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    Re-seal bath with 1 cm gap

    Hi All, I need to re-seal my bath. I have removed the old silicone but there is a gap of about 1cm between bath and wall. What's the best way to re-seal? Any help would be appreciated.
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    Advice on cleaning carpet

    I'll give that a go. I don't think my carpet is a very expensive by the looks of it.
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    Advice on cleaning carpet

    I don't know whether my carptets are made of wool. Not sure if there is a way of knowing.
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    Advice on cleaning carpet

    Hi All, I'm planning on cleaning my carpet over the weekend by rentng a carpter shampoo cleaner machine for 48hrs. I was planning on moving furniture to one side of the room and cleaning the cleared area and then leaving for 24hrs before moving the furniture to the other half and cleaning the...
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    Electric Hot water tank with two heating elements

    I've checked and it looks dry. I think it has leaked in the passed but I will keep an eye on it.
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    Electric Hot water tank with two heating elements

    do you mean switched off on the wall?
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    Electric Hot water tank with two heating elements

    The insulation is green. Will see if I can attach some photos.... Can the pre-set temperature of the thermostat be changed? Yes, it's economy 7 heating.
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    Electric Hot water tank with two heating elements

    That's a really good suggestion - thank you. Yes, the tank is insulated so I will experiment with not using the middle element (whichis on a timer) and just using the middle one every other day and see how long the hot water lasts. I wonder if it would it make any difference if I didn't use...
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    Electric Hot water tank with two heating elements

    That makes sense. It does seem to only come on sometime between 12 and 6am so that makes sense. I think I'm going to experiment with switching off the botom one and seeing whether it is soutable for my hot water needs. Thank you.
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    Electric Hot water tank with two heating elements

    Yes, the top one has a boost switch but it is a timer as well so I can set it be on between a start time and an end time. The bottom one is just and on / off switch with no timer in it.
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    Electric Hot water tank with two heating elements

    There is a switch to turn it on/off but it is a switch (like turning on/off a light switch). It feels that I don't know when it comes on and when it switches off. If I wanted to limit how much electricity it uses to keep my electricity bill low I can't. It must have a way of knowing when to come...
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    Electric Hot water tank with two heating elements

    Hi All, I have a question regarding an electrically heated hot water tank. I'm new to DIY and this forum so apologies in advance if I have posted in the wrong place. There are two heating elements attached to the hot water tank. One at the bottom and one near the middle. The one hear the...
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