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ryobi expand-it
Hello, Does anyone have anything good or bad to say about the Ryobi expand-it range? I was thinking about buying one some time ago but I never got around to it! I thought I had seen it as a kit that...
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6 years ago
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Glueing a toilet roll holder to a tiled bathroom wall
Basically as per title. Brand new smooth tiles. I've seen toilet roll holders which come with glue-on fittings but is there a way to glue an ordinary holder? Another Dave
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6 years ago
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Washing machine slow fill: part 2
Well we eventually got the water softener replaced with a new one, and today SWMBO got fed up with the washing machine filling so slowly, so pulled it forward and disconnected the feed hose at the...
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6 years ago
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The trouble with being DIY Minded
...is that you notice things that others should fix. The pub toilets with pipe clips missing - soon the pipe will get pulled off. The doors that don't close properly. The push down taps that need...
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6 years ago
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Building collapse in Brazil..
For brian: its video of a 26 story tower block on fire in Brazil. It fell straight down, must be the work of those that used super thermite on the towers in America! Its one hell of a blaze, makes you...
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6 years ago
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OT: BG Ups daily meter rental charge by 50%.
Bastards. Daily standing charge increasing from 26.01p to 37.45 from 29th may. I don't even use gas !!. When the standing charge was part of the first x kilowatts I paid nothing. Then those clowns in...
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6 years ago
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Super-high performance windows versus trickle vents - what do they do in Scandinavia ?
As I understand, typical UK domestic windows have trickle vents to try to a llow warm, damp air to escape a room (and cold, dry air to enter) to avoid or reduce condensation on the windows. Now what I...
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6 years ago
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Lucas control box problem?
The Morris again. Just to recap, 1968, now -ve earth but still dynamo, control box etc. Suddenly started to flatten the battery whilst parked, but charges when running. Restarting a couple of hours...
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6 years ago
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uPVC doors & security
We're looking at having some replacement windows and (4 sets of) French doors installed. The current favourite firm to do the work fits Rehau extrusion with steel reinforcements. I have concerns about...
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6 years ago
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Velfac
Any experiences of Velfac windows? My friend has had suggested aluminium external frame and wood internal frame. Good condensation performance?
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Emulsion Cost
My sister's having an extension built and is likely to settle on a quote - £140k (inc VAT) fully finished, looks to be about 10m x 5m, 2 storey, 3 rooms and a bathroom. About £25k on a zinc roof...
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6 years ago
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Speeding up a stairlift (2023 Update)
Are you saying yours has a 'dead man's handle' and irrespective of that it *also* automatically stops at each end Martin? By that I mean I assumed all of them automatically stopped at each end but...
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drayton digistat scr not turning boiler off (yes off...opposite of everyone else!)
Hi all...help!! So I have a wirless drayton digistat scr connected to a valiant boiler. The thermostat is working (new batteries) and is telling the receiver to turn on and off the boiler. Relay seems...
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6 years ago
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"Breeze block"
I was surprised the other day when a tradesman called a concrete block a "breeze block". I always thought (and the dictionary agrees) that a breeze block is a lightweight block made of cinder, not a...
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Don't scrap that diesel car just yet!!
Bosch’s new process optimizes thermal management of exhaust temperatures, slashing nitrogen oxide emissions to one-tenth of the legally permitted limit, and doesn’t require new hardware.
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