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    CDA 6V6 Oven

    Hi, hoping someone can advise please. when I switch the oven on, the display comes on but before I can select a program, it shuts off and starts beeping. The clock also resets to 12.00. I think one of the elements is not working well but has been like that for month. Thinking it might be PCB but...
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    Flexible pipe on bath waste trap

    Hi, I am installing a bathroom for a customer and they have a solid stone bath. The base has a small void that allows it to be lowered onto battens and access is OK to connect waste. My issue is that i pre-plumbed in solvent weld and expected to connect up to the tee with supplied waste...
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    Waste pipe connection

    Hi, looking for some advice please. I am wanting to combine the sink and bath waste in a refit i am doing due to lack of room under floor and too many holes in joists! My 32mm sink waste comes down from the far side of the bathroom approximately 1900mm then i propose for it to enter the rear...
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    Sensory board

    Hi everyone, i am looking to make a wooden sensory board (or busy board) for my 1 year old grandson. I will be putting all the usual stuff on it like latches, handle, circuit breaker, light switch, bell etc. I am wondering what material i should use for the actual board? Would ply be ok and if...
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    Cracked paint prior to skimming

    Hi everybody, new to forum. Not a plasterer but work in property maintenance and do the odd patch job but sometimes prepare ready for guy to skim when needed. I have a problem at home. I am trying to get hall, stairs and landing decorated and getting skimmed first. The walls were painted years...
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    Prima LPR601 dishwasher fault

    Evening all! Can anybody please help? Prima LPR601. Green light (start) flashing continuously and not heating up. Suspect NTC or element but unsure how to decide which to purchase first! Also, 2 red lights are flashing alternatively to right of start button (unlike the Green leds, the Red...
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    Velux fitting

    Hi, I am fitting a 78 x 98 velux in a single storey extension. The tiles are 30mm thick flat ones. The building extends 4 metres out from the house. The height from the floor to the lowest point of roof (near gutter) is 2.7 metres. The height to the highest part (where flashing joins...
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    Grohe wireless pumped shower

    Hi, Called to a job where the above was fitted (type 36022). Customer having to usually lower shower hose to get water flowing and temperature fluctuating (lack of hot). Unit mounted in loft. Cold feed from 15mm tank connector at side of unit. Hot feed taken from horizontal take off on...
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    Internal wall - enlarging opening

    Hi, can anybody please advise? We went to enlarge an internal opening. The wall is breeze and has what looks like a Birtley Supergalv beam in. It is 1050mm wide spanning a standard doorway. The plasterboard has been removed to give an idea of size of opening. To the right of the 1st picture...
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    Hotpoint dishwasher not heating!

    Hi, can anybody please advise? My 1 year old hotpoint BC1450 dishwasher is no longer heating the water or drying. I bought it from a shop that went into liquidation so cannot get them out. I have removed the flow through heater and checked both terminals for continuity and it was ok. I then...
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    Tiling shower cubicle

    Hi, can anyone please advise? I have been asked to tile 2 shower cubicles. They are side by side (like toilet cubicles) and have been built in the empty roofspace of an industrial unit alongside a small gym for employee use at lunch times etc. They have been constructed of timber frame with...
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    Breathable or non-breathable membrane?

    Hi, My pitched roof is going to need a refurbishment soon and am wondering what is the best membrane to replace the old underfelt with, breathable or non-breathable. It is a tiled roof. Many thanks in advance, Gary.
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    Condensation

    Hi, Can anybody please advise? I have a customer who lives on the ground floor of a 2 storey house. The 2 bedrooms, both with external cavity walls are suffering from mould patches particularly behind the wardrobes. The DPC looked fine although not quite 6" above ground level. I have dug...
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    Programmer replacement

    Hi, Can anyone please advise? I have a very old system that i am trying to nurse through winter until we get an extension built and convert to a W/B combi boiler. At the moment, we have an old cast iron boiler (ideal i think) with a separate grundfos pump. The programmer is a Danfoss Randall...
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    Salamander pump problem

    Hi, Can anybody please advise? I have fitted a used Salamander negative head shower pump (ESP75CV). The pump was working fine in my relatives house prior to me getting it. Now, it wont turn off unless i switch it off at isolator switch! It is only serving 1 thermostatic bar shower and i...
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    Belling 930 Farmhose electric cooker

    Hi, can anyone please advise me? I have a Belling Farmhouse 930 range cooker that as gone on the blink. It needs 3 new energy regulators, The ones that were originally fitted are no longer available. The part No. is 31ER14MHT (Diamond H). The replacements i have got are Qualtex CS61. The...
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    Coffee machine.

    Hi, I am thinking about purchasing a CDA automatic coffee maker model CVC10. The display is showing 'WATER PRESSURE' Can anybody please offer some advice? Many thanks, Gary.
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    Hole in supporting wall.

    Hi, I want to fit my sky HD box into the wall. My tv is mounted on the wall which is a breeze block supporting wall backing on to the stairs. I want to make the slot approx' 125mm high x 500mm wide. The slot will go through the width of the breeze and into the understairs cupboard. I plan to...
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    Concrete floor repair

    Hi, Got a job lifting 7 metres of vinyl floor tiles in a newsagents and laying new down. Lifted a few random tiles and it appears to be a concrete base with approx' 3mm of screed on top. In some places, the screed will lift. What is the best way to repair this? I have access on a evening when...
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    Shower - poor flow!

    Hi, Can anybody please advise?? I went to look at a shower with the fault described as poor flow. The unit was a Aspen Whitewater concealed thermostatic shower valve. As the hose was leaking and the head in a poor state, i replaced these and tried it with no head on. The water both hot...
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