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Introduction
(Please read this first)

• Purpose of this document
• What is UK.D-I-Y?
• Who "owns" the newsgroup?
• Can I advertise on UK.D-I-Y?
• Any other guidelines about posting?
• Where are the answers?!
• How do I ask a question?
• Copyright Information
• Disclaimer

Heating and Plumbing

Heating Systems

• Conventional Boilers
• Combination Boilers
• Condensing Boilers
• Sealed Heating System FAQ
• Thermal Stores
• Balancing Central Heating Systems
• Corrosion in Central Heating Systems
• Gas Boiler valves - Why does the pilot light keep going out?

Central Heating Controls, Motorised Valves and Wiring

• Introduction
• The Time Switch
• The Valves
• Thermostats and TRVs
• Installation Types
• Wiring
• How the Mid-Position Three Port Valve works

Other Plumbing

• Water Softeners
• Water Conditioners
• Soldering dripping pipes
• Stopping up 22mm pipes
• Showers
• Washing Machine leaks
• Pipe Bending
• Gas Fitting FAQ

Electrical

• Consumer Units
• Earthing and Equipotential bonding
• Electricity System earthing arrangements
• IEE Wiring regulations 16th edition
• Installing cable in conduit
• Dropping wires through cavities
• Low energy bulbs and timer/dusk-dawn/PIR switches
• Why do light bulbs always blow when you switch them on, and why do they blow fuses/trip MCBs?
• Two-way switching
• Is the UK on 240V or 230V?
• Cables in contact with polystyrene
• Final testing of a ring circuit
• Earthing Plastic Pipes

Power Tools

• The Power Tools FAQ
• Introduction
• Categories
• Buying Policies
• Pros & Cons of Cordless Tools
• The Various Power Tools in Detail
• Drill-bits and Drilling FAQ

Sharpening Hand Tools

• Sharpening Chisel and Planes
• Sharpening Drills
• Paul McCann's Sharpening Experiences
• Donald Gray's Alternative Approach

Miscellaneous

• Wasp Bykes (aka nests or bikes)
• Woodworm Treatment
• Fixing Blown Plaster
• Lime Plaster
• Insulation and Condensation
• Repairing Lath and Plaster Ceilings
• Cat Flaps in Double Glazed Doors
• Oil on Paving
• Septic Tank FAQ for England and Wales
  Caution: Some information is out of date

DIY References

• DIY Catalogues
  
• DIY Manuals
• DIY Websites
  • Handy Links
  • Sources of Inspiration

Humour

• The Saniflo
• Expanding Foam
• Gerbils
• Evolution
• The Self-Uninstalling Gas Water Heater
• The Pipe Bending Spring

Netiquette Guidelines and Acronyms

• UK.D-I-Y Posting Guidelines
• Some More General Posting Guidelines
• Acronyms
• Emoticons

Personal FAQS
(hosted elsewhere)

• John Schmitt's excellent DIY web site containing the following and more:
  • Damp Problems FAQ
  • Tiles and Tiling FAQ
  • Cement, Mortar & Concrete FAQ
  • Rawlplug FAQ
  • PVA FAQ
  • Foundations, Settlement and Subsidence FAQ
  • Toolbox Tools FAQ
  • Thinbed Screeds (self-smoothing floor compounds) FAQ

Hosted FAQS

• Drill-bits and Drilling 
  
• Damaged Threaded Fasteners
  
• Balancing Central Heating Radiators
  
• Commercial Floor Cleaning
• Commercial Kitchen Design

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