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Reflectors For Post
Ebay Item number: 250197430061 or Item number: 250197424357 well you did say u didnt mind what shape LOL or try Item number: 250199415652 BuGgY
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Oil Filled Radiator
Are these OK for batroom use? My Mums bathroom is very cold at the moment (obviously). She is toying with the idea of a De Longhi radiator with a hole drilled through the wall and plugged into a...
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Vax v-027 carpet washer
Has anyone managed to dismantle for cleaning the transparent pickup nozzle of the vax V-027 carpet washer? Self tappers come out Ok, but is it glued as well - don't want to use too much force! (If...
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Stud, metal & AC detectors
Does anyone know of a reliable stud, metal & AC detector? I have both a Draper and a Meet MS-68 5 in 1, both of which I find inaccurate. The old Draper is the better, although the Meet cost more. I...
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24hxi Glow worm boiler failing to F1
Hi, I have an 18 month old 24hxi Glow worm boiler configured with a Honeywell 3 port valve, Llandis control panel, Honeywell wall thermostat and Honeywell cylinder thermostat. The system is configured...
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WorkMate Thingy Recomendations??
Hi Guys (and Ladies, Sue) I am thinking about getting a WorkMate thingy. Very casual use only, doesn't have to Black and Decker. Any Recommendations?
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Looking for a 'gun' that can seal 2 thin surfaces?? Help!
Hi all, It's my first time on here, its fairly obvious from my subject header I nothing about DIY tools, so I hope some readers can help. :-) I am trying to find a tool or device that will...
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B&Q Kitchen
This is a general question that might be more at home in another group - please point me in the right direction if so. We've just had a quote for a new kitchen (supply and install) from B&Q and...
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Storing Mitre saw outside
We have a tiny terraced house in london and have no space to store a fairly new electric mitre saw, not even in the garden shed. Its been in our living room for a while, but it has to go outside. Was...
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Downstairs Toilet
I am thinking of installing a downstairs toilet to a spare space at the back of the house. Before i get someone in, and they tell me i need all kinds of plumbing done, which i may not need, could...
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Slow running Mira advance electrical shower
Please can anyone think what might be happening here. The shower used to give a powerful boost of hot water almost immediately on starting. Now what happens is that the water starts on full, then...
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Ceiling Woe
Retarded Plumber Ltd has just seen to it that a large rad emptied it's guts onto the brand new and freshly emulsioned ceiling below. It's done a proper job with (large) hairline cracks where...
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Slow draining sink
The fourth floor flat we recently moved into has a very slow draining sink. The sink trap and the initial plastic pipe is clear. A plumber we had doing another job pumped some air into the pipe with...
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types of electrical inspection
What is the difference between a DPN3 and a PP inspection report? I need one or other for purposes of advertising my student house at the local university.
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CH Problem
My CH seems to have a problem. Over the last couple of days some of the downstairs rads have taken ages (2 hrs +) to get hot, upstairs (and some downstairs) hot in 10 mins. It is not a 'bleeding...
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