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    Undersink heater, when is expansion vessel needed?

    Hi, We've got a small industrial unit and need hot water for 2 sinks so have got a Hyco speedflow 10L unvented heater. The instructions mention that if the nearest draw off for cold water is less than 2.8m away then no extra parts are needed, but that an expansion vessel & check valve is needed...
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    Readymix or self mix?

    Afternoon, We're putting up a retaining wall in the garden, footing are dug and I'm getting confused about volumes? Area of the trench to fill is 1.8 m cu Quotes for readymix are between £238 - £275 Sounds expensive, I can borrow a mixer but cant figure out exactly how much aggregate...
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    Footings dug out - flooded, now a moat!

    Howdy, I'm replacing a retaining wall in my garden with a bigger one - the garden above is sloping towards it. I dug down half a metre and stopped when the soil became wet, ready to pour contrete onto a hardcore base. The next day 2 inches of water were at the bottom of the trench, and has...
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    Rad bleed valve nut snapped off! now what?

    I need to drain my rads to get one off the wall to tile behind Simple enough, but upon opening the drain valve with my hose ready to take the water away. The poxy little square nut on the valve sheared off in the spanner, leaving the valve useless and the system still full. I'm at a...
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    brake pedal spongy after pads change

    Hello, I recently changed the front pads on my '02 530i - which i've done on loads of previous cars. I even syringed out the excess fluid from the reservoir so it wasn't overfilled afterwards. Trouble is the pedal is spongy now, and travels much further than before to achieve the same force...
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    Boiler extinguishes after a few seconds?

    Hello from a cold house :( My back boiler is playing up and i really hope you can help - a new boiler would be an unwelcome purchase. It's a Glowworm Majorca 3 - It lights ok, but goes out after only a few seconds, any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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    Draining rads when you've lost the drain valve?

    Sounds a bit stupid I know...... A plumber 'mate' changed a radiator for me a year or two ago - the very rad that had the drain valve on it. I've only just realised recently (now i want to drain the system) that he must have moved the drain valve to a position that is now underneath the...
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    Sink near socket

    Is there a legal minimum distance that I need to leave between my sink and a new socket I'm installing? I guess there must be, any ideas? ____________________ moderator 6a :wink:
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