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    40 years ago - probably oil paint on woodwork - acrylic now?

    I have a bedroom that is being fully repainted - it is in a refurbished old cottage, and was painted about 40 years ago so I am assuming the paint would have been oil based. I have acrylic paint that near enough matches the existing woodwork paint. I see that I should 'rub down' the...
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    Honeywell 4043B ('Mains Off' open MV) - replacement head where?

    I have the MV in my system that controls the heating to the HW tank. A Dunsley Neutraliser blends the heat from the oil boiler and the wood stove back boiler and the MV stops the flow to the tank when it's hot enough. The valve has failed open and the HW is far too hot. The MV is a Honeywell...
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    Replacement cistern outlet valve query

    Quite a lot of years back I replaced the syphon type mechanism with the US style flapper valve from Screwfix. I believe these are now banned in the UK due to their proneness to leaking - and yes, mine has got to that stage. I'm seeing that I can get a Fluidmaster "cable dual flush valve" from...
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    CH Boiler has airlock

    Automatic air bleed valve - can I put one in a boiler housing? I should have foreseen this!! I'm 90+% through the replacement fitting of a new CH boiler - oil fired, external wall hung, 3 ft thick stone wall. So the water pipes put in 25 years ago aren't going to get changed! The problem...
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    Tiger loop position question

    I've had a look through the previous Tiger loop queries but can't find anything that addresses this. By coincidence one of the search finds was a guy doing the same as me - that is replacing an external Camray oil boiler with Grants equivalent, but his question was different. My problem is...
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    New oil boiler - condensate query

    I live in the sticks in Scotland and am at the point where the 25 year old Camray oil boiler has had 3 major rebuilds to its firebox and had better be replaced before we get any further into this winter. This a regular/non-system boiler which is hung externally on a north wall. My problem is...
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    Insulating under corrugated roofing.

    This question is for myself and a friend - we both have the same incipient problem. I'm building a new workshop - he's converting a double garage into a workshop. Both roofs are/will be corrugated and are both in the 5m x 3m general size. What's the best way to insulate please. Rob
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    New workshop roof

    I'm adding an wooden frame extension of 4m by 2.5m onto the back of my wooden garage for a workshop - height nominally 2.5m. What would my best options be for roofing material - the slope is in the order of 15 deg. On one hand I want to be warm when in there so that requires an insulated...
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    Hinged Curtain Rail

    Not sure if this is the right forum for this one - perhaps someone can advise ! One of my bedroom windows is in a 18 inch square sided recess - the house wall are 30 inches plus thick. We've tried a curtain pole on the room wall but we never really liked it and have been keeping our eyes...
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    HW Temperature for Venturi Showers

    I'm new here and found your website - good reading to begin with - when googling for info on venturi showers. I have an electric shower at the moment and have always wanted to upgrade to something with a bit more oomph. But I'm in a single storey house and have low HW head - a bare 2m to the...
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