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| Author: | Bamba [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 12:47 ] |
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Jem wrote: Mine went bang with a loud flash on first use Title of your etc... |
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| Author: | Cras [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 12:55 ] |
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“Fun”Sally wrote: Lonewolves wrote: Now I'm washing dishes in the sink like some kind of animal. You say that, but I’ve not actually seen any evidence of it Brutal |
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 13:06 ] |
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Jem wrote: Mine went bang with a loud flash on first use so needs some TLC when you're done, Dave. Did you let Joans near it? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 14:10 ] |
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“Fun”Sally wrote: Lonewolves wrote: Now I'm washing dishes in the sink like some kind of animal. You say that, but I’ve not actually seen any evidence of it Giphy "911": https://media3.giphy.com/media/xTiTnynF4vavJmXmRG/giphy-loop.mp4 |
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| Author: | Jem [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 14:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY? GTFO! |
Jem wrote: Mine went bang with a loud flash on first use so needs some TLC when you're done, Dave. I'm not sure what a loud flash is. I must have been tired this morning. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 14:39 ] |
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Jem wrote: Jem wrote: Mine went bang with a loud flash on first use so needs some TLC when you're done, Dave. I'm not sure what a loud flash is. I must have been tired this morning. It's when the fireball has a paisley pattern |
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| Author: | Cras [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 14:59 ] |
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DavPaz wrote: Jem wrote: Jem wrote: Mine went bang with a loud flash on first use so needs some TLC when you're done, Dave. I'm not sure what a loud flash is. I must have been tired this morning. It's when the fireball has a paisley pattern Or the beige mac has a paisley lining |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 15:18 ] |
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Cras wrote: DavPaz wrote: Jem wrote: Jem wrote: Mine went bang with a loud flash on first use so needs some TLC when you're done, Dave. I'm not sure what a loud flash is. I must have been tired this morning. It's when the fireball has a paisley pattern Or the beige mac has a paisley lining It was a burberry. |
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| Author: | asfish [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 16:12 ] |
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Lonewolves wrote: In other news, our dishwasher has died. Now I'm washing dishes in the sink like some kind of animal. When mine came out as part of the new kitchen work, they found the hot and cold pipes were connected the wrong way around, Currys Team KnowHow at their finest. 
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| Author: | Trooper [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 16:18 ] |
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How old was your dishwasher? They are all single feed only these days I think, and designed to be cold water fed. |
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| Author: | asfish [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 16:29 ] |
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Trooper wrote: How old was your dishwasher? They are all single feed only these days I think and designed to be cold water fed. Not that old maybe 5 years, it was bought new by us. We are using it in the new kitchen as its fine, I will ask my kitchen guy about the single feed as he was the one who told me about the crossed pipes. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 16:37 ] |
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You can hot feed them, but that just makes them more expensive to run, as I understand it. I suspect that is what he meant, that it was using hot feed rather than cold feed. |
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| Author: | DBSnappa [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:41 ] |
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This happens all the time when contractors use general builders to do plumbing and not plumbers. I can do general plumbing but I’ve had guys working for me who have swapped the hot and cold feed to mixer taps and asked if it’s ok to leave it. It isn’t, ever, IMO |
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| Author: | Cras [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:44 ] |
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I had a question on this. I'm looking to replace a cooker, add a dishwasher, and turn a washing machine into a washer/dryer. All in the same place they are now, sort of. I'm assuming that lot is beyond the scope of the installers that turn up with appliances, who should I be looking to get to connect this stuff up? |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:55 ] |
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Is the cooker gas? If so you'll need a corgi registered dude. Washing machine into washer dryer should be just pull out the old one, put in the new one. That's an appliance installer job. Add dishwasher could be easy, could be tricky, depends if you already have the plumbing for it and the space ready for it to go in. If you need to remove a cabinet and put in plumbing, that will be beyond the appliance installer guys, I think. They just do swaps of already installed kit really. |
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| Author: | markg [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:58 ] |
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You'll need an appropriately qualified plumber and an electrician I'd have thought. Perhaps speak to a kitchen fitting firm, might be simpler. |
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 11:02 ] |
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Cras wrote: I had a question on this. I'm looking to replace a cooker, add a dishwasher, and turn a washing machine into a washer/dryer. All in the same place they are now, sort of. I'm assuming that lot is beyond the scope of the installers that turn up with appliances, who should I be looking to get to connect this stuff up? Over the past couple of months, I've had currys replace my electric oven, electric hob and washer dryer. Looking into replacing the dishwasher, but finding it hard to decide on a replacement. It was all painless, although I made pretty sure to get items that could easily go in where the old one was. |
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| Author: | Goddess Jasmine [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 13:10 ] |
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I've sourced a few trades on MyBuilder recently. You might need to do that for your dishwasher, but the other stuff should be able to be done in the installation cost. |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 14:44 ] |
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It hasn't been Corgi in years! It's Gas Safe now. |
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| Author: | asfish [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 14:45 ] |
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Cras wrote: I had a question on this. I'm looking to replace a cooker, add a dishwasher, and turn a washing machine into a washer/dryer. All in the same place they are now, sort of. I'm assuming that lot is beyond the scope of the installers that turn up with appliances, who should I be looking to get to connect this stuff up? Cooker gas or electric will need qualified personnel to remove and replace. The dishwasher as its new would need a plumber as you would need a water feed and connection to waste pipe. Also maybe need a plug fitting depending on whats there now. Washer dryer you could do yourself as plug and water connections needed are there already I would assume. When I need this stuff doing the local Facebook Page for your area is always good to find people. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 16:12 ] |
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asfish wrote: When I need this stuff doing the local Facebook Page for your area is always good to find people. HAHAHAHAHAAA |
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| Author: | Cras [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 16:16 ] |
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The local Facebook group for my area is good for finding out who's very angry about dogshit and to be told that chalk marks on the pavement are unquestionably the work of gangs of burglars marking out where they plan to come back and rob. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 16:29 ] |
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Lonewolves wrote: It hasn't been Corgi in years! It's Gas Safe now. Gas Safe sounds shite, it'll always be corgi in my dreams and in my heart. |
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| Author: | Squirt [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 16:33 ] |
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Cras wrote: The local Facebook group for my area is good for finding out who's very angry about dogshit and to be told that chalk marks on the pavement are unquestionably the work of gangs of burglars marking out where they plan to come back and rob. I find my local Facebook group is excellent for working out who's furious at the local authority for some confused and ill-defined reason. |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 17:12 ] |
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My local Facebook group is lovely. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 17:28 ] |
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Squirt wrote: Cras wrote: The local Facebook group for my area is good for finding out who's very angry about dogshit and to be told that chalk marks on the pavement are unquestionably the work of gangs of burglars marking out where they plan to come back and rob. I find my local Facebook group is excellent for working out who's furious at the local authority for some confused and ill-defined reason. Hello! |
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| Author: | asfish [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 17:29 ] |
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Cras wrote: The local Facebook group for my area is good for finding out who's very angry about dogshit and to be told that chalk marks on the pavement are unquestionably the work of gangs of burglars marking out where they plan to come back and rob. I get all that as well on mine, but generally, if you ask for a recommendation for a tradesman you get some decent responses. I've had a recent expectation to that, I posted this week asking for a man with a van to take a piece of furniture to my brother's house about 50 miles away, no responses aside from one woman who liked my post 
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| Author: | devilman [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 17:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY? GTFO! |
My local Facebook group consists of - - Moaning about bins - Moaning about empty shops - Moaning about those empty shops being replaced by coffee shops - Moaning about any new student housing developments - Moaning about local drunks - Moaning about the homeless - Jigsaws - Moaning about the excessive number of jigsaws |
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| Author: | asfish [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 17:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY? GTFO! |
End of the first week of my kitchen works. Spent most of it getting the space fit to take a kitchen. Every floor joist needed ripping down to get levels right, all the wiring redone (no earth on anything) The highlight of the week was finding the extract fan hole was far too high and would have been blowing air into the roof. So now floor on and level, plasterboard and plastering done, today was underfloor heating and first screed application down House stinks of screed, and 2nd lot goes on tomorrow. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 17:52 ] |
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devilman wrote: My local Facebook group consists of - - Moaning about bins - Moaning about empty shops - Moaning about those empty shops being replaced by coffee shops - Moaning about any new student housing developments - Moaning about local drunks - Moaning about the homeless - Jigsaws - Moaning about the excessive number of jigsaws CRUSTY JUGGLERS |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 17:59 ] |
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DavPaz wrote: CRUSTY JUGGLERS keep going |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 17:59 ] |
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Shower looking good. Heated towel rack installed! |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 18:20 ] |
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I really like the tiling. |
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| Author: | asfish [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 18:32 ] |
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Quote: Shower looking good. Heated towel rack installed! Tiles are really nice, would never think to do 3 colors like that. |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 18:45 ] |
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asfish wrote: Quote: Shower looking good. Heated towel rack installed! Tiles are really nice, would never think to do 3 colors like that. It's just two colours: white and teal. I guess the fading light at the bottom makes it look like that. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 18:53 ] |
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Lonewolves wrote: asfish wrote: Quote: Shower looking good. Heated towel rack installed! Tiles are really nice, would never think to do 3 colors like that. It's just two colours: white and teal. I guess the fading light at the bottom makes it look like that. I see black and gold. *a sniper rifle rings out. A balding nerd slumps dead at his keyboard* |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 19:31 ] |
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*the world rejoices* |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 19:38 ] |
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DavPaz wrote: Lonewolves wrote: asfish wrote: Quote: Shower looking good. Heated towel rack installed! Tiles are really nice, would never think to do 3 colors like that. It's just two colours: white and teal. I guess the fading light at the bottom makes it look like that. I see black and gold. *a sniper rifle rings out. A balding nerd slumps dead at his keyboard* A gimme of a headshot. |
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| Author: | Joans [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 20:12 ] |
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote: I really like the tiling. The tiny pieces at the end annoy me, it's not like they just started with a full time at the other end either. |
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| Author: | flis [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 20:18 ] |
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Not even a mist coat before tiling or fitting the rads? Hmm. |
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| Author: | flis [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 20:18 ] |
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Not even a mist coat before tiling or fitting the rads? Hmm. |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 20:24 ] |
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flis wrote: Not even a mist coat before tiling or fitting the rads? Hmm. No, because we have to do that ourselves. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 20:29 ] |
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Findus Fop wrote: DavPaz wrote: Lonewolves wrote: asfish wrote: Quote: Shower looking good. Heated towel rack installed! Tiles are really nice, would never think to do 3 colors like that. It's just two colours: white and teal. I guess the fading light at the bottom makes it look like that. I see black and gold. *a sniper rifle rings out. A balding nerd slumps dead at his keyboard* A gimme of a headshot. "Sniper's Dream", they call him. |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 20:37 ] |
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GazChap wrote: Findus Fop wrote: DavPaz wrote: Lonewolves wrote: asfish wrote: Quote: Shower looking good. Heated towel rack installed! Tiles are really nice, would never think to do 3 colors like that. It's just two colours: white and teal. I guess the fading light at the bottom makes it look like that. I see black and gold. *a sniper rifle rings out. A balding nerd slumps dead at his keyboard* A gimme of a headshot. "Sniper's Dream", they call him. Hot R&M ref. I increasingly think I've fallen a little bit in love with Bob Mortimer. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Sat Aug 25, 2018 19:28 ] |
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Have I told you about the huge pond that I have in my garden? Well, it's got to go. It takes up a third of the garden and includes a huge rockery. One of my neighbours had about a ton of rocks off me but that's barely dented the surface. I've let the pond dry up and have taken up a load of the mud at the bottom of it to reveal the thick, thick concrete below. I've also got a demolition breaker so now the fun can really start! It's back breaking! |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Sat Aug 25, 2018 23:01 ] |
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My back is fooked after digging/chopping a tree stump out of the garden. Still got to get the bastard thing to the tip along with 10 or so rubble sacks of bricks from the stove being fitted. Bank holiday! |
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| Author: | asfish [ Mon Aug 27, 2018 15:08 ] |
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Plaster all on and drying now, also last coat of latex went on yesterday and was sanded level where needed today Flooring goes on tomorrow. Pressure starts this week, painter not in until Thursday and has 2 days work, kitchen units need to go in Friday so they will have to work around each other. I ordered Hob, Extract and microwave from Currys and they were delivered today, except the extract wasn't So I opened the order email (didn't read before so guess I'm at fault) and it transpires that they are waiting for the manufacturer to confirm delivery dates Called them and they have no update, but guess bank holiday doesn't help. Should have read it closer, but when in a hurry and you bang 3 things into a Curry's online shopping cart it's not the first thing that springs to mind. |
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| Author: | Goddess Jasmine [ Mon Aug 27, 2018 22:16 ] |
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Looking forward to seeing the finished article! We have been working on the house in Stoke today. Back bedroom is pretty much done and the bath is back in the bathroom (and plumbed in!). |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Tue Aug 28, 2018 6:01 ] |
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Looks great |
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| Author: | asfish [ Tue Aug 28, 2018 17:04 ] |
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Spoke with Currys today and they were vague on the delivery Told me that they would have an update in 24 hours and the guy told me they are made to order (which is bullshit) So after getting off the phone with them, I found the same extract hood online, called the place and they confirmed stock with Sunday delivery. So ordered that and canceled the Curry's order, that at least managed to process that quickly |
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