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Tying a new brick wall into the ends of two existing brick walls
We have a C-shaped brick enclosure (back and two sides) which is about 3 feet high. It was probably once used as a compost heap. We want to enclose it by adding a fourth wall, to make a raised flower...
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Propane or Butane
OK .. at a basic caravanning level 0 Propane is used for cold weather at Butane the rest of the year. Fully understand Butane has performance drop off with temp. I jut bought a new gas BBQ ... it came...
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Ping Bill Wright - Multiswitch
Starting to think I really ought to tidy up the coils of cable in the wiring cupboard. Had a brief look around at multiswiches but don't really know which are good or bad makes or even a decent place...
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Boiling water taps - filter unit
Kitchen refurb in progress and now the old units are out, some of the floor is up, and some of the ceiling gone, lots of pigs-ears done by the cheeseparing previous owner are coming to light. We're...
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Removing a fan light.
I'm replacing the fanlight above the front door with new frosted glass with the house number engraved on it. Suggestions on how to remove the old glass safely. I'm not an experience glazier. The...
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Asbestos in yer water...
Talking to the water company installing new water mains/meters for the new build here, it seems my water main in the street is asbestos!!! so drinking asbestos doesn't harm you apparently. So why...
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Enlarge a hole in wood?
Some of our doors have knobs, which we like (like idiots, we tend to catch our sleeves on the ones with handles), but the problem with the doors with knobs is that one's hand is a little too close to...
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Tassimo coffee maker blocked
Hi trying to clean my coffee machine but no water getting through. I've cleaned it. I do on a regular basis. What can I do now?
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6 years ago
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flymo speedi mo 32 blade wont revolve properly
blade connected with metal object now it keeps catching on underbody of mower and makes chattering noise
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6 years ago
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Moisture resistant (green) plasterboard??
The shower room (one of the last two rooms in the Bunglalow to finish) progresses - and this is key as it's the last thing on the building notice! Anyway - the screed will have been down a week by...
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6 years ago
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Brain cells needed - 1955 test
found this test lurking in the filing cabinet at work, some of the questions might need a bit more context. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_U7i5Hd7WKpbVBuTFU2bnN1c0U/view?usp=sharing
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OT. BBC booed and heckled at manifesto launch
these videos are not for entertainment, they are clearly "fair dealing" under UK copyright law and are exempt as they are reporting current affairs, as I am sure you are aware UK courts "bear in mind...
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Suffolk Super Punch - looking for user manual
I have an old 75G14-28A and need a new drive belt. Anyone know where I can find a user manual, so I can get the right part number? Thanks
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Modern car rear lights!
I presume cars are made a economically as possible, so is it really the case that a rear light unit with LEDs and driven by CAN bus, with two thin wires for the power and two even thinner wires for...
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Sound engineering OT
I know we have at least one sound engineer in here. The 15 year old daughter of my wife's cousin has asked how to go about finding an apprenticeship/training with the broadcast/film industry. I got...
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