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    2 gang switch

    Hi all, Great forum. I know similar has been posted but I haven't found this exact situation explained. I'm replacing a 1st floor 2 gang switch as one of the physical switches has snapped. The left hand switch controls the landing lights on floor 2. The right hand switch controls the landing...
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    Room thermostat swap

    Hi, A couple of years ago I swapped my old style room thermostat for a new digital one (Honeywell DT90E). It works very well and much more accurate than the old one. I now want to do exactly the same swap out at my mums house. She lives in the same style newish build house as me on the same...
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    Considering going to unvented system boiler

    Hello, I have just moved house, having a v powerful shower is an important factor for us. In the old house we had a vented gravity fed system (big water tank in loft) and I installed an Aqualisa Quartz Digital pumped shower (has processor / pump in loft which fed mixed thermostatic water down...
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    Correct material for blocking hole in house wall.

    Hi, I have replaced a 1st floor bathroom. The old toilet had an overflow pipe from the top of the cistern which went out through a hole in the house wall (hole went through cavity wall ie through inner blockwork then cavity and then through outer brick to the outside of the house). The new...
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    USG sheetrock / corner tape / filling compound etc.

    Hello, I've had a quick search / browse so hopefully I'm not duplicating too many previous questions. I'm pretty new to any DIY that requires knowledge of / removal / selection / purchasing / prepping plasterboard but am hoping to do a bathroom project which I know will involve installing...
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    Water tank drip problem (overflow?)

    Hi, my plumbing knowledge it pretty limited. I have a 10 year old Bryant home :roll: There is a water tank in the loft (cold I think) covered in plastic wrapping. Theres a long pipe (~3cm diameter) coming out of it which exits the house just under the guttering on the edge of the roof...
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    Skimming ceilings

    Hi, I am about to move into a 10 year old house and one thing I hate is the little swirls on the ceilings throughout. Not sure if this is strictly artex as the swirls are not really deep (perhaps only 3mm raised). I'd be very grateful if someone could tell me what my options are for getting...
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