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Saniflo
We have a plan. At the front of our house is a tiny room, it could fit a bed in but we want to convert it to a shower room and toilet. Problem is all the services, water and drainage, are at the back...
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Varnish or Oil for Wooden Door Cladding
My rear sliding door has an aluminum frame, which is faced off with wood slats which i think are cedar wood. Over very many years i've tried various modern varnishes like Ronseal etc, but it always...
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OT If you like gimmicks
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Ionisation electrode
My Viessmann boiler threw a wobbly and tripped out. Press the re-set, and it went through all the normal startup procedure (fans whirring, solenoids clicking), but then tripped again, so I was hoping...
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Anyone recommend a good quality alarm?
Hi, I'm in the market for an alarm for a domestic house. I need: 20 wired zones (achieved by add on zone expanders if necessary) to use EOL wiring (I don't want wireless and I have a lot of rooms plus...
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Draining and refilling Sealed CH System
I have a Worcester Bosch Greenstar CDI Boiler. I have read the instructions regarding using the filling key to initially fill the system. However, in the coming months I shall be having some work...
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Old floorboards
I was given some old floorboards a few months back and am no splitting some for kindling. I was surprised to discover that in the absence of T&G to lock them together they were joined with wooden...
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Carbon Monoxide detector
Just bought a CO detector - decent brand (Honeywell), brand new and looks well constructed. The self Test button works fine. I just thought though, that button tests the electronics and the beeper -...
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OT The EU again
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fitting of Amtico Spacia flooring - is this an unreasonable price?
Have just got a quote for fitting around 12sqm of Amtico Spacia flooring of just over £1100. That seems high to me. At £40/sqm the tiles'll cost around £500 so for sealing the concrete & screeding...
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ADT Alarms
Just saw an advert which, about ADT alarms, says this: "All systems are monitored 24/7 265 days a year!" I guess you hope you get burgled in the right nine months (approx.). :-) And could be fun...
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[OT ish] Log stacking
Cut and split logs for a wood burner. Would you stack them bark up or bark down?
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Which solder for electronics?
Why, why and why? No, you use solder paste. MBQ
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cable routing question and wiring regs.
I'm aware of the rules regarding the appropriate routing of concealed T&E cables, i.e. within 50mm of wall edges/corners, in vertical or horizontal lines from a visible electrical accessory or greater...
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OT(?): Impressive Farnell delivery time
Ordered £20 worth of components the other evening at 7:30pm and they arri ved the following morning at 10:30am... That was the free delivery option t oo! When the Farnell box arrived I actually...
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