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    Can I / how can I extend this shower pipe ?

    I need to extend my horizontal pipe so that the Aqualisa shower head is further away from the wall. I was thinking of installing either a fixed straight longer pipe or the more usual flexible hose. What can I / how can I buy something that might do the job. Will I ahve to replace the...
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    How to adjust this cistern float level ?

    Hopefully my attached picture can be accessed. I cannot remember the manufacturer or how the adjust the float level. I guess I disconnect any linkage then see if the black float screws clockwise or anti-clockwise ...
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    Noisy Ideal Mexico Boiler - What Cleanser and Descaler ?

    I have a noisy boiler and the FAQs / Sticky here suggests that it is worth trying chemical cleaning before doing anything more radical. It says: "...Add non-acidic cleanser plus a de-scaler to the feed and expansion tank...". Would Fernox DS-40 do both jobs ?
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    Wall Thermostat fails to turn Heating Off

    My conventional Ideal Standard Mexico boiler works 100% OK and it turns HW and CH totally off and on, exactly at the times I have programmed. However, my house is getting very warm because (during "On" periods) the CH is not being switched off by the wall thermostat when the desired...
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    What is the wire thingy on top of soil pipes to stop birds ?

    I have a drain hole on the edge of the top of my roof which receives a lot of rain water from the valleys between my and the adjacent house's roof. A vertical drain pipe then takes the drain water to ground level. The hole gets blocked up with moss, twigs and general dirt so it needs...
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    Stale smell in en suite bathroom

    Over the past few months, I have been getting a stale smell, like wet-musty towels, in the bathroom. I have used bleach and caustic soda in all obvious orifices and the smell goes away for a week or so but then it comes back. The smell seems to be coming from the plug hole in the hand basin...
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    The 5 minute job - How to undo a monoblock kitchen mixer tap

    How can I undo my monoblock kitchen mixer tap, please ? I can see no nut to undo and I cannot work out what the horseshoe shaped thingy (that moves) does. Here is a picture:- http://www.flickr.com/photos/26189143@N02/2508488112/ An earlier post here, kind of suggests that mixer taps...
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