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Hi Guys Upon nights of heavy wind and rain (such as last night), we appear to have rain getting in, I believe round the flashing we have around a soil stack pipe. The problem we have is access to the roof. I live in a 1930's mid terrace so no side access and have a conservatory on the...

I have been an avid reader of these forums and picked up some useful tips. One thing is confusing me is the different sort of heating system Open Vented; Gravity etc. as I am not sure what sort I have, so hopefully someone can tell me. I have a Suprima 40L boiler and pump in the kitchen...

Guys We are currently decorating our bedroom. As this is a converted loft, we have a wooden beam running right through which we like and makes a feature of the place. Unfortunately whilst Mrs Wisey was paintinh she got a bit excited and has managed to get cream paint on the beam. When this...

Hi Guys Am currently decorating our main bedroom which is a loft conversion with a plasterboard ceiling, previously painted. Thought I would give the ceiling a freshen up with a noce newe white paint but have so far painted the bl**&y thing three times. First coat gave a lovely patchy...

Hi Guys I am looking to acquire an All in One printer for home use and was wondering if anyone out there has any recommendations. I do basic home printing, letters, kids homework, that sort of thing, and minimal photocopying and scanning. I would ideally like one that can handle photos...

Hi Guys Have used the plumbing section before but thought I would post a question for you guys. We have a Scantronic 9448 alarm. The last couple of times we have had a power cut, which seems to be ever increasing, the alarm sounds, although not fully and the system goes into 'Tamper Mode'...

Guys We have the above shower (about 4 yrs old). A couple of times now whilst the wife has been in the shower, after a period of time, the pressure has dropped right off and the temperature gone stone cold. The shower also makes a horrible noise as though it is about to blow up. If you leave...

Guys, Our current RT is in the hall downstairs. Problem we have is that when Mrs does some cooking, the RT is picking up this heat. My questions is how easy is it to move the RT upstairs where it is not affected by cooking heat. Is much re-wiring involved ? Ta : oops:

Hi Guys My darling 3 year old has just picked all the sealant from between the Window Frame and the window sill away whilst watching the snow. Is there anything in particular I should use to reseal or can I use standard Decorators Caulk. Thanks

Hi Guys, Can anybody recommend a decent random orbital sander around £30 mark as my dad would like one for Xmas Cheers Wisey :roll:

Hi Guys, I'm sure this has been posted before by other people but my search keeps timing out. I have TRV's an all bar 1 rad in my 1930's terrace. ( 7 with). The one in the front room has recently started whistling when the heating is on, although it is not everytime and if I turn it down...

Hi Guys, We have a Potterton Suprima 40 boiler and 8 rads in our 1930's terrace. All of the rads are fitted with TRV's except the Bathroom one as this was needed for a loop ?? to prevent overheating boiler. Problem I have is this. Room Stat is in hallway, which seems to be best place by...

Hi Guys, Very basic question and I feel utterly stupid for asking it but here goes. I have a light switch in my kitchen / diner which I am looking to replace. It has two switches on it (1 for the kitchen and 1 for the diner) and the lights cannot be operated from any other switches. Do...

Does anyone have a solution for my modem which I cannot get to work. I have a PC which I have installed a new modem. I have installed the correct drivers and software but still it won't work. The modem boots up but will not get a dailing tone. I am running windows XP, and have checked for any...

Hi Guys. We live in a 1930's mid terrace house with curved bay windows both upstairs and down and the front. Ever since we moved in (2 years ago) we have had cracks in all of the corners where the curve of the bay joins the rest of the house. They do not seem to be getting any worse and...

Hi guys. I have a rad in my spare room which is red hot at the top but luke warm at the bottom - does this need bleeding ?. If so, I have seem many references to a filling loop in order to bring pressure back after bleeding a rad, but can find no reference as to how to do this (ie where do...

Anyone got one of these £250 vouchers yet ? I am at a complete loss as to best place to invest it so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. :? :? :? :? :? :? :?

1) RAM I currently have 512 mb DDR DIMM ram and am looking to add to. Can I simply buy some more and put in the spare slot. If so, do I have to buy another 512 to balance the system or can I buy 1024. If I do this do I have to amend the RAM already in there. 2) Hard Drive I currently...

I was thinking on painting the outside of the front of our 1930's mid terrace house this year to give it a bit of a freshen up. The only problem is, it is pebble dashed, so it will not be a quick process. Does anyone have any tips on the best way to do this or is it simply work the brush...

Does anybody know an easy way of taking off the mixer (the bit that twists) part of a mixer tap without removing the whole thing tap set up. :oops: