recommend for...

Just checked the boiler and it's a balanced flue with vent on the outside wall, so l presume air is drawn in from outside and expelled that way... So would you think l'm ok for the ventilation needed for the boiler and the door being ok as it is.... l have left a gap between door and boiler and...

What's the difference between a balanced or conventional flue boilerman and what difference would it make which type it is..

l have a boiler in the kitchen corner, it is floor standing and under the worktop. l have just replaced all my kitchen cabinet doors and base doors all with new handles and it looks quite smart but the boiler in the corner is a eye sore so l bought a base door 600x715 and built a frame to put...

l have to change my kitchen drawers as they are falling to pieces. They are the one piece drawer that fold out with the base slid in and then the draw front . So l've been to B&Q and got some drawer packs which are metal sides and the base put in before the draw front is fitted. The metal...

Can someoneone help me out here, l have a ceiling fan with 3 small spot lights fitted with it and l'm hoping to fit it in my living room. It has 3 wires which are brown(live) blue(neutral) and a red wire which says light and a earth wire and there is a terimal block for these wires to go into...

Instructions on wallpaper say's to leave the paper for a given time, what happens if the papers hung before the set time... Does the paper expand or shrink in the time before it is hung. What happens if you leave the paper abit longer than the set time given, is it best to leave it longer than...

Not to sure what you mean by capping cf and vent.. Would it not work the way l explained then..

Is it possible to flush the my c/h system with a hose pipe to the c/h tank in the loft. Will it work if l put a piece of wood across the ball float to shut of the water entering the tank then drain off on the lowest radiator with a pipe connected to the drain valve, leave this open and flush...

My radiators are either double or singles with fins. If l have larger radiators will the boiler be ok, would it cope with the increased size on the radiators....

Muggles you say as long as the new radiators have the same output or better than the old ones... How can l tell the output for radiators. Also you say putting a smaller radiator in will not work, would it not still get warm and heat up then...

l have a baxi solo 3 40pfl boiler and 7 radiators around the house. The radiators have been in over 20 years and look tatty now and l think some are gunged up as the water is black when l bleed them and some are cold.l was thinking of replacing some of them. Some are double radiators, would l...

l'm putting sealant around the bath and would like to know if anyone can tell me the best tape to use as l want to make a neat sealant finish... l've tried masking tape on the tiles and bath and it will not stick very good and starts peeling away before l can put the sealant on.. Are there any...

No need for sarcastic remarks to a valid question, afterall thats what these forums are for isn't it... l'm quite capable of doing diy work around the house and know my limits and would not touch gas... l would and will pay to have my gas boiler serviced like l have in the past. so do not come...

Could do with some replys to the question of replacing the port valves and if l can change the body( like for like) without touching the pipes for draining.

Is it possible to change the motorised valves without draining the system. l have 2 Honeywell V4043H 2 Port Motorised Valves in the airing cuboard, can l take the body off the valve and replace them this way..

At the moment l have a Conventional boiler which is a Baxi solo 3 PFL40 which serves 7 Radiators. The timer has not worked for a long time so l switch it on and off by the fused switch next to the boiler to get hot water and C/H.. only problem is l cannot have one without the other. l've been...

l'll take some photos and put them on tomorrow Thedec....

Thanks for that info Dec, l will remember that test for next time. You say...... "Simply cut off approx 500mm of paper and paste and fold as you would for a full drop and note the measurement, check again at two minute intervals until the paper retains a constant...

l've just decorated my bedroom with vinyl wallpaper and left the drops to soak for the time it stated then hung the paper. Looks ok but the joining of paper shows slightly white and is noticeable as the paper is dark .. How could this have happened and what can l do to hide these on the joins...