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    BG Wireless Programmable Thermostat wpt1

    The big button on thermostat will no longer turn and click. I’ve only had this 2 years. Does anyone know if this can be fixed please.
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    Shock arrester

    I have just had my year old Worcester, condensed combi boiler, Greenstar i Erp serviced by the installer. He seemed surprised when I said I have a water meter. He then told me that I should really have a shock arrester fitted as I have high pressure. He claimed, he only found out about this...
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    Garage Vs Body shop

    Which is the best option. Take the car to a garage who will replace damaged wing and sand down scratches on sill then, repaint it. Or, let a body repair shop take it and do a sill and wing repair so it will faultlessly blend in with the rest of the car. Which one offers the best quality repair?
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    What's that noise???

    i have a Peugeot 107. Year: 2014. Engine size: 998. Mileage: 20117. It's just had service and MOT last Thursday, 26/03/20. I havent been anywhere since then. I've just been in it,turned it on and switched blowers (cold air) on and it's making a strange noise like a vacuum cleaner sound. Has...
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    Repointing a brick wall

    A small part of wall needs repointing. It's not a big enough job to interest a tradesman. Do you think a complete novice such as me can do it myself with with ready mixed mortar from a hardware store? I have watched a tradesman on utube demonstrate how to do it.
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    Replacing faulty washing machine

    I need a new freestanding machine to replace the old one. What way do I go about it? Old one is plugged into a socket behind an integrated freezer. Is there such a service that carries out removing and disposing of old one and installing new one its place. Bearing in mind that freezer needs to...
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    Fuel gage confusion

    I filled my Peugeot 107 up to the brim with petrol yesterday to the drive a 160 mile journey taking 3.45 hours. Very pleased to see that only 1 bar on the gage had been used??? I had the air con on for the last 1.5 hours of the journey. How could I have used so little petrol? Can I trust my...
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    Sterling 10 burglar alarm

    I want to omit a zone and have tried following the instructions carefully in the manual. under the paragraph (set with omits). But, the exit timer counts down as its suppose to do. but, counts down forever and a day I then give up. Perhaps I have to go right back to (system set-up). Has anyone...
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    Hot water problem.

    My Baxi combi 80e will not supply hot water to the kitchen sink and bathroom hand basin but, supplys hot water to the bath. Anybody know whats going on with it?. There's no problem with the heating.
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    condensing boiler flue.

    Can anybody tell me what the legal distance is between my property and and neighbours in shared entry when fitting flue for condensing boiler? Thanks.
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    cavity wall insulation.

    As i'm being bombarded with energy firms offering me free cavity wall insulation. Anybody know the answere to this? According to what i've been told. They only insulate the party wall between you and your neighbour. Well, my neighbour told me she has had that done a few years ago. Well, surely I...
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    Car blowing in hot air when blower is set to cool/cold.

    I have a very basic ford ka 54 reg. Only about 33,000 miles on clock. On warm or hot days when selecting the cool air option on the dial, It starts blowing out cool air but then starts throwing out hot air. forcing me to turn it off and suffering a roasting hot car. Damn nuisence! It can't be...
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    weird boiler pressure!

    I have been having to repressurise my baxi combi 80E boiler when its stone cold every morning for a few weeks now. As the pressure is is down to zero. I refill to 1bar. And it stays at 1bar for hours later before putting heating on. needle rises to a steady 2bar. And drops out a small drip from...
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    My radiator bleeding valves are leaking!

    I bled my radiators today and found while turning the radiator key they were very stiff to turn and then started leaking not from the hole on the plastic valve but from the silver part attached to the plastic valve. I've managed to contain the leaks but i will never be able to bleed them again...
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    Disappearing Anitfreeze.

    Please, Please!!! Has anybody who owns a ford ka or any other car had a problem with a leaking coolant reservoir? Its driving me balmy! Its a 2004 reg. I've seen the leak with my own eyes. its comming from the bottom of the reservoir. The trouble is: its is only noticable in the morning when its...
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    sealing around a bath.

    Who can recommend the best bath sealant? I used a silicon sealant in feburary this year. I took a lot of care and done it by the book i.e: dug out the old sealant cleaned the area, filled the bath up with water before applying sealant, and it worked well up till now. I want something that will...
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    baxi boiler pressure gauge problem.

    I have a baxi combi 80e boiler. I'm finding that every morning i have to check the pressure gauge. The needle always seems to drop to 0.5. Being in fear of it droping to under that. I then refill using the filling loop Only reilling upto 1 notch above: 0.5. Then a few hours later when i switch...
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