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    Wobbling Stand Alone Tap

    The plumber has been today and after much head scratching he fitted what I thought was a straight forward stand alone tap for the bath. However the tap sways all over the place and spins around when trying to operate the tap... He said it's just one of those things and all these stand alone...
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    Replacing my old NTE5 (6 into 4 doesn't go ...or does it?)

    Hello, Finally got around to replacing my mystery box which you lot correctly identified as an NTE5. However....I pulled them apart and there's not as many terminals for my extensions in the new box as there was in the old. I've posted a pic to show what I mean. I was hoping they'd be...
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    Painting wood panels...it's [b]not[/b] going well !

    Hi My hallway, stairs and landing are covered in wood panelling. It had been painted a really dark colour so I decided to strip the lot. I've spent weeks and weeks burning off the old paint... I've spent weeks and weeks sanding every surface... I knotted the knots, and filled the gaps...
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    TRV's wont fit

    I've bought a load of TRVs for my radiators (bl**dy fuel bills are killing me) The pipes are 15mm but the connection on the radiator is 1/2". Not a problem with the normal screw down Valves but the TRVs are 15mm all over. Looked at screwfix but they don't seem to make them the way I need...
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    mystery box?

    Decorating the hall and came across this (obviously phone related) What's it called & where can I get a new one? Thanks in advance :) . [/img]
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    Flat Felt Roof repair kits?

    I have a flat felt roof above the garage attached to the side of the house. There are a number of bumps and blisters. However there is an approximate 9" tear in one area where a blister has split and some alien life form/fungus was protruding. I've cleared that away and i'm left with damp...
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    Moving sockets up wall, but exsisting cable not long enough!

    I have a 1930's house...my sockets are currently located in the skirting board (rather difficult to plug things in). I'm laying new flooring and skirting and I want to move the sockets a bit further up the wall at the same time. I've tried pulling the ring cable through a bit but there's not...
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