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    Question on flue for balanced flue gas fire on timber frame wall

    Hi looking for some advice. Ive ordered a outset balanced flue gas fire from my local plumbing and heating shop. Its a Robinson willey firecharm room sealed rs. My wall on the inside where the fire is going is a timber framed construction wall with pir insulation inbetween the timber batts...
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    Advice on having a balance flue gas fire no chimney

    Hi looking for some advice. We had a extension built with single skin brick with timber frame cavity wall on the inside for our living room. Im looking to buy a balanced flue gas fire to go on a outside wall as i dont have a chimney in that room and confused what fire i can have? I dont want to...
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    Can i lay torch on felt on wet/damp osb boards?

    As above ive had my flat roof reboarded and turned into a warm roof just before we had all this rain over last few weeks. i covered it up but seems like the water has got through and the osb boards are wet/damp in a few places. Would it cause any problems if the roofer torch onto the damp/wet...
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    Are my sockets with a single 2.5mm wired up right

    Ive just moved into a bungalow and was looking to add more sockets but ive noticed the current wiring on 1 of the sockets circuit is wired up weirdly with a junction box connected to all sockets from one junction box So i have a 20a mcb for that particular socket circuit in the consumer unit...
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    Help needed on Trap/ drain for walk in shower

    Hi im about to have my floor tiled for wet room shower and i needed to know which trap/drain is correct to buy. My bathroom is downstairs and tiles are going over concrete floor. Couldn't find any traps or drains from b&q or wickes for a walk in shower as they only had traps for shower trays...
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    Install cold water header tank to supply 9kw electric shower

    I just wanted some advice. I have a triton 9kw electric shower thats fed from cold mains. I have a problem with low water pressure and flow. When the shower is running and someone opens a tap i get low pressure on the shower or even if next door opens their tap we get low pressure on our...
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    Do i need to toe and heel top hung upvc sash window

    i am going to install a upvc window in my living room and i just wanted to know do you need to toe and heel a top hung window opener or is toe and heel only for side openers? Also when i fit the glass does it matter which way the glass goes in or is there a inside and outside way and if there...
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    Has my gas engineer fitted my fernox tf1 the right way

    Just had new boiler fitting and just had a question regarding tf1 filter. The filter is fitted on the return pipe, the pipe is coming down from the ceiling then up into the boiler. The gas engineer has fitting the arrow on the tf1 filter pointing up towards the ceiling and i thought the arrow...
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    All Radiators cold upstairs and hot downstairs

    Looking for some advice. My brothers has 3 radiators upstairs that aren't heating up but downstairs rads are all hot. He had a plumber come fix a trv leak on one of the downstairs radiator so not sure if hes done something. Its the old type of central heating where there is a hot water...
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    Brick arch dropped while replacing upvc window

    Hi just had a quick question im doing a project on a house ive bought. I was in the middle of replacing a bedroom window with upvc window and the arch brickwork above it dropped from 1 side around 5 bricks. Whats the best way to repair this? Its a solid wall 9 inchs i believe the inside wall...
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    Halstead ace ( WICKES 102) combi boiler power light flashing

    Hi i was wondering if anyone can help. I have a halstead ace combi boiler and whenever i turn the central heating on it runs for few seconds and the power light flashes. Once resetted i then tried the dhw and that fires up perfectly and works. Its only when central heating is in demand the...
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    Ravenheat 82e combi boiler fuse keeps blowing

    Hi i was wondering if anyone can help. I came to use my hot water the other day and noticed there wasn't any power to the boiler. Checked the pcb board and the 2 amp was blown so i replaced it and it blew again. Things ive done. Disconnected the pump to the board and the fuse still blew so...
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    drilling noise when hot water is turned on

    When the dhw is turn on theres a really loud dilling noise coming from the pipes. Its only on the kitchen mixer tap when turn to hot water. When the tap is opening to half opened on hot its ok but when the tap is fully opened the water theres not much water coming out and a constant hammer...
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    cleaning stuck diverter valve

    I have a ravenheat rsf 84e. Ive removed the diverter valve as i was getting lukewarm water when the hot water is opened. Also while the im running the hot water rads were getting warm too so i suppose diverter is stuck on c/h. Ive removed the diaphragm and looks ok no holes but the other side...
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    Halstead combi pressure increasing and burning cutting out after 2 minutes of running

    Hi i have a halstead 102 combi boiler the water pressure increases after few days on its own. I opened the filling loop to check if the water was leaking while passed the filling valve while its shut and it there was a drip or 2 after every 20 seconds so i replaced this valve and checked again...
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    Advice on Laying concrete floor in my kitchen

    Hi im looking to replace my old original kitchen floor that currently has quarry tiles with a new concrete floor and looking for advice. 1. How thick should the concrete be? is 4 inch enough and no screed as im laying modern tiles? 2. What mix ratio to use? 3 ballast and 1 cement? 3. Also i...
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    New plaster coming away from wall

    Ive had a plasterer in 6 weeks ago to render and multi finish the walls in my house. I had rising damp so he removed a meter of old plaster and render back to the brick. I injected the walls with dryzone cream. The plasterer put on 1 coats of render with renderguard gold waterproofer added...
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    Help!!! Upvc door with low threshold leaking in water

    Hi I've bought a new house and i have a upvc door fitted with a low threshold and every time it rains its leaking through the inside. Anyone knows what to do. Ive poured water on the door and it seem like its only leaking from underneath. I had a quick look at the rubber that slots in under the...
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    best way to fill 50-60mm gap around internal door lining

    Hi ive ripped out the original non standard door lining and was left with a gap of 2069x950. Ive now put in a new door frame which is 2000x820, im now left was gaps of 50-60mm between door frame and brick on each side. Whats the best way to cover the gaps? The frame is screwed into the wall now...
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