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Fireplace cover when starting fire
I have a standard victorian fireplace in my property. When I start a fire I often hold a newspaper (non-tabloid) over the opening to cause an up-draught and so encourage the fire. I assume most people...
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Hot water pump questions.
We have a booster pump in the cylinder cupboard. It's a simple installation (it is just fitted in the hot water supply to the house), but works okay. But there are, as some of you will no doubt be...
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Plug-in MCB's still available?
My elderly mother's house still has re-wireable fuses. Nothing wrong with that, but one of the lighting 5A circuit fuses went the other day, fortunat ely while I was there. It was a melt type failure...
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another one for the adepts:-)
adsl2+ I have just been notified that my exchange is being *upgraded* in early Dec. There is a hint in the notification that not all routers will be suitable. Superficially, the Thomson speedtouch...
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Betty's gawn green
a hydropower system recently installed by the Crown Estate is currently generating enough power for Windsor Castle, and more. The Queen has enough power for Windsor Castle from an environmentally...
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Make an internal washing line, like the retractables
Almost had (another) heart attack when I saw the price of retractable washing/airing lines for the kitchen. Last time I bought one, about 20 years ago, it was only a couple of quid or so. So...
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Asbestos roof or cement
I'm selling a (terraced) house, that has a pre-fab garage at the end of the garden. It has a corrugated roof. The buyer's survey has come back that it might be asbestos. Now, as a private individual,...
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Secondary glazing
I'm considering fitting secondary glazing over some of my sash windows. I see in doing a google on this that a lot of sellers are offering adhesive steel tape and matching magnetic tape to be attached...
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Height of chimney above ridge?
I have, sadly, inherited a 16C thatched house in Devon. Listed building in conservation area. The place is generally in good order but the brick chimney stack is poor and the thatch needs a new ridge....
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Torness down due to green 'seaweed'
Poor old EDF, no sooner is Dungeness back up than its seaweed in the condensers at Torness. Last time it was Heysham.. See the daily status of EDF Energy's nuclear power stations and find out which...
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removing mirror tiles
How do you remove those decorative 15cm square stuck-on mirror tiles ? Is it possible to soften the adhesive by warming ? Jim Hawkins
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Power supply to sockets tripping out.
Hi all, I live in a modern 1 bedroom flat. A problem that has developed is the power plug socket sometimes trips out. I can then simply re set the trip switch and power is restored. It has happened at...
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Tiles you grout and tiles you don't (flooring)
HI all, I got some ceramic floor tiles for the downstairs WC. I'd kind of like to lay them up tight together in contact with no grouting between, but will it look right if they're not specifically...
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How much am I saving?
My nephew is currently living at my house. Every weekday morning he goes off to work just before 8am and I take a quick look in his room and always I have to unplug from the wall socket as yet again...
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Heating Rate of Ordinary Electric Oven ?
In a block of new-built flats first occupied in Spring 1981 there is a originally-fitted "Tricity Double Oven". The resident considers the heating rate of the main (upper) oven to be too low, but has...
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