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fitting a butler sink in my garage
I'm fitting a butler sink but due to space restrictions the sink will go hard against the wall and taps at the end. Just questioning which is the best end? the one closest to the overflow and plug or...
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Adding a stopcock
Water co stopcock is under the pavement in front of the driveway - easily accessible. There is another one inside the house, but the lazy builders who did out extension a few years ago added several...
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OT: new study on low cost low carbon electricity.
is a report about a report that looks at the TOTAL cost of low carbon electricity. Not surprisingly they find that a mix of nuclear hydro and gas is the lowest cost low emission, and that adding...
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OT, question
What do actors, politicians and footballers have in common? they all congratulate each other for merely doing their jobs.
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Zone 3 landing not working
We have just had one month ago new battery and replacement box fitted. Husban was going away so wanted to test I knew how to do it before he went so tested twice pressed 3 then omit zone 2 then our...
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Painting stained timber
A relation has recently taken over a flat, which has interior doors of dark-stained wood. They make the flat seem dark, and she wants to paint them a lighter colour. Is there anything special she...
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Bolt name ?
I'm looking for a specialist bolt to attach the gas strut of an ottoman bed to. Ideally it should pass through the hinge plate to be fastened with a nut, then have an unthreaded section for the struct...
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Battery testing
For some reasone I have a Burglar Alarm serviced every year - it is wireless. The guy usually puts a voltmeter on the various batteries and usually declares them okay for another year. I would thing...
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Frustrated DIY person
Do you ever go to a public place and wish you could fix something before it gets worse? Just been to a hospital. Powered doors that have worn the hinges and the door is rubbing on the floor. Press...
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Bosch water pump in Combi boiler.
I have a Combi System Worcester Heatslave oil boiler which contains a Bosch water pump. When I remove the large screw on the front of the pump water comes gushing out. Is this indicative of a problem...
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Bathroom lights replaced
I finally got round to replacing the three 12V MR16 bathroom lights. Annoyingly, the cut-outs weren't the same diameter as I had thought. The originals were about 78mm with a bezel of 105mm, the new...
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I found 3 old violins & a coffin case...
...last week, abandoned. The bottom one has a label inside, says 1939 copy of Savart's Trapezoid (orig. made in 1820). The top one looks like an experimental fantasy. It's the middle one that looks...
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size SWA to garage 30m away
I am putting in SWA cable to the garage, total length max 30 metres, load just a few sockets for low powered tools, and lights, connected to 32A RCBO in the house CU. Should I use 4mm or 6mm SWA ?...
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Worcester Bosch Greenstar CDi classic
It ignites and runs but then shuts down. Error code is AE, meaning no flame detected. Just keeps repeating that. Ideas? Bill
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Finding a desktop PC with minimum bloatware
Our desktop PC is showing signs of senility - it's running Windows XP from which you can tell that it's well past it's use-by date. We still use it as a file and backup server and for occasional word...
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