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    How to bleed this new radiator..normal key wont work?

    Hi all, Set off to bleed all the radiators today at home and managed all except 1. Its about a year old and iv never bled it before. A local plumber fitted it for me as part of other work. The bleed valve goes off at aroud 30 degrees at the top right hand side towards the wall. A normal...
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    mixer basin tap with only 1 feed?

    Hey all, Have a new wall hung basin in a part of our house that it was a MAJOR problem to get a hot and cold feed to it...and so we have just tapped into a cold feed..never gets used so it wil be fine. Anyway.... After a nice tap for the basin and was wondering if its ok to use the...
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    Concealed cistern + dual flush help please?

    Hi all, Have bought and installed the compact concealed cistern from Victoria Plumb which comes with a 6l or 3l dual flush button push connected on a wire.. Just after some help setting it up...on the syphon in the cistern that the button connects to there is 2 things to set..one is marks...
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    Concealed Cistern Flush Handle Lengths?

    Hey all, Im needing to buy a concealed toilet cistern...was planning to just fit it directly to the wall with no frame. Then boxed in with a shelf above it etc.. My question is whats the maximum length you can get the flush handle/button i.e how long can you get the rod/wire away from the...
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    Sky HD aeriel cable broken problem..help??

    Hi all, The aeriel cable going from the sky wallplate to the skybox has been pulled and caused the cable to snap actually back in the wall behind the plastic faceplate. Have removed the faceplate and hacked out plaster abit so that i can attach it to the faceplate thats loose again just to...
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    smeg cooker and burning smell?

    Hi there, We have a smeg freestanding fan oven and hob. Yesterday when i turned it on there is a strong burning smell and again today. Similar smell to the 1st time you use it, or burning cleaning products. The smell seems to be coming fromdown the back of the cooker against the wall...
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    Carpet underlay on stairs query?

    Hi all, cant seem to find a definate answer to my question, My main stairs are i think concrete, or possibly old stone with a levelling compound on, not 100% but id say its concrete...old house. Each stair has a bullnose front edge protruding out maybe an inch and then an inch down and back...
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    Utility Room Unit Help?

    Hi all, Not sure where to post this query as not 100% what i need, feel free to move it if needs be.. Havng just knocked through and renovated my utility room im now looking for a unit but not sure where to got to get it or what i should even use..probably really simple answer :roll...
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    Rolling back and relaying carpet?

    Hi there, I need to roll back the carpet in my front room on 3 of the sides of the room to run some cables along the inside of the gripper strips. Im worried that when i go to put it back it will be slack or not fit...do i need to borrow a knee kicker to stretch it onto the grippers again...
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    custom exterior door?

    Hi there, Can anybody advise me where i should go for a small size custom built wood exterior door. im in north east england. Should i go to a joiners? Online? Somewhere else? preferably the cheapest! Advise welcome, thanks
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    Unusual exterior door sizes...help?

    Hi there, Urgently needing to get a new back door. The frame is in good condition and the door is only needing changing for the sake of looking nicer than the horrible thing thats in now. Its an old house and so nothing is straight,even,level etc..however the frame and door are, but are...
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    Changing glass types in Double Glazing Unit?

    Hi there, After converting a bathroom and another room into one and changing it all round, im now left with a double glazed window on one side which needs to be changed hopefully from frosted glass to clear glass... My question is (and sorry if its daft, never done windows in all my time...
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    Finishing decking help please

    Hi there, Have just finished building a fairly large deck which i am very happy with and am told by others is a great success :lol: I now would like to know how best to finish the deck in regards to cleaning/sealing etc. The wood used itself is all ready pressure treated and all cut...
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    Making safe ceiling spotlights?

    I am currently removing and replacing the ceiling due to water damage(aswell as rearranging the room generally) in our back extension which needs some modernising. In the centre of the room is an old looking spotlight (2 turnable lights mounted on 1 circular plate. sorry with the bad...
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    Shower enclosure..help please please!!

    Hi all sorry if this is long but please will somebody help..you have before..and im so confused!! :shock: We would like to install a shower somewhere in the house.The 2 choices are an enclosure in a small cloakroom downstairs (that can be extended easily to allow it) or an above the bath unit...
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    help with stairs..please!!

    Hello all... we currently are renovating our entire house and the next area is the hall stairs and landing. The floors and stairs are all currently bear i.e floorboards. We want to carpet the stairs and landing but have tiles in the hallway. My question is do we need to lay the tiles 1st or...
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    Combi filler problem...please help?

    Hi there i hope somebody can help me out! I have a Saunier Duval Therma Classic F24e combi boiler which pressure had dropped below 0.5bar when this morning and therefore the heating will not work. Power is all still working and we still have hot water but no heating. I know that to top the...
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    Carpet/tiles query ??

    Hi all after good advice last time thought i would try again, After recently ripping out and redoing most of my hall/stairs/landing i now have only the flooring to solve. My query is this.... We want to have the stairs and the landing carpeted but the hallway is to be done in stone tiles...
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    Sealing stone floor

    I have just installed a brand new kitchen in my home and have got quite a large amount of travertine stone floor slabs coming for the floor. I have no problems in laying them as i used to work as a pavior ( similar type of job) but my question is on the best way to SEAL the stone? ( to stop bad...
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    Which plaster to use?

    Hi guys, just about ready to plaster my stairs and landing in my 1900 end terrace. The walls are a mixture of stone/brick one side and all brick on the other, is it better to use browning or bonding or what for the base coat? Also as the right hand wall is the external wall of the house do i...
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