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Hi - I have moved into a place that is partially rendered on the outside front wall. It looks like once upon a time some of the render came loose in a few patches of varying sizes (from about a 50p size to a few inches across). The previous owners repainted the render without filling the missing pat...

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Hi - I have moved into a place that is partially rendered on the outside front wall. It looks like once upon a time some of the render came loose in a few patches of varying sizes (from about a 50p size to a few inches across). The previous owners repainted the render without filling the missing pat...

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My friend has phoned me with a problem that has me stumped (but then I don't know much about electrics). She lives in an older Victorian house that still has a fuse box with the ceramic cartridges that use fuse wire. All of her downstairs lights and sockets are apparently on one circuit. In the past...

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Hi, You guys have helped me a couple of times now so that I have been able to do simple plumbing jobs myself, and I'm hoping you can do it again. The ballcock in my loft cold water tank needs changing - when filling the tank the old one sometimes makes a terrible vibration noise that echoes through ...

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Thanks htg. It is perfect, but for some reason Screwfix require a minimum Â£100 order for products in that range, and I don't need any other bathroom stuff. D'oh! I suppose I can contact Screwfix and see what they say, as they have been very accommodating in the past. Cheers - you guys at DIY Doctor...

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Hi My downstairs loo has an older style toilet where the cistern is mounted on the wall and connected to the pan via a curved pipe. Unfortunately the existing cistern is an ugly plastic slimline model and I would very much like to replace it with a simple ceramic one instead (I know I could replace ...

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Hi Last year I purchased a bath mixer from Screwfix: m and now the cold tap will not turn. I understand that the valve will need to be replaced but I don't know what size/type I am looking for. I realise that I could remove the old valve and take it to a plumbing supply shop for a match, but it woul...

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Hi I am replacing my faulty toilet filler valve with a new Torbeck one. It's a very easy job, except I have one query - the instructions say the correct water pressure must be maintained using a restrictor if necessary. It then says if the pressure is below 1 bar there should be no restrictor, but I...

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Sorry, that link in the above post should be:

http://www.awin1.com/pclick.php?p=20357 ... 071&m=1228

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Thanks everyone. I think I have ruled out most simple causes like a kinked hose or service valves not fully on. The hoses supplied with my monobloc tap are very small bore and I was concerned when installing, but my wife just likes that damn sprayer so much!! In any event I guess I will go ahead and...

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I have just the same problem and was going to start a new thread - glad I read down the list first! My kitchen tap is a monobloc type with an integral sprayer (the spray unit pulls out on a hose from the main spout) purchased from Argos so I assumed it was OK for UK plumbing. Hot water pressure (gra...

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Patching render on painted exterior wall

Fixing spots where outside render has fallen off

Changed fuse but some lights still won't work

Next dumb question - changing ballcock in loft tank

Buying new toilet cistern

What type of valve?

Flow restrictor for toilet filling valve

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