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    Vaillant Turbomax Plus 824E … can a thermostat be connected? (Ed.)

    Inherited an old boiler with apparently not any real controls (thermostat), it’s a Vallant Turbomax Plus 824E. I know this is old, but can a thermostat be connected to this? If so what model would work? I don’t need all singing, but I do need to have some controls rather than the cold-hot dial...
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    Removing old pipe

    This pipe is leaking. I’d like to get the rusted and leaking part replaced. Can anyone tell me what this pipe is, and how I could feed into 22mm or 15mm copper pipe please? Thank you
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    Plywood floor before laying stick down planks

    Really sorry - loads of previous ply questions, but I can’t see an answer. I have joists 40cm apart, I want to lay ply, and am looking at 22-25mm ply, and then sealing and laying stick down planks, but: - softwood ply? - hardwood ply? - marine ply? - structural ply? Is any thick (22mm-25mm)...
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    What’s this creature?

    Between ply and floor or boards.
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    Outside Stop Cock

    Hi guys - I have one of those long rods with the curved hit which is useful to turn off a stop-clock outside the premises, but I’ve just come across one which is a 30mm square and would need a different tool - can someone tell me what tool I need and or give me a link to buy? Thank you
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    What fuse for this appliance?

    This is a Sololift c-3 pumping station, with 640w power, which I assume would take a 3A fuse. But just looking at the spec and it says Full Load Current is 3.1A? Does that m Ed n I should put in. 5A fuse and not a 3A?
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    Trippin’

    I have an boiler on a separate circuit. Every now and again it trips at the CU ONLY when it is initially turned on. When I flip the switch back on at the CU the boiler is OK. It gets turned off every night, and it is usually OK for 2-3 weeks, but then sometimes when I turn it on again it will...
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    Lighting black and grey wires

    Removed an old light, identified the switched live (which I’ve now placed a brown sleeve on (didn’t have one before). I should’ve taken a before photo (won’t make that error again!), The blue neutral and switched live are for the lamp, and I believed the two other wires (black and grey)...
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