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Electrical question - strange lightswitch behaviour?
Hi all, We've just replaced the ceiling in our kitchen/diner while doing other work. As a result of this, I've removed three lights and replaced two plastic pendant fittings with 4-pole junction boxes...
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OT:House for sale - not on internet ...
lived and completely refurbished it. there one Saturday night. The speakers were, Surround sound gets a bit expensive.
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Recessed soap dish tile
When I had a bathroom redone in the US of A, it was possible to get a deep soap dish tile that recessed into the wall, to put yer bar of soap in. Something like this: These seem to be unavailable in...
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Door and window parts - good service
Further to my recent query about Eurolocks, I finally got round to ordering the parts. Bit limited on choice of handle as it's early '90s and so the PZ distance (lock to handle) is less than the...
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Floor tiles and stained grout
In Turkey (yes In know this isnt Turkey but nobody else has answered) they use an acid product to clean the tiles and grout, you wipe it on neat and you can see the vapour rising you only leave about...
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Surveyor and their insurance
To cut a long story short: we are in dispute with a surveyor. Our solicitor has written several times asking for his personal indemnity insurance details so that we can make a claim against his...
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Honeywell boiler wiring
Spray some WD40 into the shaft area under the silver box bit and leave it to soak for a while. You may find once you get it off and cleaned up and lubricated that yours still works. I had one seize a...
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Washing Machine Faulty Spin / Out of Balance
Could there be some dodgy connections on a controller board which is tricking the system into thinking its not right? I had this on an old Hotpoint once and it was a five min job for the guy with the...
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So you have seen the Sawboard, now try Routerboard!
Very neat, use the sawboard quite a bit, will definately give this a go. Cheers!
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Aldi Right Angle Drill Adaptor For use with a Bosch IXO cordless screwdriver?
Anybody know if the Right Angle Drill Adaptor on offer at Aldi would work with a Bosch IXO cordless screwdriver,or is it just for use with drills? Just thought if it works with the Bosch it would save...
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Hedgehogs
Has anyone ever used a hedgehog in a gutter? a good idea but I wonder whether it really works, or if it just traps small stuff more efficiently, causing even more of a problem....
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Flexible plastic edging strip
That would have been an interesting chioce, actually, and one I hadn't thought of. But I'm pleased with the plastic. Thanks. Bert
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What's the correct name for this?
also sold as tool clips
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Mains generator changeover contactor system..
One for the electric's crew;).. We have a need to implement a contractor based mains generator changeover system. Of course this will need to be mechanically and electrically interlocked so as not to...
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Re-fixing parquet floor tiles
Hi!=20 A couple of rooms in my house have parquet wood floor tiles. The house was = built in about 1980. A few of the tiles have lifted and become loose. I can= quite easily remove them intact, but...
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