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Chimney Sweeping

Hi - looking to save some cash so thought I'd buy a set of rods and a brush. Any recommendations/advice on sweeping the...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by trevor.peacock4
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by trevor.peacock4

Ideas needed for wireless DIY project

Hi everybody, I'm faced with a minor problem, for which I'd like to create a simple, cheap DIY solution. There are two...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ikke
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by ikke

Painting furniture

Have some old pine stuff in our spare bedroom I was thinking about painting. Does anyone have any recommendations for t...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by midge
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by midge

RCD Tripping Poser (long)

I have a workshop a distance away from the house (approximately 60m). It is fed from an MCB in a consumer unit (with an...
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by peter
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by peter

OT: Copy Drive Contents

I have a hard drive in the computer which is 40Gb. The drive haas a section on it where the backup files are on a hidde...
13 comments posted 15yrs
posted by the_constructor
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by the_constructor

OT: The People's Pledge

I have just signed up to the People's Pledge, a new campaign that will force MPs to give us a referendum on our relatio...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by nospam
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by nospam

Fruit Juicer for eye problem

It's saying on some websites that the juice from carrots may be of help with Eye Cataracts. Argos catalogue has two rea...
37 comments posted 15yrs
posted by star09555
37 comments posted 15yrs posted by star09555

Replacing fusebox with RCD?

I know that there are pros and cons to replacing a 1980s fuse wire fusebox with a RCD box. I can't help but think that...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by hotmail.com
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by hotmail.com

Comparing Batteries ?

I have posted this on a couple of disability groups but activity is virtually nil. I am in need of some new batteries f...
16 comments posted 15yrs
posted by the_constructor
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by the_constructor

Advice on replacing sliding glass doors on a stucco home.

I just bought a new home and the sliding glass doors are in very poor condition. I am on a budget so I would like to tr...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Bazzlin_at_gmail_dot_com
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by Bazzlin_at_gmail_dot_com

Door cutting. Thanks

Sorry I seem to have deleted the older messages in this NG, but I wouid like to thank all those who responded to my que...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by £££nearyh£££
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by £££nearyh£££

Isolation switch ?

NEDL engineer told us that we need have an isolation switch fitted after the meter in order to isolate the mains should...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by the_constructor
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by the_constructor

Pilot lights, flame starts, then burns out

In trying to get our natural gas fireplace to redraft, I've gotten the pilot to light. Then the fire starts. After...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by homeownershub_at_evolutedesign
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by homeownershub_at_evolutedesign