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    Where to get pilot solenoid for Gloworm Ultimate 80FF

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    How to empty a 14 feet deep well and its sediment!

    Hi I own a Victorian House - built in 1896, in Derbyshire, UK. I discovered today that covered over by a concrete patio is a 14ft (at least) water well! Proper brick construction, hexagonal in shape. About 4 foot wide. There is about 10 feet of water in it and abround 4 5 feet of...
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    Screen flickering on a 42" Samsung TV

    Hi I have a 42" Samsung LCD flat screen TV, M/N : LE40F86BDX/XEU, version SS04. For the last year or so, whenever it is turned on, the screen starts as partly visible (about20%) but the rest is dark and flickering. Initially, for the first few months, after about 10 minutes, the screen...
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    Acid baths to strip to wooden doors

    Hi I am pleased to say that I have 4 solid wood doors but the folk who lived here before have painted them several times it seems. I'd like to get them stripped down to bare wood so that I can primer them and paint them to get a quality finish and look. I've Googled the process though...
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    Can I fix small gaps and rubber seals myself?

    Hi My house has got some quite old UPVC windows in it, and several of them have terrible drafts seeping in where the opener meets the rubber seals (so much so that cobwebs blow in the 'wind'!!). We can't afford to have them all replaced though so I wondered if it's something I can fix myself...
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    Flame in Rangemaster 110 gas cooker always stays low

    Hi I have a Rangemaster 110 cooker that we bought second hand in 2005 for £350. Its been a good cooker and they retail at around £1200 new. It's worked fine for several years until the other day. Now, when you turn the gas ovens on, they ignite OK, but then the flame never properly fires...
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    Neighbours Chimney fumes come down my chimney!

    Hi I have a dining room with a real fire fitted in one room, and a gas 'real flame' effect fire in the lounge. When they were fitted and the old one's removed, the steel liners were also removed but not replaced. My next door neighbour has a 'multi-fuel' burner in the room that sits next...
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    Can I wallpaper over painted walls?

    Hi Lots of thread about painting over wallpaper, but not about wallpapering over painted walls. We have stripped our walls of the old wallpaper and sanded the walls down and filled any minor gaps with filla, but the wallpaper we hope to use it moderately thin. Rather than lining paper the...
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    Cuprinol Desk Sprayer - Must I use Cuprinol Wood Stain too?

    Hi I have one of those Cuprinol Wooden Decking Sprayers for re-treating your wooden decking with wood stain. The sprayer says that you must use the specific Cuprinol wood treatment with it. Is that true or is it just a way of getting you to spend a lot more on a branded product? Could I...
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    Is this the going rate for pro-tiling?

    Hi I've just had a pro-tiler lay some tiles for me (the large kitchen type tiles) because the last time I laid tiles it all went wrong!! (pre-diynot.com days!) He's charged me £125 to tile a 2.2m x 2.2m concrete floor. Is that reasonable or a bit pricey? He started at 0800, had half hours...
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    Installation of Fireplaces - What is the legal position?

    Hi I'm having a panic!! I've had two fireplaces fitted since November 2006, the most recent one was fitted last week and is a gas fire basket fireplace. The other one is a real fire and was fitted Novemeber 2006. Having identified a problem with the chimney I've been told that the...
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    Chimney Backdrafts Caused by Installation of a Second Fire

    Hi Moved into a 1930's house. It has a dining room at the front of the house and a lounge next to it -both rooms have a chimney. We had a real fire fitted this time last year in the front dining room and have used it without problem. It has never been swept. The other day we had a gas...
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    Maximum electrical drain on a single power socket

    What is the maximum number of electrical devices that I can connect to a single mains socket ? I have several computers that I'd like to hook up using a couple of 4 gangs, but only one socket in the room. I assume this would be dangerous? But my friend said that some kettles would use much...
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    Loosening Seized Radiator Bleed Nipples

    Hi I've got a radiator with bleed nipples seized so badly that the square shape to them has been largely chaffed off by attempts to loosen them. Any tips that might make it easier to loosen them, other than replacing the enitre radiator, lol! Ted
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    Unusual Noise coming from boiler after bleeding radiators

    Apologies if this is posted elsewhere - I had a search and read //wiki.diynot.com/plumbing but could not find the answer. My heating system has been working fine. All the radiators hot. The other day I took one radiator off to decorate a room. Then put it back, opened up the valves, and...
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    Working out angles for skirting boards on bay windows

    Hi Apologies if this answered elsewhere. I've found a couple relating to skirting boards, but not specifically to my problem. I have fitted skirting throughout my dining room, which is a traditional 1930's semi-detached dining room with a bay window. My problem relates to the two...
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    Recommend a Plumber?

    Can anyone recommend a good reliable gas plumber in the Derby area? Our boiler has packed up and isn't coming on - I know nothing about central heating so need to call out someone urgently - our house is freezing, almost literally! Thanks Ted
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    Wiring Old Light Switches to New Ones

    Hi I've got a new double light switch (2 buttons - 1 for each light in my bedroom) to replace the old one. The new switch has two white plastic blocks on the back with 3 holes in each block. The top hole of each says 'COM' and the bottom left hole says "1WAY" and the right hole says...
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