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mystery flow noise
In my daughters kitchen there's a constant background noise of water flowing through pipes. (Mains pressure flow sounds, not trickling noises). Turning the mains tap under the sink off makes it...
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Securing the shed
Our shed (and the neighbours') was broken into recently. Very windy night gave them very good cover. Only lost a bike and the insurance have been gre at. However, would now like to make the shed as...
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Brawl in B&Q!
I was in there today wandering around in the timber department. An assistant approached me and asked if I wanted decking. I got the first punch in.
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IKEA Malm Blanket box type thing
SWMBO has just bought one of these at a tip shop. It's a storage box - blanket box sort of size - made out of veneered chipboard, and has a sliding lid. The lid is on runners at the two ends, and...
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I D this beam
Stayed at a house recently that had this beam. There is a peg /pin at each end and it has three different sized knobs at each side. Are they just decorative or do they have a use? John
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Problem replacing WC Cistern input valve
I'm trying to replace the water input valve on the side of my ceramic WC cistern. The problem is that I cannot undo the join (outside the cistern) where the short plastic pipe from the input valve...
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Preparing for winter
This is not a pre Armageddon check list, just a few sensible precautions. Every winter we seem to read about a few thousand houses somewhere, being without electricity for days/weeks. So, three bottle...
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Stiff petrol cap
My wife has trouble undoing the cap on her car - it is a large plastic screw thread. Any ideas on what I could lubricate the plastic thread with that will resist the petrol vapours?
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Potterton Profile boiler fault
Arrived home in the early hours of this morning to a cold house. Boiler not working. Much as I would have liked to curl up in bed, I set about opening the boiler. It was stuck at the point in the...
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in-screed conduit for ring main
Hi folks. I'm putting down UFH pipes this weekend which I'm doing on egg-box trays for simplicity and a few other reasons, but I'll also need to put cables in position for power points. I was thinking...
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Domestic IPv6
Interested to see that Zen are offering residential customers the option of joining a trial. Accepting that IPv6 will be required eventually, is there any benefit to an ordinary residential customer,...
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twinslot shelving
Hello, This morning I wanted to put up some twin slot shelving. I thought it won't take me long with my sds drill. I was very unlucky. All the holes I drilled, seemed to go into the mortar between the...
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eggshell paint: does it yellow?
Hello, I am about to paint some woodwork and I would like to paint it white. I like oil-based gloss but it yellows and the water-based gloss that I have tried in the past leaves brush strokes and is...
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terminating swa
Hello, A previous owner has buried some SWA to take power from the house to the garage. Whilst doing some gardening, I found a metal junction box buried in the soil. It looks like it is coated in some...
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