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  1. J

    Water Meter Restricting Flow? My Brain Hurts

    That simplifies things for me then! Thanks, we seem to have really stong water pressure anyway so hopfully it wont be too much of a restriction with our 15mm pipes.
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    Water Meter Restricting Flow? My Brain Hurts

    Hi Chaps, Our water comes in from the main in what seems to be a 22mm black plastic pipe that sprouts up through the concrete floor slab. From this it then goes into a stopcock where it gets reduced to 15mm, goes through the water meter and then back up to 22mm. My question is this...
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    Quick answer needed! DIY double glazing.

    Hi everyone, What's the best place to buy diy UPVC double glazed windows? There seems to be a million places online but wondered if some were better than others? I need to order some ASAP so all recommendations are much appreciated. Thanks Joe
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    DIY Plumb details inside (with layout pic)

    Ok, I just had a read about these and will install one too as we are on a water meter. thanks for your help.
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    DIY Plumb details inside (with layout pic)

    Excellent advice guys! I will take it all into consideration - although I'm not sure why I would need an expansion vessel? If there are any other things I should be doing please let me know!
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    DIY Plumb details inside (with layout pic)

    Hi Everyone, I'm going to replumb my bungalow myself as at the minute its an old system with cylinder and multiple tanks in the roof. It'll all be fed of a firebird 26kw oil combi boiler. The property is suspended wooden floors and I can get into the crawlspace so all all piping will be...
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    Which Budget Kitchen

    any links? I was keen to go with a high street name as they have designed it for me and I know I won't miss anything out! I can see me messing it up trying to source all the bits online! Does anyone have any experience of the two I mentioned Wickes Smart Kitchen Range and Homebase Essentials?
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    Which Budget Kitchen

    Hi everyone, Im looking to get a budget kitchen for my new house, so far Ive looked at Wickes Smart Kitchen Range and also Homebase Essentials. They seem pretty much the same in terms of price so I wondered if they differed in quality? Also does anyone have any recommendations for...
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    LPG vs. Oil in modern times.

    Hi everyone, First off I've had a search but all the topics on this seem fairly old. I'm currently debating LPG vs Oil, both of which will be combi boilers. Not intrested in ground source heat pumps or biomass before someone suggests it. I know that traditionally LPG has been more...
  10. J

    What type of flue is this?

    Hi Muggles, Thanks for all your help so far, what regulatory issues are there with the current install?
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    What type of flue is this?

    Hi Muggles, Thanks for all you help, I'll measure the total length tomorrow but I'm fairly certain its more than 4.5m. Also from their website it looks like selkirk launched in the UK again in 2006 so I should be all good if i need anything to extend it. http://www.selkirkchimney.co.uk/
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    What type of flue is this?

    Hi Muggles, Thanks for the reply, to answer your question the internal is six inch and the external is 8 inch. I popped the top off again today and cleaned it up a bit This is the bottom connection: Where it enters the loft And the only marking on it I can find
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    What type of flue is this?

    Hi Everyone, First of all I should introduce myself as I'm a new member, my name is joe and I've just bought a bungalow in need of some work so you'll probably see a fair bit of me in future! Anyway the property currently has a gas fire in the lounge, although I think it may have had a...
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