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    Loss of DTV

    Hi, I have recently lost digital tv signals from all my tvs. I have about five tvs which get digital tv through a roof aerial and booster. None of the tvs are getting a signal. Is this likely the booster has gone? I have had it about ten years.
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    Syntesi 25e pouring water

    Hi I have had problems with my syntesi losing pressure for a long time. I used to have it serviced by BGas but it hasn't been done for a couple of years. However I still had problems when they serviced the boiler. Anyhoo, when I run a bath and had the heating on the boiler would switch off...
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    Large Gap Around Bath

    Hi I have had a problem with a leaking seal around a bath. The walls are obviously not true as I have a large gap in one corner and hardly a gap in other places. Is there something I can use before sealing to reduce the gap or give a footing to the sealant?
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    Boss Therme BR1 Thermostat

    Hi I know that there have been posts about this particular thermostat but I have not found anything which tells me how to put the boiler back to manual. I have been having problems with the thermostat and the consensus seems to buy a replacement. I don't want to buy another one to have the...
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    Sliding doors

    Hi Reg The sliding gear is top of doors. I papered the doors and I think this caused the bowing with wet paste. The screws holding the gear wheels seem ok but anything else screwed into MDF and the screws seems to lose it's grip with use like handles etc. At the moment doors are...
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    Cold house

    Hi I have a 3 bedroom semi detached with ewraparound extension. The house is always cold. I have had the heating on most of today but the room thermostat has not risen above 13 degrees. We have a large radiator in the extension room and a small radiator in the new kitchen. The rest of...
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    Sliding doors

    Hi Looking for some advice. During construction of an extension I gained a large cupboard space which I put sliding doors on. The doors are rather large and I used 18mm MDF. The problem is that the doors are bowed and MDF does not hold the scrwes secuerely. They are also very heavy and...
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    plastering round replacement window

    Hi I have been left with a new smaller window installed but the plasterwork round window is not completed. There are gap of 2 inches which are very deep. I have heard of people packing gaps with newspaper before plastering over them. Is this the correct way and if so should the paper be wet...
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    Fitting shoe to downpipe

    Hi Thanks for replies. I think I'll go with the screw idea as this makes sense.
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    Fitting shoe to downpipe

    Hi This may sound dumb but when fitting a shoe to a downpipe is it just a push fit or should it be glued? If glued is there a special glue for this?
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    Blakely bead

    Can anyone tell me what a blakely bead is in roofing ?
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    sliding doors

    I am using Hendersons door gear.
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    internet explorer 8 error messages

    Hi I have just reinstalled google toolbar and it seems to have sorted the problem. THanks
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    internet explorer 8 error messages

    Hi When I try to type a search in my google toolbar I keep getting error message after each keystroke and the cursor goes to the beginning of the search box. Therefore to type DIY in the box takes about nine keystrokes. Any ideas?
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    replacing cable on garden tools

    Hi I have various garden tools which all have two core orange flex. I also have a length of this flex which I use to connect to my extension cable. I find that I spend a great deal of time unwinding and unkinking this flex before and after cutting the grass, hedge or strimming. My...
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    sliding doors

    Hi Wonder if anyone can help? I have a built in cupboard with sliding doors. I used 18mm MDF and the doors are approx. 6X4ft. I wallpapered the doors to give them a better look but I find that they are warping. I also think they have dropped. I suspect this is because the screws are not...
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    B&Q Cherry Shaker doors

    I bought a kitchen three years ago from B&Q. They did not tell me at the time it was the end of a promotion they were doing. As a result I have a damaged door which I can not get a replacement for. I have asked B&Q for help but no luck so far. They do a bathroom cabinet in the same style so must...
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    Laminate flooring in Kitchen

    Hi I am going to lay slate tile style laminate flooring in my kitchen and wonder if I should lay this under the washing machine. The machine is quite heavy and akward to "walk2 out of the space it is in. I am wondering if the vibration of the machine would move the laminate boards apart. Do...
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    leaking radiator

    Yes I have removed the valve and I haven't tried loctite 55. I have used PTFE tape. I will try the loctite and see how I get on.
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    leaking radiator

    Hi I have a leaking radiator. This is a radiator which was purchased and fitted by cowboy builders. I don't know what the quality is like. At first it was leaking at the pipe, so I put tape round it and stopped that leak. It is now leaking from the bottom of the radiator where the valve is...
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