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    Taking light fixtures from UK to North America

    Hello all, We are moving out of our house in the UK and moving to Canada. We are going to leave most of the light fixtures we have here in place, as we feel that it'll be a pain to take them. however, there are one or two things we want to take. We have a nice kitchen pendant light that...
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    Painting crack in brick windowsill

    So. I want to repaint my windowsill but it has a huge crack in it. See picture. The windowsill is sturdy si I don't think it is structural but I do want to fill out in. What are my options? Also I have other windowsills with much smaller "hairline" cracks that are perpendicular to the...
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    Max LED wattage for a fixture

    I bought some fixtures about 6 years ago. They are flush ceiling fixtures rated at 60W. What is the maximum LED bulb I can safely put in the fixture? Presumably, since LEDs release less heat, it's more than 60W? Here I am talking about the current drawn, not the luminosity.
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    Fridge and cooling problems

    My fridge is not cooling properly. It is a new fridge. I suspect the problem is that it is near a heat source; the pipes for our radiators run along the base board behind it. The fridge is about 5cm from the wall. If I run my hand down the back of the fridge near the top and the middle of...
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    Digistat SCR needs replacing?

    Hello, My boiler is not working. Setup: Vaillant combi boiler, with a digistat scr near it and a room control thermostat in another room. The thermostat had a little flame symbol indicating it was asking the boiler to fire, but nothing was going on. I didn't understand why but noticed that...
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    Boiler inspections. Heating noises

    We have been getting an annual inspection on our Vaillant ecotec28 for some years now, partly to keep up warranty and partly to do the right thing. We just had a recent boiler service and I noticed that the condensate trap wasn't cleaned. Is that an issue? Should it not be cleaned? Also, all...
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    Conversion floor board.

    We have engineered wood floors in a room upstairs. Long boring story, but we need to buy some more wood. From what I can tell, it's an age old problem. We can match the veneer, width and thickness, but not the joining edge. Our solution is to buy a pack of boards and hire a carpenter to make...
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    Can't remove light fixture

    So, I need to twist the white disperser off to change the bulb. Unfortunately, the black plastic thing it is threaded into seems to not be fixed to anything. The gap is not wide enough to get my fingers in and, besides, I don't think i could get enough force on it. What are my options? I...
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    changing a light socket

    hello, I have a pendant light over the dining room table which has blown. A picture is as shown. The label on the socket says '230 V Max 75W E27' with a little light bulb picture on it. There is also a part number of GS3558. I want to replace just the socket and assume this is possible...
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    rehang door opposite side

    I would like to rehang the door in my bathroom. I want it to continue to swing into the bathroom, but on the other side. what's the best way to go about this? i figure, I could just rotate the door 180 degrees, but I guess I run the risk the door is asymmetric in some way and no longer...
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    dishwasher rear feet not retractable?

    we are trying to remove our integrated dishwasher. we need to lower the dishwasher to remove it from under the counter as the floor in the kitchen is slightly raised. the front feet simply screw in. The rear feet, however, don't. the dishwasher is so snuggly wedged under the counter that I...
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    toilet leaks from the top of cistern

    Hello all, what happens is that after a flush, the cistern fills rather violently and fast. Takes about 5 seconds to fill. Anyway, the lid of the cistern gets splash on from the bottom and then water rolls down it out on to the floor. Not a big deal (only about a tablespoon per flush) but...
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    Comparing different finishes for shelves

    We are getting a built in shelving unit (3 metres across) put into our living room. We have had different quotes for different finishes, but don't really understand the difference between the finishes (i.e. the pros and cons). The finished colour is likely white. We have been quoted for...
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