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    Toilet seat - how do I remove this?

    Thank you - I will remove the screws and have a look to see what is behind them and then do as you suggest.
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    Toilet seat - how do I remove this?

    Can anyone tell me how to remove this type of toilet seat - it is top fixed as there is no access under the pan. The plastic "screws" on the side are removable but I still can't get the seat off.....has anyone got the same seat or know how to remove it? Many thanks!
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    Help! kitchen appliances causing RCD to trip

    Just an update - the problem was indeed the cooker. In the end I replaced the cooker and no further tripping problems!
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    Help! kitchen appliances causing RCD to trip

    Thank you all so much for your advice - much appreciated. I will post how I get on (and whether the cooker wires need insulating) once my electrician has had a look on Saturday...
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    Help! kitchen appliances causing RCD to trip

    Thank you - the kettle is plugged in to a socket away from the cooker. The kettle alone doesn't trip it. Any ideas why the 'cooker' circuit switch doesn't trip on the consumer unit but the blue one on it does - when it trips everything goes off downstairs rather than just in the kitchen.
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    Help! kitchen appliances causing RCD to trip

    I would be grateful for any advice on the following problem... I had the cooker on, then put the kettle on and the RCD tripped. It has just started happening, intermittently. It causes the switch to trip that is marked CPR80 and not the individual switch for the cooker which is marked CPB32...
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    After a powerflush - one rad not working

    Thanks for replying - I will check the pin (if I can get the thermostat valve head off!) and then shall I try bleeding the radiator - could it be air in the pipe? The plumber who did the power flush is on holiday so I cant get it sorted for a couple of weeks, hence I am willing to have a try...
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    After a powerflush - one rad not working

    I had hoped that the engineer would have tested the system after the power flush! The Honeywell thermostatic valve seems to be no different to any of the others on the other radiators apart from the fact that when you turn it to about number 4 you then press a green button to allow it to...
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    After a powerflush - one rad not working

    I had my central heating system power flushed 2 months ago. I have just switched on the central heating for the first time since and I have one radiator that will not heat up at all. The pipes don't even get hot. It has a thermostat valve on it - an "eco" one with a green button. Not sure if...
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    Adelphi boiler?

    Sadly the mystery will never be resolved because I didn't get to go back and take a photo of the "Adelphi" boiler as someone put a better offer in on the house and it got accepted! Anyway I have now found and had an offer accepted on another house which I am very pleased to say has what...
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    Adelphi boiler?

    Thank you Mickyg and Boilerman2 for replying. I am fairly sure the branding on the boiler was Adelphi rather than Alpha but I will be going back for another viewing on Saturday and I will take a photo and post it here!
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    Is there a secret code or handshake...

    I have found that people I have used from the Checkatrade site pretty much always show up for quotes, but I might just be lucky. I have also found that recommendations from estate agents lettings' departments for tradesmen have been good.
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    Adelphi boiler?

    Has anyone ever come across a make/name of boiler called "Adelphi"? I am house hunting and due to a very bad problem over a Halstead boiler some years ago I have learnt to check the make of boiler carefully - I have seen a lovely house but in the kitchen is a boiler marked "Adelphi. I have...
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    Electrical supply to boiler has failed

    The boyfriend has found a blown internal fuse in the boiler...so that seems to be the problem!
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    Electrical supply to boiler has failed

    Hi Spark Yes, my boyfriend has checked the RCD but the RCD had not tripped. He replaced the fuse in the spur unit / switch which had blown. Any thoughts? Do you think maybe the boiler itself could have been damaged? Thanks so much!!
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    Electrical supply to boiler has failed

    My other half has been replacing our kitchen tiles and he removed tiles surrounding the wall power supply switch next to the boiler. This switch is isolated to power only the boiler. As the switch was loosened from the wall the tile scraper touched the back of the switch and blew the fuse. Once...
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    vaillant Thermocompact refilling the system

    Hi Right, I'll try and talk you through what's on the bottom of my boiler as I think it may help but the silver key I have comes off so i think you need a "key" to turn the valve- it's a bit like a small radiator key and if you don't have one then try using a screwdriver - it should work and...
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    vaillant Thermocompact refilling the system

    Hi I'm not a plumber but I have the same boiler make and the same problem! I bled all the radiators this morning and the pressure went to zero and I had no heating although I had hot water. I have refilled the boiler by turning the silver key on the bottom. The filling loop thing should be...
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    Hanging heavy frames

    You could get some metal plasterboard redi drivers- they are on screwfix- under cavity fixings.
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    Help! No heat, but do have hot water.

    You are going to need a warm coat until you can get the gas back on. It could be worse...you could have night storage heaters!! Or no hot water as well... so at least you have a working immersion heater. Personally I'd go out and buy some little plug in electric heaters. Anyway why does...
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