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Which? says B&Q website is bottom of the pile
http://www.diyweek.net/news/news.asp?id=17019
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[SOLVED] Drayton Digistat SCR Receiver Problems: Troubleshooting Guide from Expert Homeowners (2023 Update)
Hi all My heating has packed up tonight and it looks like it's the SCR receiver that's at fault. There are no lights showing on it and am getting no repsonse when I change the temp on the wireless...
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reviving a Lion?
I accidentally ran a li-ion battery completely flat and now it won't charge. Is there any way to revive it? Regards, toiler
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Adding lighting to Garden shed
Hi All, I'd like to wire a garden shed for a flouscent light (with switch) a nd I'm wondering what is the best approach, the principle here is I DO NOT want to drill holes out through my house walls...
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10 years ago
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concrete floor sealing
Consider the patch of concrete floor shown at It's on the ground floor (which is below ground level at the front) of a Victorian house. The dark brown and blue patches are bits of underlay rubber that...
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Door sercurity
A few tips for door sercurity Of all home security tips, one is more obvious than all the others ? keep your doors from locksmiths in leicester But obvious though i t is, there are a surprising amount...
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what openreach do when installling fibre BB?
Hi folks, FTTC is coming to our village - AIUI the exchange is enabled (it's listed as accepting orders), and they are working on connecting cabinets (lots of Openreach activity around the place over...
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Tell Paliament what you think of Part P schemes
Vid: Consult: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/communities-and-local-government-committee/inquiries/parliament-2010/building-regulations-electrical-2013/...
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DIY Conveyancing (on a sale)
I'm selling a leasehold flat and will probably be doing my own conveyancing (many years ago I did my own buy/sell conveyancing successfully but I'm aware that I'm almost certainly out of date)....
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Totally OT - Webinars and Presentations
Hi all There's no way I can justify this as DIY, except I'm the one charged with the doing bit... Does anyone have experience of methods of making presentations available on line? Ideally I am looking...
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Problem removing outdoor wall light
I want to replace an outdoor wall light but I cannot remove it from the wall. It is a modern stainless steel light on an arm with a circular base attached to the wall. I assumed that undoing the two...
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Identify this (Grohe?) bath mixer tap?
Can anyone identify this bath filler tap? The owner thinks it's a Grohe. It doesn't shut off reliably so I need to find spare parts for it. (And it's installed at the far corner of the bath, tucked...
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Thoughts on fitting RCBOs
Hi all, especially the knowledgeable electricians on here. What are your thoughts on me replacing all of the MCBs in my CU with RCBOs? At present I have 14 MCBs all protected by one 30mA RCD main...
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Building a brick pillar - strengthening?
Hi all, I want to build some brick pillars to support railings, so that it looks ra ther like: The railings will be 1100mm high. I don't want to make the pillars any bigg er than 2 bricks per course...
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B&Q's own brand silicon kitchen sealant is crap
Anyone else noticed this? I've been using their white goo for sinks/ worktops and it looked great for a few weeks, but then started to shrink. It's got so thin in the middle of the bead (where it...
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