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central heating pumps

What is the difference between a 5m head pump and a 6m head pump?

My central heating bolier turns on by itself even when the programmer says it is off. We have to turn the room thermastat right down to turn the boiler off. We have had a new programmer fitted, but as...

Pythia

Good electric shower?

Hi ABers. My shower's just died - can you recommend a good replacement - or one to avoid? Must be elec, decent water power and preferably one that's simple to operate as I can't see in the shower once...

Phillynn

Boiler sime 80 format

Had boiler for two tears, no longer giving hot water. Plumber has established problem is the divertion valve. To fit and buy this part he is charging ?400, he also said might as well get a new boiler...

Pixis spider

You aint seen me.....right!

*hiding behind a leaf*

hcockerill

Petrol into a diesel car

I have a golf and have just filled up a tank with petrol, the AA have towed me home, but there is no garage open to do anything about it. I have been told to syphone it out will cost about ?180. Any...

honnie

wiring a plug

can anybody tell me how to wire a english plug from a american plug (it is a american light plug ) and the wiers are just black

ctpar

Light fitting transformer burning

I bought a new light fitting for my living room, and the transformer in it started burning at the exit point of one of the wires. It is about 10 months old. Can anyone explain why?

curly1

External light

Can someone provide a wiring diagram to show wall switch wired in series in the live supply cable to allow manual overide controll to halogen light

forgetfultel

House plans

I've recently inherited my parent's house (3 bed mid-terrace built around 1960). There is a boiler (gas fired I think) in the kitchen which I have never known to be switched on, and there is no...

Lomax_UK

BT Voyager 205 lack of installation drivers "Ethernet Controller" etc.

I recently bought a BT Voyager 205 router, however it didn't have an installation CD with the drivers on it. When I installed the router manually my system found two unknown components "Ethernet...

decka

Problem with my shower

My shower has developed a problem. It will run for about a minute then stops. If i turn it off, wait a few seconds, and turn it back on it will run for a while and cut out again. Any suggestions? I...

joko

faulty oven

my oven has started shorting the power to the whole house, as soon as i turn it on. I have done a variety of minor electrical jobs around the house as well as a module about lighting rigs at college...

BetsyLou

Shoe polish/ carpet interface

Hi - does anyone know how to get shoe polish out of carpet? It's not a very nice carpet (rented house...), but still, i'd like to get rid of it. I was using one of those twist-up shoe cream...

secretsquiz

x factor

does anyone know the name of the bloke on sharon's panel with the multi-coloured beard? he walked past me in london on friday night and i'm trying to google an image of him, but i've no idea...

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