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Lawn Mower Help

Anybody know how to remove the carb from a Briggs & Stratton Classic 3.5 HP engine? Or could you point me in the right d...
8 comments posted 20yrs
posted by john
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by john

Solid wood floor - will it work on my floor?

Advice and comments from experience please... I'm about to lay an 18mm thick x 120mm wide solid oak floor (tongue a...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by sdickinson_home
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by sdickinson_home

flexible tap conectors

Hi I have flexible tap conectors, one end (obviously) screws to the taps, the other end has a nut on the end, with an i...
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by blackcat
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by blackcat

Shower cubicle glass restoration

Hi people, The shower cubicle glass in my house is old and getting a bit frosted from corrosion and "overcleaning" from...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by jasen1970
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by jasen1970

Washer repair & Earthing ?

I recently had to have my Hotpoint washing machine repaired. When the engineer arrived, he said that under new rules he...
12 comments posted 20yrs
posted by the_constructor
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by the_constructor

fixing broadband cable out-of-sight

Hi I have a broadband cable that goes across the front of the house (about 6 ft) and want to hide it under a PVCu door...
8 comments posted 20yrs
posted by question.answer
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by question.answer

Karcher pressure washer - Lance problem

In my garden I have a lot of paving slabs that I clean with a Karcher power spray . The machine works fine, but I have...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by joka
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by joka

Bath - tubular legs

Hi I will be installing a new bath in a few days. The tubular legs that came with the bath aren't symetrical, in th...
9 comments posted 20yrs
posted by blackcat
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by blackcat

External beams

Hi - we have a mock-tudor black and white exterior to the house. What sort of black paint do people use for the beams?...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by bellx17
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by bellx17

Hotpoint WMA35 washing machine

Hi I have a Hotpoint WMA35 washing machine which has a habit of leaking water from the soap dispenser. Whenever this ha...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by aaa
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by aaa

Cats & dogs problems

Hi I'm due to take possesion back off our house which we rented out to a friend for a few years. the 'friend&#3...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by swr1953(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)uk
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by swr1953(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)uk

Painting new plasterboard

I have just had a loft conversion completed but I am doing all the decoration myself. A fairly daunting task with all t...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by gotbag
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by gotbag

Low pressure

Folks, water pressure in my bathroom has gradually decreased.Cold water pressure is fine. It's a 6 year old combi b...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by gg.gordon
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by gg.gordon

Insulating Wooden Floor

I have wooden floor in my lounge and dining room, I intend to sand and re-varnish the floor (oak)and do away with carpe...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by diespammersdie
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by diespammersdie