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    Help needed restoring wardrobe

    I have a acquired an old retro Austin suite wardrobe which is lovely but needs a bit of TLC. It has some scratch marks on it (see pic) and some marks which have taken the veneer off. I'm not sure what wood it is, possibly teak with varnish over it. What is the best way to remove the...
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    ball cock in cold water tank upside down!

    guy who fitted our bathroom is coming on friday to sort it out but like i say he says he hasnt touched it. seems odd that before we had bathroom done we had no problem with hot water and now it runs out. so at the moment im having to refill the water tank by lifting the ball cock which gives...
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    ball cock in cold water tank upside down!

    we recently had a new bathroom fitted, since then the hot water from the taps in bathroom/ kitchen keeps running out. i had a look at the cold water tank in the airing cupboard and the water level was really low so i thought i would try and fill it up again, but the ball cock was hanging in mid...
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    LED Down Lighters - Advice Please

    cheers for the info - re the link posted by the victorian, do these lights on the website including everything i.e bulbs etc?? are they ready to install?
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    LED Down Lighters - Advice Please

    I want to put some LED down lighters in my bathroom and just wondered if anyone could recommend anywhere to buy them from as Ive never bough them before. Also how much typically do they cost and what sort of area does one light cover? Cheers,
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    New bathroom taps - not sure what 'bar' i need

    We are having our bathroom done shortly and are on the look out for some new taps, but i'm a bit unsure on the whole pressure thing. I have read that for every metre that the taps are below the water tank this provides 0.1 bar of pressure. however we have a water tank in the airing cupboard...
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    heated towel rail valves

    i am planning on replacing a radiator with a HTR. However the existing pipes that come up through the floorboards are only about 8mm dia. all of the valves i have seen are 15mm. any advice on how i go about installing it? thanks
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    Tiling around a shower unit

    We have a mira shower currently attached to a mosaic tiled wall. We are having the bathroom re tiled and I just wondered the best way of tiling around the shower unit. Is it best to remove all tiles behind the shower unit and re tile behind it or is it best to remove all tiles up to the shower...
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    blown light circuit

    Our lights went off last night, there was like a popping sound which sounded like it came from the halogen bulbs in the kitchen now none of the lights work in the whole house. we have really old fuse boxes under the stairs and after the lights blew one of them had turned itself off. i checked...
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    disconnecting a burglar alarm, help please

    I have a burglar alarm which I wish to diconnect, however every time i try to tamper with it, it goes off. The noise comes from the siren on the stairs and not from the box on the house outside. How can I disconnect it for good? Thanks in advance
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    Water dripping - toilet waste pipe

    i have noticed recently that there is water dripping (not an excessive amount) from between the toilet pan waste outlet and the waste extension pipe. the toilet has been in place for about 2 years and has only just started happening. any ideas what the problem could be?
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    Noisy pipes when cold water tap is running

    the noise seems to be coming from the toilet cistern though, very weird and annoying
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    Noisy pipes when cold water tap is running

    whenever i run the cold tap in the kitchen and bathroom, the pipes make a really strange noise which is difficult to explain. i can stop the noise by flushing the toilet or running the taps really powerfully. i have been told it might be air stuck in the pipe but i am not sure. any advice...
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    How to reset a Micron Boiler

    the fan is not running on the boiler, when i turn it on there is nothing there, however the pump etc in the airing cupboard is working as i can hear it. i have a British gas engineer coming to look at it and we have the homecare cover so hopefully that will cover it
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    central heating pressure

    turned off the stop cock under the sink, will post pics of the cylinder tomoro for you to take a look at
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    central heating pressure

    there is only one tank in the loft and it has water in it i thought you meant to check the hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard
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    central heating pressure

    how can you check if it has water in it? is there a way of looking inside it?
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    central heating pressure

    it is an open vented system i took a radiator off and drained the system, since i turned the water back on the boiler does not work inside the airing cupboard where the hot water cylinder is housed is making noises as it normally does when working correctly, pump also appears to be working...
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    central heating pressure

    thanks for your help, however i have already tried turning the knob to zero and re firing the boiler and it still would not work
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    central heating pressure

    it appears i am on an open vented system there is one tank in the loft with cold water and a tank in the airing cupboard. the reset light is shining solid green on the boiler, i am trying to figure out why. i took a radiator off recently and drained the system, since then the boiler...
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