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Dehumidifier recommendations?
I'm after a small dehumidifier. From what little I know about them I think compressor types are better, is this correct? It will be running much of the time so want something economical. Noise isn't...
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Painting outside railings
I have some black painted outdoor railings. Where the wield joints are some rust is beginning to appear. I plan to wire brush the rust and then I have some phosphoric acid to treat it. Do I need to...
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Odd woodworkers tool -mystery
The link didnt work so here is the pic:- Photobucket
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Hooks
On set of hooks for bedroom doors in Inveran are now sitting on my desk here. Not bad considering they were ordered yesterday afternoon. Andrew
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Recycling
We have three bins in our kitchen, one for food scraps, one for recycling (don't have to sort it, everything goes in one bag), and a third for 'general waste'. It occurs to me, that we throw out...
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Totally OT
I nearly wet myself yesterday at the R4 interviewee who suggested that "Free Wifi" should be added to Maslow's hierarchy of needs. I am sure some here will enjoy the suggestion I'll get me Zimmer...
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Petrol prices to go up again.
Sunshine is sill free. Fuel prices will go up by 4p a litre within weeks, motoring experts are warning. The increase will be due to rising crude oil prices and is certain to put renewed pressure on...
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UV window film?
Having just taken delivery of a leather suite Im concerned about the affects of fading from our large patio south facing bay window. Any suggestions of a suitable window film to prevent fading?
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What an idiot
Father watches in horror as his four-year-old daughter is killed when SIX breeze blocks fall on her while he tears down garden shed Father Karl Stonestreet, from Bath, Somerset, got his chisel stuck...
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So what are "self-cleaning windows"?
Not thinking of buying some but I heard an ad on the radio earlier and was curious. I tried looking them up on Wiki but it all got a bit technical. Something to do with rain? Do they really work or is...
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Woodburner with hotwater/radiator(s)
Does anyone have any recent experience of specifying a small woodburning "wet" system - say 5kW woodburner with 2kW to room and the rest to hot water/radiator(s). I could fit one using a redundant...
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Useful PV?
I thought this might stir some ribaldry:-) A functional use for photovoltaics.
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10 years ago
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Consumer Unit Tails
Question on behalf of neighbour. He has a 3ph PME supply, he still working on his build so has a temporary supply box (DP switch, MCB, RCCD and pair of sockets)and earthed via Earth rod. I recommended...
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Gutter drop
By how much per metre length should a gutter drop?
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Mini digger time estimate
How much can you do in a weekend with a 1 ton (+/-) mini digger and a skip loading mini dumper? Or to turn it around, I have 2 jobs: 1) Load 6-8m3 previously kango'd concrete into a skip 15-30m away....
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