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    Hard putty

    Can anybody suggest how i can soften wood putty in the container as it has gone hard.this contains linseed oil putty.
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    fiiting facia

    hi,can anyone tell me whats the best way to lift felt roofing from a flat roof porchway,as i need to replace some of the wwod facia as it is rotten,i can see where the nails have been used to tack it to the wood joists,thanks,jointy
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    window

    i have an old window fitted in my outhouse adjacent to my front porch entrance,how do i remove the old window and fit the new window,can anyone help please i am no expert,thanks,jointy
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    roofing felt

    can anybody tell me the best way to lift the felt on my flat roof without damaging it,so i can replace part of the wooden facia as it is rotten,there are a few clout nails to hold the felt,how do i lift the nails
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    fitting wooden facia at side of flat roof

    i have a flat roof at the front of the house which is like an outhouse which houses the boiler and a few garden tools etc,but at the side the facia is wood and has rotted and needs replacing,i am not sure how to replace it without damaging the roof felt as it is on a corner where the drip is,any...
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    primatic cylinder

    also can anyone tell me how or what is the best way to drain down the cylinder to repair the tapping that is leaking,can i get away with just draining down the cenral heating side or do i have to drain down the whole system.jointy
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    primatic cylinder

    can anyone tell me how to fix a leak on a primatic cylinder on the heating return tapping,thanks,jointy
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    one rad not getting hot in places

    i have 1 radiator that is not getting hot in certain places,is it black sludge as i have bleed radiator?i think i will remove radiator and try and flush with a garden hose,whats the best way to isolate the 1 rad just turn rad valves off?also when adding inhibitor to a combi boiler how do or...
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    leaky radiator tapping

    whats the easiest and quickest way to sort out a leaky radiator tapping without draining the system down,
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    toilet flush making a noise

    can anybody help?when i flush the toilet it makes a whirring sound,it sounds like the syphon?is it east to fix,somebody told me you can replace the diaphram at the bottom of the syphon if it has gone?thanks,jointy
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    calculating the correct size rad for a room

    i have a living room about 7m by 3m,how do you do a simple calculation to get the right size rad for each room anybody,thanks,jointy
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    leaky copper cylinder

    if my copper cylinder indirect is leaking at the return to the cylinder on the union nut and and need to drain the return pipe will i need to put central heating inhibitor back in the system and how do i do that,thanks,joint
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    leaking hot water cylinder

    i have a leaky hot water indirect cylinder leaking on the return pipe from boiler on the union nut,how do i go about fixing it or draining the system down then refilling afain,thanks anyone,jointy
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    leaking radiator blled valve

    i have a radiator bleed valve that is leaking,boiler system is a combi boiler how do i replace it and do i have to drain the system?
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