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How to remove a parked car
If someone parks in front of your house, simply use a large power tool such as a brush cutter, and start sending bits of twig flying everywhere. The car will get moved very quickly :-)
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Good strong glue
Can anyone recommend a good strong glue that isn't a liquid? I need to put it on a vertical surface but obviously don't want to have it all dribble down. I have no faith in Superglue - the only thing...
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Boiler won't ignite after pilot light relit
Hi All we have an old Baxi Bermuda back boiler (yes, needs replacing, but not now...). I recently got a new gas hob fitted and after the chap left, realised that of course the pilot light for the...
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Replacing fuse box with consumer unit
There is a fault in the neutral of one of the cables going to my six way fuse box. To find this fault I am likely to have to remove the fuse box so that I can inspect the incoming cables and maybe...
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Aga running too hot
I have had a second fire valve installed in line to protect our boiler since this was installed our aga keeps running too hot and makes strange sounds
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Whitby
Two on Derwent Road and two on Parson's Close. All of them are bathrooms and kitchens. Unless I am missing something this is not the typical stuff we have done. Streetview shows houses for sale and...
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buying a brand new car
We are in the market for brand new car, but find the salesmen strangely obstructive. They are totally reluctant to give a bottom line price, but tell you repeatedly about this and that and the other...
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Outdoor decorative laser lights - safe?
Went to a friends barbeque last night and they had two of these in the garden, one pointing up at rear house wall (including windows), and another up to a tree at the end of the garden. Looked...
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Gas pipe through above ceiling
Asking about something I've seen done, rather than something I'm thinking of doing ... Gas pipe enters building through cavity wall (it is sleeved) at a height above ground floor ceiling and below...
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What's the simplest way to glaze a window?
I want to reglaze some quite large windows in a shed/summer house. I'm having to rebuild the frames, there's no existing 'window structure' there at all at the moment. The result doesn't have to be...
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Rubber glue
I'm looking for the toughest most durable rubber tyre to EPDM rubber glue p ossible. Evo-stik contact adhesive is the classic one, though I'm not seeing it stoc ked anywhere nearby, so would need to...
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Nail in car tyre - DIY?
Had the car serviced the other day, and they noted a nail in a rear tyre, but that there didn't seem to be any leakage. I see two obvious options: (1) Remove the nail myself and if there is no air...
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LED's - pleased with them
Over the past few months, I have been gradually swapping some of the most used lamps over to LED versions. 3.5w for those areas where a bit of background light is needed, leaving 20w CFL's in place...
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Fuses made from copper strip
Looking through my bits box for a few fuses and holders for a 40 Kw alterna tor I use for 3 phase in my workshop, I was looking for some over 50 amps i n case anything went wrong with any of my...
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OT More on wind turbines (Scotland)
Strong winds combined with low demand on a sunny summer Sunday help Scotland reach ‘significant milestone’ on path towards ditching fossil fuels entirely
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