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Floating shelves
Hi My Daughter has broken one of the floating shelves in her kitchen. The fixing is the type where a rod is screwed into the wall and the shelf is pushed onto the rods. This is the type of fixing One...
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Is this dry rot?
At the end of my pond I have a small roughly semi-circular brick enclosure about 3' across and 2' high which houses a filter and air pump. It has a flat 'roof' consisting of a piece of WPB, covered...
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Integra Curtain Track - Cording Pulley
Wondering if anyone knows where you can get the pulley wheel device used in the middle of a 2.5 metre Integra plastic curtain track? Ours has completely disintegrated and cannot locate a supplier -...
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9 years ago
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Boilers and 22mm gas pipes
Hi all, I have a combi boiler around 12 years old which is supplied by a 15mm gas p ipe. In fact that pipe was probably run originally in the early 80s to a pr evious boiler. When I had a man in to...
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9 years ago
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Screwfix Karcher pressure washer 75?
This is on offer at £75 until tomorrow: it seems like a good price for a machine for occasional use. Any gotchas I should look out for? 1.4kW Air-Cooled Induction Motor 360Ltr/hr Max. Flow Rate Auto...
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9 years ago
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Anti static on vaccuum cleaner
Simple question. A Bosch cleaner, works fine has the usual convoluted plastic pipe and a metal telescopic pipeand a plastic brush on the end. Its most convenient way to be held is by the plastic at...
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10 years ago
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OT, single cup cOFFEE brewer CHOICE?
Hi all, I am trying to choose a coffee maker that uses K Cups or pods to get a constant brew. I live alone and like the idea of a single cup brewer. I have been looking at the: NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto...
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10 years ago
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Boxing in stairs
Hi Does anyone have any thoughts on how to box these in ? I'm not even sure on what material to use Many thanks :) Sean http://i61.tinypic.com/14lue14.jpg
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10 years ago
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Spot the error!
Watching an episode of 'Lewis' last night, he gets a clue by seeing someone enter 1 9 6 6 into a mechanical push button lock......
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10 years ago
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Black & Decker Electric strimmer
My one of these worked fine for a couple of years, but then gradually started to refuse to extend the string. I have tried a brand new B&D spool with string, but it still doesn't work properly. What...
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10 years ago
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Fridge freezer, low on gas? taken over a month to loose cooling capacity.
Our fridge freezer, a hotpoint FFA90P, has been struggling to keep the freezer compartment at a stable temp for about the last month and a half. We noticed ice creams were not as hard as usual in...
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10 years ago
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Changing Light Switches?
A neighbour, who rents her residence, has in her main room a double-dimmer light switch unit controlling the two ceiling light fittings. Now, one dim mer has failed mechanically; and the dimmers need...
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10 years ago
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CH radiator on plasterboard ?
Can someone remind me please as to whether I can mount a 24" double radiator (around 30lbs wt) using the screw-in type PB wall plugs ? It's either that or a couple of timber straps onto the studs...
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10 years ago
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Blocking in a doorway
Am about to fill in an internal downstairs doorway ay home using blocks, and am looking at the various different types. Am I OK to use one skin of those very lightweight (cheap, convenient!) aerated...
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10 years ago
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Boiler condenser pipe/overflow curved inwards?
Why do I keep seeing overflow pipes (or boiler condenser pipes, or whatever they are) on people's houses with the pipe curved round 180 degrees so it faces the wall? Why on earth would you want the...
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