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    Central Heating Problem - Fibreglass in the System

    Hi all, My heating stopped working on Friday so I called in British Gas as I have Home Care 400. The engineer seems to think that some fibre glass has made it's way into the system, via the storage tank in the loft. He tells me that this is somehow blocking up the system and that there's...
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    DIY carpet softening

    Not really a DIY disaster, but new carpets were the culmination of 4 months of DIY decorating and we were dead excited! Fitter arrived on his own as his partner had called in sick. No problems, though, it would just taken him a little longer. By mid-day, he wasn't even half way through. It...
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    Replacing pendant light with chrome light fitting

    Hi! Not sure if this is the right forum - I guess the question falls between lighting, plastering and decorating! If mods feel it misplaced, please feel free to relocate to a more appropriate forum. I'm looking to replace the existing pendant fittings in the bedrooms with fairly standard 3...
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    Jammed stop cock

    We have a low flow rate from the kitchen and outside taps. We thought perhaps the internal stop cock was not fully opened so went to check. The stop cock is completely jammed - no movement either way! Any advice on getting it unstuck? Have sprayed some WD40 into it, tapped with a hammer but...
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    Blind brackets, unknown metal and old filler

    Hi all! First up, I am the Frank Spencer of DIY. If it can go wrong, it will. Please bear with me and accept my apologies in advance for any misuse of terminology (or tools). So, we've just had the living room redecorated and the chap, against our wishes, has filled, sanded and painted...
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    Low cold water pressure after turing stop cock off then on

    Hi! First time on this site, so please be gentle! I've had a look through the FAQ and and not sure if item 17 covers this, as it seemed to be related to mixer taps only. Basically, I had a leaky tap in the kitchen. I turned off the cold water, at the stop cock, turned off the hot from...
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