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How useful are Yellow Pages?

It's the time of year when Yellow Pages are appearing on people's doorsteps all over the place - whether they want them or not. They are bigger and heavier than other kinds of directory advertising;...

Scoobmeister

Boiler & Pilot light

The pilot light does not light when the thermostat shows the heating should be on. Then mysteriously it may work 5 hours later. The heating is not set on a timer and is on permanently

Oleanda

Moving Shrubs

I have Aucuba, Skimmia and Cotoneater Horizontalis bushes that I want to move. When is the best time to do this?

yellowlab

Replacing faulty Heating timer

I have an Oil fired central heating system and it has a SMC timer which appears to be faulty. The timer is the old fashioned type whicjh has a 24 hour clock face with 2 on/off positions and either...

Pablo719

Ferroli Optima 701 - APS Venturi

Just wondered if anyone could describe where the venturi is that operates the APS? The boiler takes a little while to fire up following demand for hot water and I understand that it may be due to a...

gucciman

finding company information

is there any way of finding information on a company i.e. if they are making a profit or a loss and how much they pay their directors etc? ive looked at the companies house website and they charge a...

carndonagh

paint

can anyone tell me why new paint would start peeling of a new build house

stevie1time

just looking

stereophonics...been absolutely ages since i heard this tune.....great song..thought some of you may want to reminisce x

jigman1

cannon cooker faulty ignition.

I own a Cannon Cambridge double oven gas cooker and the ignition has stopped working. At first the fault was intermittent but now its not working at all .Has anyone had a similar problem and can...

jaspercarrot

boliers

how much would it cost to change a combi bolier how much would the labour be

gucciman

writing a book

i have an idea in my head for a childrens book along the lines of thomas the tank engine, budgie the helipcopter etc. i would need to get illustrations done as i can't draw to save my life. how do i...

scoobydooby

Bloomin Boiler

Had a leaking boiler last Sunday (from inside boiler). Called out our service providers and they replaced the water pressure switch on Thursday. Hot water has been running much slower since then and...

divlong

Vaillant boiler problem

We have a Vaillant combi-boiler coming up to 10 years old. The problem is that the boiler doesn't always fire when a hot tap or the shower is turned on. We have had an engineer out a couple of times...

elloras

The best temperature for your house?

My husband and I are constantly fighting about the heating in the house. I do feel colder than he does especially as he is from up North and me down South but he says that the heating is too high and...

andrea1

Ideal classic boiler, flue help

Hi all :-) i want to put a conservatory in my garden but i've been told my flue is too close. (i have a small house). I've been told it might be possible to add a pipe that takes the flue gas further...

Coldicote

Managing without mains gas

My modest home is 'all electric' with off-peak storage heaters. Power failures have happened occasionally but luckily they've been fairly brief. I do wonder whether to have gas connected and would it...

toby tobias

memory foam mattressess

Hi recently purchased a memory foam mattresse its very comfy but 1/2 inch too big does anyone have any ideas how to make it less and also makes us sweat a lot and views on this matter please.

foodluva

Am I being selfish?

Hi everyone! Please read my story below. I don't think I'm being selfish but my partner does. Who is right? My partner bought a car in December and has been complaining that the gears are problematic....

giggles321

Body Fat & Water Analysis Bathroom Scales KH5516

After following the instruction book, so when you weigh yourself it shows your body weight, muscle mass and body water percentage. After I have weighed myself it only comes up with my body weight and...

mortosm

Strange Noise from Back Boiler

For the first few minutes when my back boiler fires up I can hear an occasional 'sizzling' noise (like the noise a drop of water on a hot coal would make). This only happens for five or so minutes....

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