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Instantaneous Water Heaters
I think I'm being a bit stupid, but I can't work out the operation of these units. If you have a instantaneous gas water heater do you have to keep changing the unit's set temperature when you want to...
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Bargain Alert: Dremel-style 163 piece kit for 15 quid
Looks a good buy: "Xenta 163 Piece Rotary Tool and Accessory Kit" 15 of your Earth pounds with free del.
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How to build a playlist of Radio 4 programs?
At present I go to bed and put on Radio 4 and fall asleep, it turns into th e world service and if I wake up, I listen for a bit then fall asleep again , without the radio there is less sleep....
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7 years ago
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Electromagnetic Door Control wiring
This is 24V and need to cable up between closer and switched supply. I have checked the supply does go off with a fire alarm! What cable should I use? I'd rather use something other than mains cable...
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7 years ago
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Advice needed on choosing and mixing tiles
I know anything to do with decoration is a personal thing but I am asking f or opinions from people who made a choice of tiles I am about to make. About the only wall/floor tile at a realistic price...
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7 years ago
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ot - possibly - guidance pls
Hi- can anyone explain in plain English why I'm seeing lots of replies to various posts ie post with subject hearing RE:xxxxxxxxxxxx but i'm not seeing the original posts ? some posts are being rec'd...
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7 years ago
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Does Paslode gas deteriotate?
The (propane ?) in a Paslode Nail Gun is in a sealed container. It bears a 'best before' date code, and various sources say that it does actually deteriorate over time. Has anyone actual evidence that...
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7 years ago
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TMH is Vincent Price
ITV3 now. Directed by Jeannot Szwarc. With Peter Falk, Vera Miles, Martin Sheen, Sian Barbara Allen. The formula for a miracle wrinkle cream leads the founder of a cosmetics company to murder and...
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Strimmer carburettor
Not a happy bunny. The strimmer - Stihl FS55 wouldn't run properly the other day. It'd start, it'd idle, but not well - but the slightest throttle saw it cough and fart and die. Took the top off the...
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7 years ago
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Loft Ladder and Boarding Out
Sometime in the next few months I expect to have to fit a loft ladder and board out a loft in a new house. The space will be used only for storage. First question: What do I need to look for in a loft...
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7 years ago
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Boxing in a steel beam
Just to explore options. I would assume the exposed parts of a steel "I" bean would be (typically) be boxed in plaster board then skimmed. Could the vertical faces of the beam be plasterboarded and...
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7 years ago
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Question about floor levelling preparation and finishing
Hi I have a solid floor in my kitchen that used to have vinyl tile cover. Thes e tiles have been removed and the floor is uneven so levelling compound is going to be used. Can the top surface of the...
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7 years ago
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What makes a bathroom a bathroom?
I see... thanks, and I hope no-one was misled by my wrong answer. So presumably what you and I might regard as a truly *enormous* bedroom, with a shower cubicle tucked away somewhere in a corner, is...
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Repacing under-countertop Belfast sink..
..with stainless steel? A friend moved into a house with black polished stone countertops and a 60cm wide Belfast sink fitted underneath. She hates it. She's has a couple of folk in about changing the...
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7 years ago
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Should that be smoking?
Trying out me so far unused Lidl soldering station. Read all the instructions, fired it up, waiting a while before tinning the tip. Should all that smoke be coming out? Oh gawd!!! Forgot to remove the...
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7 years ago
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