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    Electric element or Gas CH in Towel Rail?

    Anyone any idea please?
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    Electric element or Gas CH in Towel Rail?

    Assuming that the rest of the Central Heating is isolated and off, and the gas boiler would only run water through a bathroom towel rail, is that more cost effective than adding an electric element to the towel rail for Summer time usage? Or is the electric element better value? Not using the...
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    RCD protection of Partition cable

    mmmm. Ok thanks guys. I didn't check his credentials - perhaps I ought to then. He was someone I got from a local advertisement. He said he had to go to USA to see some relative or other. I will get someone else then, to have a second opinion. Thanks again
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    RCD protection of Partition cable

    Hi - about to have some wiring done and was just contemplating how it will be done and what it will look like afterwards. Part of it will be a ring extended along the length (inside) of a new partition wall being built to a double socket, and the back again to continue the ring. Mention was...
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    Erbauer 18v combi drill problem

    Bought bundle in case from Screwfix about 3 to 5 years ago (I think - a while ago anyway). usage was intermittent - just DIY stuff as and when required. Batteries would be in a semi-charged state when stored (ie, however last used left them). Will fetch them into the heat and see...
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    Erbauer 18v combi drill problem

    Thanks for that - yes, cheap stuff normally doesn't last as long as good quality items, but I would have hoped for a longer life of both batteries. I suppose what I need is someone nearby (Bedford) with same charger that is known to work - then I can see if that will charge my batteries. If...
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    Erbauer 18v combi drill problem

    Hi I have had this drill for a few years now and it really has been a good buy. However, both the batteries it came with are now flat and the charger will not charge them (green light only, comes on - no red charge light). I am of the opinion that it must be the charger that is faulty...
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    Combined hot cylinder queries

    :) Ok, thanks guys - I understand now. One last thing, the filled weight of such a unit will not be more than say a normal hot water cylinder of 1.5 metres height will it?
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    Combined hot cylinder queries

    Hi I am considering a combination unit from Newark (NEW49 or NEW50), but my questions are relevant to any make I believe... (1) If you leave the hot tap fully open indefinitely (filling a bath maybe), will the cold tank refill the hot cylinder fast enough so that it does not become empty...
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    upvc door lock - digital replacement

    Hi there. Have a upvc door with ordinary cylinder type lock - works fine but I would like to replace it with a digital lock (preferably mechanical) so I'm not locked out if I forget my key. Is there one that will simply replace the cylinder on the door, keeping all the existing locking...
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    Integrated Tumble Dryer

    Has anybody out there actually fitted an integrated tumble dryer? Anybody vented it to the side? :)
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    Integrated Tumble Dryer

    Thanks jj. Yes I did look at that link and looks like an adapter can take the round exit in a 90 degree bend to a rectangle instead - probably then stiff tube to exit through wall. But will it fit and do that? I would rather know for sure from someone who has done it before I order the...
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    Integrated Tumble Dryer

    Thanks jj, but I don't know. I need an answer from someone who has fitted something like that to the rear of an integrated dryer to tell me whether it fits or not. There is only 600mm depth total to play with and I guess the bend behind the dryer would take up a lot (100mm?) - if the unit is...
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    Integrated Tumble Dryer

    Does anyone know of an integrated tumble dryer that vents to the side ? Where I want to fit one does not have an outside wall behind - it is to the left. There is room for the pipe to go along the edge of the last fitted cupboard and out of the wall to the side. Or is there an adapter that...
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    Who uses rubber?

    Ok Top - ta. BAL Tile and Grout ok?
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    Gully Grate

    It's the size that matters (or so my wife says :wink: )
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    Gully Grate

    The grate in my kitchen gully is metal, round and seems to be 7" diameter (holding tape measure above it without removal). Is that normal? All the replacement ones I have seen say 6". I want to get one that a hole can be cut in to allow my waste disposal unit to discharge below it.
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    Who uses rubber?

    Ok, just got the last tile off and scraped as much rubber as I can from the walls. There are a few digs and holes in the plaster that I will have to fill before retiling but then I expected that. The well bonded tiles were up to about half way round the 'U' and the SDS was needed in a few...
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    Who uses rubber?

    Fantastic Top. yes quite an old house - ex council too. Don't know who put the tiles up but I think it was after it was bought from the council. The tiles are between the top and bottom kitchen units above the worktop. Good that I don't have to remove it all first then. I will prep it before...
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    Who uses rubber?

    Just been removing some tiles in the kitchen. They are stuck on with what looks like rubber (bitumen?). Is that a normal thing? I have only ever used tile adhesive that looks like grout (sometimes one of the same). Why would liquid rubber be used? the same walls also have wallpaper on and...
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