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    Kitchen window leaking during heavy rainfall

    During recent heavy rainfall over the past two weeks or so, our internal kitchen window cill is filling with water on the inside via one of the upper double glazed window units. I would stress that this only happens during heavy rainfall and not during light showers. Looking at the outside...
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    Provision for a water meter

    I recently asked our water company to fit a water meter. When they came I was told (rightly) that they couldn't do the work as my garden tap was not connected to the house stop cock. They said I needed to find a contractor to re-route my garden tap supply into my garage in order that they could...
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    Dimplex storage heaters too warm

    I have a 3.4kW Dimplex storage heater in the lounge of a small (stone) terraced cottage. My problem is that even in this pretty cold weather the heater is much warmer than I would expect, especially given that the Temperature and Input controls are both set to minimum. As the cottage is empty at...
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    Cost savings by switching to GU10 LED lamps?

    We currently have quite a large number of Halogen GU10 50W mains lamps around the house, around 22 in total. My local supplier has shown me the new breed of GU10 LED (daylight) bulbs, which work out at around just over £15 each, although I have seen cheaper versions of what appear to be the same...
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    Acceptable location for gas storage bottles

    We are installing a Rangemaster dual fuel (LPG/electric) cooker in our new kitchen, but have been told by one fitter, that we should not locate the LPG gas bottles on the external wall of our kitchen. The intended site for the LPG bottles is on the external side of the kitchen wall, in a...
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    Cost of installing new range cooker

    Thanks kevindgas, I thought my gut instinct was right - I'll look elsewhere.
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    Cost of installing new range cooker

    Some advice if possible? We are scrapping an old oil-fired Stanley cooker in favour of a Rangemaster dual fuel cooker. I have contacted a local fitter who has quoted nearly £500 to install the new cooker. Given that the range is costing £1600, I thought £500 to fit some copper piping and...
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    Megaflo System Problems

    In my case I simply connected my garden hose to the outside wter tap, and with the tiger loop connector on the other, I connected the tiger loop to the PRV (mine was right next to the pressure gauge, and then filled the system until the pressure gauge registered 1 bar. As I said in my answer...
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    Megaflo System Problems

    I'm no expert but I had a pair of Megaflows in our last house, and I would guess that your system needs re-filling. I used to fill mine to a pressure of 1 bar when the system was cold. Be careful not to over pressurise or you may unseat the PRV which could then start to drip. Then shut off...
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    Best boiler

    I have read the sticky notes re best boiler and the one my plumber has recommended is not listed anywhere - so that could be good or bad news! So my question is simply what is the general opinion of Warmflow boilers please, my own preference was to go for a Grant - any advice as to which of...
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    how many of these do you remember?

    15 - the only one we didn't have was the tin bath - couldn't afford it !!!!
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    New electric heating for small terraced house

    Shropshire is a very rural county - no gas to be had for miles around guys, only Calor or LPG. Currently its an all electric property, small rooms, open fire in the lounge. We are thinking of installing a wood burner in the lounge, and looking at the Dimplex Duoheat for the upstairs rooms...
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    New electric heating for small terraced house

    We have recently bought a small end of terrace cottage in rural Shropshire. All room sizes are small, and I have been considering Dimplex DuoHeat electric radiators as the means to heat the property. This system employs an Economy 10 meter which uses 3 bands of off-peak electricity and two...
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    Controlling low voltage garden lighting

    Thanks Taylortwocities - very helpful
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    Controlling low voltage garden lighting

    Thanks Taylortwocities, I guess you just parallel the two load outputs together and the first PIR to see motion will trigger? The wireless PIR is a nice idea but a little on the expensive side! Thanks for your advice
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    Stanley Range cooker

    We recently moved home and are now confronted by a large (Green) Stanley Range in our kitchen, approx 12 years in age! We would very much like to change it for something a little more flexible i.e. with a grill and indivdually controlled burners. I am just curious to know if there is...
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    Controlling low voltage garden lighting

    Hi, I want to install half a dozen low voltage (12V) lamps beside our newly laid garden path. I really would like to use a PIR sensor to detect people coming down the path. I know how this is done when using mains lighting, but I am not sure if a standard PIR would be able to handle the...
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    Mira Event shower too hot

    Thanks for that - I checked the filters and the cold supply was pretty well blocked with crud, but there was a lot of black carbon dust insdie the casing, I guess from the motor brushes wearing out, so given its age I decided to scrap it and install a new one! Thanks for the advice
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    Mira Event shower too hot

    Hi - we moved home about four weeks ago but we find our Mira Event shower (approx 12 yrs old) is uncomfotablly hot on the lowest temperature setting. Two questions, (1) how do I remove the front cover, I can't see any screws or obvious points of entry, and (2) what would the pro's recommend...
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    Megaflow - thermostat hot water problem

    Is the main relief valve dripping or discharging water via the external vent pipe? Have you tried re-generating the air gap?
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