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    Kitchen tiles

    Use 12mm plaster board plus dry wall adesive would give you about 20mm.
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    Noisy Combi when only water is active!

    Come on Kev, Could you not tell the make and the model from all the details given?.. tut tut you must be losing your knack. :wink:
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    Gate valve

    Its a bypass to stop the boiler overheating if all the trv,s shut down. You also have one on some boilers with a low water content heat exchanger. It should only be open a little. Dont shut it fully.
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    Finger or something better?

    I will have to get some LaCo. I am just lazy and like the fact that with powerflux you do not have to have the copper gleaming before soldering. I also like the idea of using a match to put the flux on with. The problem with a brush, is it does not fit in the flux tub for storage between...
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    Finger or something better?

    What do you guys use to put flux on copper tube? I normally use my finger and just dip it in the powerflow flux. My finger by the end of the day looks red raw. (also feels it) Am I just being soft and in need of some nivea for plumbers :wink: or should I be using something else? Cheers Carl
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    New Washing Machine Problem

    Whats "I decided to give plumping in my new washing machine"? Is it feeding the wife in the machine??
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    Dishwasher's cutlery basket

    I know I am a cheap skate, but I got my last one from a dishwasher that was left down the tip due to it breaking. Nothing wrong with the basket though...
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    1 tonne portable concrete mixer!!!!!

    After you get fed up of using the drill, try the fire , it really works. Much quicker than a drill
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    LDV Convoy minibus Water Trap.

    Are you sure the filter was changed? Does the filter look clean compared with the rest of the engine? Some cowboys just rub a rag around the filter and put down on the bill that it has been changed..
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    Cracked backplate on outside tap

    Its that easy, I could send my Mom.. for a fee of course..
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    Cracked backplate on outside tap

    If you are going to do the stopend yourself, what is stopping you replacing the wall plate? They both need about the same skill level....
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    1 tonne portable concrete mixer!!!!!

    Start a fire inside the drum. The metal will expand more than the concrete, helping it to break up. Next time, clean it out. ( I only have to do this when I have lent my mixer to some idiot who does not clean it out properly)
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    bosch sgs5312 dishwasher

    The float switch is on the left hand side of the machine as you look at the front of it. It is towards the front , and it is red in colour. The acutal tank is underneath it.
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    Oil problem

    Do you only do short journeys? If so, the engine may not be getting hot enough to evaporate any moisture in the engine.
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    installing a dishwasher ??

    Yes....
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    which mortar

    You can use a 3:1 or 4:1 with two cap fulls of plasticiser in a full mixers worth of compo.
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    12v lights very dim after replacing transformer

    well, You have found why they are dim.. 7volts is just not enough. Have you tried just one lamp as the load? It looks like the transformer is being loaded too much or faulty and not up to the rated output
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    Bosch Dishwasher No Hot Water. Help!

    What is the model number? I have a few diagrams for Bosch dishwashers.
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    12v lights very dim after replacing transformer

    Have you got a multimeter? If so measure the volts output from the transformer when the bulbs are on. Post back your results.
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    Bosch Dishwasher No Hot Water. Help!

    Is the temp sensor OK? If the control panel does not see a temp sensor, it never turns he heater on.
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