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Dusty car

I have parking space at the side of my house wide enough to park and open the car door and three cars long. Plastic roo...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Periproct
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by Periproct

RCD trip on hotpoint washing machine

Folks, Just to add to my list of jobs to do this weekend (sigh!) the washing machine decided to trip out the RCD on my...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by midge
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by midge

new central heating pump needed

Anyone got any feedback, good or bad on the Grundfoss alpha2 please?... thinking of using this to save energy since old...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bgb
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by bgb

Beat teh airlines

Here's a nice DIY way of beating the airlines. Next time you go abroad and those nice airline people want to charge...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by eD
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by eD

Garden Wall

I've just started to build a garden/retaining wall using 9 inch concrete blocks. The wall is at the bottom of a ste...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by giles
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by giles

central heating pump

Need to replace my noisy old 20 year + central heating pump which has no speed control (or more importantly power contr...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bgb
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by bgb

Base for garden shed?

I have just ordered a 5ft x 3 ft pent shed with door on the longer side, for my allotment. But how to prepare base? I t...
40 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ex
40 comments posted 17yrs posted by ex

Gravestone repair

I need to repair a badly damaged gravestone. It appears to have been hit by a mower and a large chunk of the base stone...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rttgrahamwow
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by rttgrahamwow

Manky manholes

Has anyone had good results painting cast manhole covers? I have two outside the front door set in paving. Both are rus...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by MikeRogers
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by MikeRogers

Door Bell

Long run 3rd floor 30m need a wired door bell that will work ok over this type of run mains or battery but not with buzz...
19 comments posted 17yrs
posted by sat_ring
19 comments posted 17yrs posted by sat_ring

Fault on baxi boiler

Hi All, Got up this morning an a neon was flashing on the boiler saying fault on fan or flue. Is this serious? T.I.A. Mi...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by excaliber333
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by excaliber333

Boiler noise

My new Bosch Worcester combi boiler has a high pitched whine when running. Does it mean anything or can I ignore it? Thn...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by j5789
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by j5789

Moving a Gas Meter

Can anyone advise on moving a gas meter. The minimum distance we need it moved is 1m (unless it has to go outside these...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by graham.brooker
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by graham.brooker

OT: Going Rate?

My brother and myself have just refitted his kitchen and it is now ready for tiling. Neither of us are confident with t...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by john
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by john

Painting outdoor floor tiles

I have a small area of floor tiles on a broad step just outside my front door. They have a slightly rough surface, colo...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by neukuk
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by neukuk