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    Overflowing toilet

    My toilet has started to overflow when you flush the loo, sometime the overflow continues for about 30secs to 1 min and then stops, other times it keeps going until I flash the loo again a few times. Sometimes it does not overflow, just it feels up the loo again correct and stops the fill up. I...
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    Shelves material

    What is the best material to use for shelves, the shelves will be 79cm in width and 28cm in depth and will be used to hold books mainly? I was thinking of something like MFC board 18mm thick or Pine/Spruce furniture/timber board also 18mm thick, which would be stronger/better out of these two...
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    Miele WT945

    I have a Miele WT945 washer dryer, I have two issues with the machine, first is that the shock absorbers need replacing.. which does not look too hard but will take some time and effort to replace. I can get some replacement ones off ebay for £20-30 i doubt they will be genuine miele ones but...
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    Paint, stain, oil or wax to protect wood?

    At my mum's house on the balcony there is a wooden chest of drawers.. being exposed to the elements is it weathering. There is another balcony directly above the balcony so there is a "roof". It is a solid wood chest of drawers, what would be best thing to use to protect and prolong the life of...
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    Best glue/adhesive for plastic

    Hi all, what the best glue/adhesive for joining plastic together, need to join a plastic together that has snapped off/broken into two? Thanks in advance
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    Cracks in wall and ceilings

    I live in the upstairs 1st floor flat of a house built in 1900 approx. I have recently noticed that there are lots of cracks appearing on the walls and ceilings in every room. I have checked with the people living in the downstairs flat and they also have cracks but maybe not as many as I do...
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    Water hammer issue...

    I have an issue with water hammer noise and related dripping tap at my mum's house. When the water is turned on (taps opened) there is water hammer noise in the kitchen water pipe and if the water tap in the bathroom is opened it causes the kitchen tap to drip despite not being open. I have...
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    Radiators not fully hot

    My radiators are not fully heating up, they are not getting very hot and not hot towards the bottom on the radiators. I have bleed them all of air. My hot water is hot and working great, I have a Baxi Combi 80 Eco boiler, I have refurbished the diverter value on it. I will try switching off all...
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    Baxi boiler pump bleeding

    Hi all, How do you bleed the air out of a pump for a Baxi combi 80Eco boiler. Is it by the valve of top of that pump or the big screw at the front? If it is the value on top (black valve on top of the gold colour part) do you open till water comes out like how you bleed a radiator? Thank you.
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    Baxi Combi 80 Eco red light

    Hi all. I have a Baxi combi 80 Eco boiler, it will not ignite/light the flame after changing a leaking diverter valve. When I switch on the water water or heating I get a red light on the no flame light. Does anyone know what this means/can be causing this please? Thanks.
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    Push button toilet flush problems

    Hi all, I am having problems with my toilet push button flush, where the button does not pop back out or push back out completely on its own, after flushing the loo. It is a cistern that is built-into the wall/concealed, I have taken the panel off and taken some pics of the inside of the...
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    Floodlight recommendation

    Hi all, I have two outside floodlights with PIR fail on me, can anyone recommend some good LED floodlights with PIR? Thanks in advance
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    Baxi Duo-tec Combi 24 HE A Diverter Valve??

    Hi, I have an Baxi Duo-tec Combi 24 HE A boiler. When you turn on the hot water tap, the radiators get hot too despite the central heating not being selected. I have turned off all the radiators for the time being. Is it the Diverter Valve motor/3 way Valve motor (part number 7216534) that needs...
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    Scotia trim or sealant for laminate flooring

    Hi all, All the times I have put down laminate flooring if i have used scotia trims for the edges, I have noticed in commercial properties that they don't use scotia trims but instead use wood floor sealant. Is there any disadvantages of using sealeant instead of scotia trims? What do you guys...
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    Bosch fridge freezing

    I have a Bosch kgv33365gb/02 fridge/freezer. Where the fridge part has become too cold, everything is freezing. the back inside panel of the fridge had frosted over. The freezer is working properly. The panel on top of the fridge does not respond to adjust the temperature. What do I need to...
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    Flushing/cleaning boiler/radiator

    Hi all, I have a baxi combi 80E boiler and 6 radiators in my flat. My boiler is leaking again and i need to use a DHW Diaphragm repair kit to stop it leaking again (which I have done previously). The water that is dripping out whenever I put hot water/heating on, is putting out some little bits...
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    Best adhesive

    What is the best adhesive to attach wood strips to a brick wall please? I would like to avoid using nails or screws if possible. It is to attach a thin wood strip to along door frame against a brick wall. Thanks in advance
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    Replacing part of door frame

    Hi.. I need to replace one side of a external door frame. The problem is between the wooden frame and concrete breeze blocks there was either concrete or mortar.. which had crumbled from about mid height approx to the bottom of the door frame, it was a 1 to 2 cm thick. I need to replace this...
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    Baxi combi 80e no flame

    My back combi 80e will no longer ignite a flame. The flame failure light does not come either. I have tried resetting it with no luck. I tried to find a small button the internal pipe on the overheat stat.. but could not find it. I could see the overheat thermostat on the pipe but no little...
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    Heating comes on with hotwater

    I have a Baxi Combi 80E boiler, the heating seems to come on now when I use the hot water even though the heating is switched off. What can be using this I have seen on youtube it could be the motorised valve/3 port valve, is this the diverter valve on the baxi? Can it be repaired or it is...
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