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  1. Whitespirit66

    Prices!!

    Sounds more like a house of cod.
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    Tristan mixer shower runs cold for a few seconds every two minutes

    Is there a light on the front to denote that the burner is lit? Does it go out when the shower runs cold? Also hold the hot water pipe under boiler whilst shower running. Can you feel the pipe cool then get hotter again?
  3. Whitespirit66

    Feel for this guy.

    Agree. Hoping he has good insurance. May be a while to get the water off, as it looks like it happened late or at night. Won't be popular if unable to isolate water to just that flat.
  4. Whitespirit66

    DIY Lagging Hot Water Cylinder With Asbestos

    Apparently, they would have helped her throat too.
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    DIY Lagging Hot Water Cylinder With Asbestos

    Found an interesting old book at my parent's house the other day. It's a 1940s DIY book covering all aspects of home and garden improvement, repair and maintenance called 'The Complete Hosehold Adviser'. Much of the advice is now completely obsolete and from another era. One section that would...
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  15. Whitespirit66

    magnaclean professional 2 leak problem

    Try a seal kit. They come with large seal for lid. http://www.adeyspares.co.uk/magnaclean-professional2-c3/magnaclean-professional2-micro2-professional2xp-seal-kit-p50
  16. Whitespirit66

    Flexi screwed on to iso valve

    As above, connecting the female end of a flexi straight onto an iso. valve isn't recommended. Whenever I have this situation, I use a tap tail adaptor. One end fits into the iso. valve, secured by an olive and compression nut. Other end has a thread, allowing the flexi to be screwed on...
  17. Whitespirit66

    what flux do you prefer?

    Prefer Crown or Leyland myself, Dicky. ;)
  18. Whitespirit66

    what flux do you prefer?

    Templers Telux Sometimes depends on the flux. Fluxes like Laco, Powerflow and Everflux are acidic and self-cleaning. You can get away without being too fussy about cleaning pipe and inside fitting. Templers, Yorkshire Traditional and Fluxite are grease based and less aggressive with copper and...
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    Worcester Greenstar pcb problem

    There's always a alternative to over priced spares from the manufactuer. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Worcester-text-display-87472081030-/281945024629?hash=item41a53ba875:g:1VUAAOSwKtVWzhX4
  20. Whitespirit66

    Capped Chimney - Rainwater Still Coming Down Into Fireplace

    This is following on from a topic I posted about the same problem - //www.diynot.com/diy/threads/which-cowl-will-be-best-for-chimney-shaped-like-this.452994/#post-3583614 Following advice given in other thread to stop water coming down chimney into fireplace in anything heavier than a...
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