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    Split oil tank advice

    Hi does any oil guys know if a split in tank can be repaired or it it new one reqd please? Going by the pic, is it likely that it has been done deliberately by someone or anyway it can split like that due to not being supported correctly etc? Tank is on a raised plinth approx 700mm off...
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    Home cctv recommendations

    Hi can anyone recommend a home system please. Woke up today to find my tyres on van have been slashed.. Again!! Don't know why, can't remember annoying anyone but can't afford for it to keep happening. Basically looking for something that has night vision, sees clearly for a good...
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    New switch/socket plate with old box- adaptor?

    Hi, trying to change my surface mounted switches at home for sunken ones, removed a couple last night to find that there is old style round metal boxes insitu and I can't fit the new plastic boxes as can't remove old ones without damaging wall. Is there such a thing as an adaptor that would...
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    Shower advice please Mira event xs

    Have one of these where shower is passing water when on dial is at off, it seems to be passing both hot and cold but luckily the hot feed had a gate valve off top of cylinder and was a separate draw off from rest of hot taps so have stopped it passing temporarily by puting thermostat to the...
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    Overflowing toilet advice macdee duocompact

    Don't do much plumbing jobs so any help appreciated.. Fill valve not shutting off, is it just a case of replacing the black diaphram inside or is it the rubber washer with the hole in it? And does anyone know where I can get them? Also is it normal for the water to fill on top of the float...
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    Sse thtc tariff advice please

    Hi I'm looking to see if I can save some cash switching energy as have never bothered before. I know it can be swings and roundabouts with the pricing from the big firms but am looking for some advice please... Flat had storage heaters when it was bought, but I got a gas meter put in and I...
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    Any T1 diabetics out there?

    Hi everyone, just wondering if any other insulin dependant people have done the dafne course? I did one this week and can safely say I learned alot, feel like I have much better control already. Surprisingly others on the course who were diagnosed 20+ years ago also learned loads, which...
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    2001 vw polo abs/handbrake light

    Looking for some advice please. Car just went in for mot, hadnt noticed any problems before went in. Came out after some work on a rear brake caliper, and something to do with emissions, not sure what it was atm. The day we got it back after paying £230, the abs light is on all the time...
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    External dishwasher pump

    Hi there, looking to install a dishwasher in an enclosed balcony where the boiler is. I have cold mains so that's not a problem but unsure what to do about the waste pipe. The condensate pipe for boiler runs along the wall and through wall into the kitchen where it connects into combined...
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    Shower water not draining off bath

    The end of my bath doesnt have a fall into bath ie when we shower, water that gets/sits on the edge of the bath doesnt drain into bath it just runs to the side and onto the floor. Currently using a towel on the floor to soak up the water but it isnt really ideal, and the missus keeps...
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    x reg polo gears/clutch problem

    Hi Im looking for some advice on my girlfriends car please. Basically very difficult to get into gear, especially 1st and 2nd. I can manage to if I really push very hard on the clutch- feels like my foot will go through the car :) Also you barely have to lift the clutch to get 'biting...
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