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    Kitchen fitters leaving tiles ungrouted & unsealed under units

    Hi all, We're having a frustrating time with our kitchen fitters. The slate tile floor was laid over two days, but left ungrouted and unsealed. Then the fitters turned up and started building the kitchen on top. We have carcasess and a few doors but no appliances yet. The fiiters are planning...
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    Strong smell of musty damp when it rains

    Hi all, I'm trying to diagnose a curious damp problem in my flat (4th floor of 7). When it rains, there's a strong damp / musty / earthy / wet wood smell that appears in areas of my flat. Mostly near the window in the bedroom. However there are no obvious areas of dampness - I've had a...
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    Adding a timer to Immersion heater

    Hello, I've got a Grasslin immersion timer that I'm going to add to my PulsaCoil 2000 thermal store water heater. At the moment the immersion is simply controlled by a switch on the wall, so I intend to hijack the output of the switch, run the cable into the timer instead, and then back...
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    Soundproofing stud walls between flats

    Hello, Just moved to a new flat and have noticed some noise coming through the wall from next door, for which I'm considering various soundproofing solutions. The situation is a block of flats, 4th floor of 6, where my living area adjoins the living area of the flat next door. In fact...
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    Panel heaters - removal, and swapping

    Hello, Just got myself a new flat and I'm planning a few alterations which means I need to move some of the panel heaters. Situation is: 1 large electric panel heater in living room 1 medium panel heater in living room 1 small panel heater in bedroom (which seems broken) My plan...
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    Cold water feed tank is hot?

    Hello, Just moved to a new flat and sadly found a problem with the boiler which I hadn't noticed on initial inspection. The system is an electric PulsaCoil 2000 hot water boiler - a large cuboid steel box, which I assume contains a hot water tank and immersion heater etc. Haven't taken...
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