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Radiator problem
One radiator on the top floor of my house remained cold when I turned on the heating today. I bled it, and a large amount of air came out. The radiator became hot, and I thought the problem was...
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Wrought Iron Rust
I moved into a previously owned house that has many decorative wrought iron items, including a swinging entry gate. As expected, many have rust. Given the numerous "nooks and crannies", how does one...
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Plume management
Hmmm...Extension built, now the exhaust from the Worcester boiler steams the bedroom window up. Also, I wouldn't like to have the window open. So, a plume management kit looks like the thing to do....
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OT: electric adjustable bed needed
A disabled friend of mine is looking for a single bed that's electrically a djustable in height and has the ability to raise the top of the mattress to a sitting-up position. There's no shortage of...
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ALDI wet/dry vacuum
Got round to unpacking the beast. Excellent for
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syphonic wc
I've come across another of these, last one I fixed a leak in the aspirator tube with roofing sealant. This one has a cracked cistern and the aspirator will not fit in the new cistern plus I think the...
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7 years ago
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Workshop vacuum cleaner recommendations?
Any recommendations for a workshop vacuum for the following? - typical sawdust extraction from power tools - sucking up sand, cement dust and lumps from between bricks - quiet enough to be used in a...
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7 years ago
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Anybody using a HIVE Active Heating Thermostat?
Hello, Is there anybody out there using one of these HIVE Active Heating thermostats. Are they any cop? I have 2 heating zones; one controlled by a byzantine Danfoss controller and the other by an...
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7 years ago
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Weird gas consumption OVO SM
On a Smart Gas meter and able to look on line at the consumption for year, month, week and individual days... We are away from home this week, boiler is off, we have no pilot lights so their should be...
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7 years ago
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Wanted - mini acrow prop (or two)
I'm after something like an Acrow prop but with a length in the range of, say, 10 to 30cm. Is there such a thing? A scissor jack or a small hydraulic jack might work but they both have disadvantages:-...
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7 years ago
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max span 2.5" timber?
Have an amount of 2.5" x 2.5" softwood timber aquired with new premises. Building an internal shed for a couple of noisy machines, would like to use top of `shed ` as storage, take weigt of couple of...
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7 years ago
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Dimmable GU10 LEDs
Wanted some of these in WW for display lighting. But dimming was a must. TLC seemed to want 7.50 plus for 5 watt types. Sheds even more. ASDA had them for a fiver. Used a Wicks (BG) dimmer changed to...
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Spray for keeping tools un-rusty
Is WD40 actually the right thing for this? I.e. a spray for tools that live in non-ideal conditions? Most of my tools get used enough that they don't get rusty but there are some of the rarely used...
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7 years ago
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Source for good, small, stainless woodscrews (like TurboUltra)
I have some old[ish] Screwfix TurbuUltra packs which came with small sizes such as 3 x 12 and 3.5 x 16. I find 3.5 x 16 particularly useful and I'm running out of them. While I can find other screws...
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[OT] Windows 10 problem
Not sure how best to describe what has gone wrong, and I certainly don't know why! Normally, when looking at This PC, which used to be My Computer, the screen is divided, with a tree on the left and...
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7 years ago
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