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    Waterproof enclosure for a boiler

    Experts, I am having an oil fired boiler installed in a pool room, and because the boiler is just less than 6ft from the pool installation, I have been told it needs to be in an enclosure, which seems entirely reasonable. Can anybody tell me what spec/materials this box needs to be made...
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    Installing a new 'Inefficient' boiler

    Experts, I have a very nice reliable Merlin oil fired boiler in my house, which behaves perfectly. I am adding to the house a building, with a spa pool, for health reasons, and the boilerman says that my current boiler will not have sufficient capacity to run this. I intend to add...
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    What's a Reasonable price for replacing an oil tank?

    I am aware that there are a lot of variables, but what would be a reasonable price for replacing an old oil tank with a new one about 5 metres away? Tank would be 2500l or less, no bunding required. If we exclude the cost of the tank itself, what is reasonable for the work? Nearest £500...
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    Power Shower 'motor' overheating

    I have had a power shower for about 4 years. It has now developed a fault, in that it gives a normal power shower for no more than 5 minutes, then the pressure drops. The 'motor' bit of the power shower is then hot to the touch, and gives off an overheating smell. Is this a sign of a...
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    Loss of Pressure in C/H system

    Over the last 24 hours our C/H system has lost pressure. I can top up the pressure using 2 small taps which are close to a pressure gauge, and I increase the pressure to 1 bar. The system then loses pressure over a few minutes, the radiators make splashing noises and the pressure is soon back...
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    What do you call this drain blocker thing?

    I have a drain pipe underground, in the garden, which I have access to and need to block off. I need a blocking thing, of which there is already one fitted elsewhere. It is to block a pipe about 4 ins in diameter and apparently has a rubber bit in it, which when the device gets tightened...
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    Eave tiles - necessary or optional?

    I have had the fascia of my house replaced and recently my roofer came round and told me that the eave tiles have not been replaced. The company which replaced the fascia said that eave tiles are not needed as they have weatherproofed the roof by putting in a sealed layer of siliguard (can't...
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    What is this attached to my central heating timer?

    I have a 40 year old oil fired central heating system, with a potterton timer, underneath which there is a white box with some sort of copper wired electrical device. The timer is broken and I want to replace it, but before I do, I think I should find out what the component is. I hope...
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