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Seal from copper to heat exchanger in boiler question.
The boiler is a Vaillant and there is a small leak between the outgoing copper pipe and the heat exchanger. There is an O-ring of an unknown size that should seal but doesn't quite. The result is a...
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Ceiling / loft insulation: What am I missing?
I'd like to insulate the bathroom. The walls will have to wait until I re-furb the whole thing properly, but I thought the ceiling would be a good place to start. The ceiling is in three sections,...
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OT what's this mast for?
I saw this tall mast in the field behind a Travelodge on the M40 in Oxfordshire. It looks relatively temporary, is held up with guyropes and has a fence round it like they use round building sites. As...
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"Soft Touch" remover
I have a bit of electronics that orginally had a "soft touch" coating on the normal plastic case. This kit is about 10 years old and the "soft touch" is now "sticky touch". Anyone know what is a good...
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putting a ceiling in a conservatory
3m x 3m plastic conservatory. Could you/ how would you add an insulated ceiling to this? I'm thinking, weight? Spans? Anchoring? Splay of existing structure, overloading structure.... Thoughts?? Tia...
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Strange screw head
I have an intermittent fault on a Moulinex electric iron, so I need to dism antle it to investigate. Unfortunately the two screws which secure the cove r where the cable enters have a strange head...
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Pipe bending
I'm attempting to bend a 22mm copper pipe with a (cheap) pipe bender of the type The pipe is few years old but I'm getting ripples on the underside of the bend. Bottom of bend and top of bend photos...
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Small goods trailer paneling material?
Hi all, Just thinking out loud ... I have a nice little light goods trailer, about 500kg/ 5' x 4' sorta thing and whilst left outside (covered), water has laid inside at the front (it sits nose down)...
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"Instant" water heaters
At work, our existing Sadia water heater (big lump on the wall, plumbed in) is disgusting and has been condemned (by the boss once he realised the state of it). We only need a small amount of washing...
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rendering inside old stone fireplace...
Old random rubble built stone fireplace. I want to render it (plaster will I think struggle with stove heat?) then paint it. So how to prep the sooty old stone for best adhesion of the render? What...
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Tory Green Deal scuppered
Only four people have so far signed up to a flagship government scheme to make homes more energy-efficient. Totally stupid idea. WTF is going to buy a home that comes with a debt. Okay, the odd Duke...
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Garage Door motor
I have an Everest garage door at home. It has stopped responding to the remote control or the wired switch. Most likely the motor is fine, and it is just the board with the electronics that has...
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Dual element Immersion heater
A friend of mine has an elderly hot water storage tank that is heated primarily by Economy 7 electricity. The tank has a single immersion heater aperture into which fits a vertically mounted dual...
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OT ish; Chromebook
Do any of the many clever people here have a view on the Chromebook? I understand it uses a different operating system? e.g. not Microsoft? In plain English please :-)
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Advice on smoke alarms please
I need to get some smoke alarms and would much prefer mains-driven ones than battery ones. Can anyone recommend a successful type, please? TIA Hugh
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