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Hi all, one wall (solid brick) connecting to my living room's window has developed a water damage. I have owned the flat for several years now and never experienced an issue until the latest down pours. As shown in the photo, damp patches can be seen that are indeed wet after heavy rain. It seems to...

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Hi all, I have a typical dual flush top button toilet with external cistern. For a while now, the toilet started for no obvious reason to continue flushing water after the regular flush. When the lid if off, I can clearly see that the water fills for quite a while so high that it flows into the over...

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Hi all, in my current bathroom, there is a gap between the vinyl planks of the floor and the wall tiles. I think the best compromise would be to put scotia against the wall to cover the gap. Unfortunately, the wall with the tiles doesn't run totally straight, but slightly wavy. I am worried that the...

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Hi all, as a normal non-pro DIY guy with some home projects and smaller renovations here and there, I have been quite happy with my Bosch PSB 650 RE Hammer Drill. Someone meant it really well with me and gave me for my birthday a cordless Bosch Universal Impact 18 Combi Drill. I definitely wouldn't ...

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Hello, I just had a new shower system installedl (new bath filler with shower outlet, sky shower on an external rail and a handset). Unfortunately, I didn't do my homework to match the mixer for our existing water pressure. As a result, the sky shower works, but just barely, the handpiece struggles ...

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Hello, heating up our radiators (Gas boiler) in our 2 bedroom flat has been a pain since we bought the flat 4yrs ago: It takes long to heat up, radiators have cool patches and it is impossible to get all of them properly warm at the same time so that a cold winter is just too much for it. The radiat...

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Hi all, when the button to flush my toilet didn't work that well anymore, I decided to have a look into the cistern. The lid didn't come off instantly so I did the straight forward stupid thing and put a bit more energy in it - the lid came off but burst into three parts. I now try to identify the t...

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Hello Erikmark, many thanks for your reply. I am not sure if I made my intention very clear, I don't want to tinker with the lamp-socket in any way myself (I don't think I am qualified enough). That was my learning from the last post I made in this forum. So I see two choices: 1. Figure out/ proof t...

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Hi all, I have build a simple shelf from planed soft-wood. It is just a frame with mitre joins and a couple of boards in between. As decoration I intend to put a picture frame on top, similar to this: https://cdn3.volusion.com/gnoyf.uqcmj/v/vspfiles/photos/WW-Ledge30silver-3.jpg?1457489818 The timbe...

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Hi all, I have posted month ago a question about how to make a lamp without earth cable safe (by adding one). The answer somewhat boiled down to getting a professional to do it, so that I don't end up electrocuted because of a sloppy job. Before I get an electrician in to fix it and pay more than th...

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Hi oldhenry, thanks for your reply. The reason why I am confused is that I am used to this type of lockshield valve: https://www.wonkeedonkeetools.co.uk/media/wysiwyg/RK-Radiator-keys-Richard/RK17/RK-17-3.jpg There you can see that the spindle looks different than mine. Just to be very clear before ...

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Hi all, we had last year a plumber in that replaced all of our radiator valves. Now that it is winter time, I started the heating and figured out that one radiator stays cold. Bleeding the radiators and checking the pressure didn't do the trick, so the last thing I can think of is that the lockshiel...

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Hi KBrownie, thanks for your answer. I am not sure if I expressed myself well. I do trust the recommendation of the qualified people around here. But I still do not understand the setup and how the wiring should be done. I would like to learn though. In very amateurish words: I have a lamp that expe...

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Many thanks for your helpful replies. As a last question, can you recommend a source to understand better how (and why) a ceiling rose that is "end of the loop" needs to be wired together?

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Many thanks for your reply. To avoid confusion, here are links to the pictures again:
ceiling rose:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5hJCFfDddTSd1UtcjdrZlNmNkU
cable of metal lamp:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5hJCFfDddTSc3RuQmdfN0czMWM

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Wall around window shows water damage - how to pin down issue?

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