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    boiler not heating water but can by electric

    Hi I had a small leaking pipe by my boiler so turned off all water supply and thought by using pfte tape would stop the leak but it seems to be the valve at the end of the piece that I unsrewed where the leak is coming from(very small). When I put it back on and turned all water supply and got...
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    brush or roller for outside render

    Hi can you please advise whats best to use and also the render edges up to brick work so what should i use to mask bricks. Thanks Stuart
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    hi can you explain why some sites say rough side up on the hardboard while you say smooth...

    hi can you explain why some sites say rough side up on the hardboard while you say smooth? Cheers Stuart
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    laying vinyl

    Hi I'm putting vinyl down in the bathroom putting 3mm hardboard over floorboards. Is this what I should do. Brush each hardboard panel down with water before fixing and leave overnight Lay the hardboard rough side up Cut the vinyl with about 100mm over lay Now I thought you used glue to fix...
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    Can you put a hot water cyl. in the loft

    there is already 2 tanks in the loft one a bit bigger than the other
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    Can you put a hot water cyl. in the loft

    Hi can you put a hot water cylinder in the loft if so what would be the disadvatanges? I am wanting to use the space to make the bathroom bigger. I am also going to put in a power shower or electric one. There is currently tanks in the loft and am finding it hard to get an answer on what type...
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    filling in broken tiles to make floor level again

    Hi I lifted the carpet and underlay to lay a laminate floor and when taking the carpet grippers off the tiles they were nailed to obviously cracked. This is about a third of a tile all the way around the room and there were a couple that all broke. The tiles are about 3mm thick and they have...
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    repairing damaged floor

    Hi I lifted the carpet and underlay to lay a laminate floor and when taking the carpet grippers off the tiles they were nailed to obviously cracked. This is about a third of a tile all the way around the room and there were a couple that all broke. The tiles are about 3mm thick and they have...
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    help radiators taking off

    hi i dont understand how to shut the other end down I took the top of it off it was metal had a screw in it and now the water has stopped coming out of it I have turned the system back on and its whinning alot and the other rads have not heated up yet it this something to do with all the water I...
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    boiler whinning after i switched it back on

    there is a cold tank in the loft the noise seems to be comming from downstairs at the contol part where there is a air valve intake i guess
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    boiler whinning after i switched it back on

    Hi I took a radiator off and alot of water came out of the wrong ends and now have stopped it and the radiator is off and have turned the boiler back on and also the heating to see if the other radiators turn on. When I turned the heating on it is whinning is this because its trying to refil...
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    help radiators taking off

    Hi have trvs and have tried to take the radiator did not go well water pored out filled about 3 buckets and then black stuff came out no sign of water stopping so have but the valve back on to the radiator. This is what I done turned the valve to 0 turned off the boiler system and started to...
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    taking a radiator off

    hi thanks for that first time im attempting this they have trvs on them so i turn the control off but what do i do to the other end of the trv? Thanks Stuart
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    taking a radiator off

    Hi once I have taken a radiator off can I have the others that I have not taken off on or is that not possible. Thanks Stuart
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    what type of shower

    Hi wanting to put in a new bathroom currently have a very old shower system that runs off the cold tank in loft and hot water cylindar it does not mix the water very well it is either too hot or too cold. Looking at either a power shower or electric one can anyone tell me the differences and...
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    which type of laminate floor system

    i have 2 doors and also patio doors was talking to a fitter and he has advised me to use t and g so have gone with that he never said anything about the plywood floor using wickes top quality underlay.
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    bubbles on second coat

    hi lightly sanded down the next lot of blisters and repainted they have not come back yet!!
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    which type of laminate floor system

    Hi I see there are two types a click or tongue and groove. what are the benefits and disadvantages or is one simple better than the other if so which one. Thanks Stuart
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    do you water down gloss?

    Hi have been using trade dulux paints and am comming up to using there gloss. I have found that watering down the trade silk has made it easier as it is very thick stuff. I watered them down by 15% should I do the same to gloss? The gloss is the same colour as the walls/ ceilings just a...
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    bubbles on second coat

    I did not thin the first coat used mcpherson. This has happened in seperate areas of the house. Yesterday I scraped of all the loose paint and resanded the chalky/plaster and cleaned it then used the trade silk as an undercoat. In one area I have now put 3 coats on the problem area and it...
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