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Pathetic
The 20 year old apprentice nearly shit himself because there was a mouse in the room.
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What is the lightest (in weight) stone chippings or pea gravel I can buy?
A weird question, I know. But I'm putting tyres on a concrete roof and filling them with stones to make a living roof. However, I don't want to add too much unnecessary weight to the roof. The amount...
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Mobile Phone advice (OT)
I have a very old and basic Nokia 1616 (it has a torch and that is as good as it gets) I use Pay AS you Go with EE. I would guite like a smart phone (Android) now as I find my tablet useful but a bit...
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Bulbs
Y'know, when I was little, we had 60w bayonets and that was it, unless you decided to go mad and get a 100w bayonet. Now I actually need to have a wr itten bulb inventory with which...
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Powerfix Line Laser
Coming soon to Lidl... ...but what is it? I can't make out what it's for or how you'd use it. Cheers http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=38696...
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Reversing gutter runs
I have 2 or 3 nice long gutters which run from the back of the bungalow to the front and then into the drainpipes. I'd like to collect the rain water for watering the back and topping up the small...
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Masonry
I have been trying my hand at some masonry recently and found that when I wear hoodwink protective goggles I make a mess...is this mormal?
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Sppoky drain taps ...
Following a pre-season bleed and test run, I've noticed my combi boiler pressure dropping slowly. I was preparing myself for an empty expansion vessel (which I repressurised a few years ago). Then by...
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Sure fire way to drain outside tap pipe run.
We have an long outside pipe run to the outside tape, at an estimate 4m. It has quite a 'drop' on it, perhaps 1.5m over the 4m. While the tap has a small drain screw, which I always use, and of course...
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PupDup
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Stove fan
I recall a comment on stove fans that sit on top of wood/multifuel stoves but cannot now trace it. Anyone else remember it or who commented please? I've been looking at some on-line and they appear to...
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Controls for electric blanket
The setting is set to high for the blanket but the temp is nothing like it used to be, more like the low setting temp. The temp is adjusted by a rotating dial 1-9. If I can get the control apart as...
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Diplomat/SMEG ADP 8242 Dishwasher
Hello all... Our dishwasher has developed a leak from the main motor / dra in pump interface i.e. where the motor spindle enters the white plastic pum p unit. I have removed the pump from the machine...
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7 years ago
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Potterton Suprima fault
I've seen it suggested that the Suprima gas valve has two coils but I can't find any detail on how it works. I wondered if one is for start and one for run? Our boiler is lighting, but then...
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Hello is this the home of the Muppets?
Judging by the posts of today, maybe it is! Now its like this. I have a shed door that used to open fine, but now as it opens it hits the concrete outside. I think the concrete its built on has heaved...
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