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by tiptoe
Fri Aug 13, 2010 6:11 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: immersion heater thermostats
Replies: 3
Views: 9313

immersion heater thermostats

Could anyone out there please tell me if there are any regulations that cover the temperature tolerances of immersion heater thermostats. We do not understand why there don't seem to be any rules as to their accuracy, or any labeling on the products as to the temperature range one is expected to acc...
by tiptoe
Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:53 am
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: This paint stinks!!!!
Replies: 392
Views: 470269

Hello again The latest in the saga is that the Crown Rep came to see us again and with him came someone from Crown's technical department. We still had a bit of a smell but it was fading and it was more like a sour smell than the original stink bomb smell. We assumed that it was the sealant that was...
by tiptoe
Sat Mar 13, 2010 3:18 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: This paint stinks!!!!
Replies: 392
Views: 470269

Hello again Thought we should bring you up to date with our smelly paint problem. We took the advice from Crown which was to have all the offending walls painted over with the Alkali Resistant Sealant, and which we were warned would smell dreadful until it dried. It smelled so bad we had to sleep in...
by tiptoe
Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:19 am
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: This paint stinks!!!!
Replies: 392
Views: 470269

Dear DIY Doctor, Thank you for your efforts on our behalf, we have also been busy trying to get to the bottom of this problem and we feel as though we have had some success. We did receive a visit from a Crown representative, nice guy and very concerned who took our tins of paint away with him for t...
by tiptoe
Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:18 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: This paint stinks!!!!
Replies: 392
Views: 470269

This paint stinks!

Information for everyone with the smelly Crown emulsion problem...there is only one permanent answer. Paint over the offending walls with ALKALINE RESISTANT SEALER. This stops the smell after a couple of days and then you repaint with a paint of your choice!!!
by tiptoe
Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:40 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: This paint stinks!!!!
Replies: 392
Views: 470269

This paint stinks

We have had professional decorators in painting two bathrooms and a corridor. The work was finished two weeks ago. The paint used is Crown Matt Vinyl Emulsion (Trade). The entire painted area stinks. We have thought of all the usual suspects. Drains, dead animals, leaks, can't be gas because we are ...
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