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DPC at floor level
On a kitchen extension I'm planning is it best to have DPC at floor level and engineering bricks below it? [george]
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What is this plug called
Anybody know what these plugs are called ? Were often used on car radios in days gone by. plug | argonanut | Flickr
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CTEK charger
I have a useful CTEK MXS5 smart charger Great for leaving batteries on charge at all timed as it gives correct float charger. I managed to pull wires out of teh 2 pole plug ..... into which you plug...
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Jug for Krups coffee machine
Does anyone want a jug for a Krups 176A coffee machine? You are welcome to the machine as well, for parts or repair as it is leaking. Not looking for any money: instead a charitable donation at your...
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Poor life of Argyle wellies.
When these were made in Scotland they were made of tougher material than the ones now made in China. Now the rubber seems to break down at the point where your big toe connects to the foot, i.e. at...
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New world Stowaway boiler 411/412
Can anyone pls help, I’m looking for replacement gas valve for Stowaway boiler fitted some good 40 years ago! I under boiler is now obsolete. However this boiler wil go in for many more years if I...
 
Schuko adapter plug
I have been given a coffee machine by my brothers with a Schuko plug and big adapter. As it happens, unusually, I have a Schuko socket in my utility room (fused at 13 amps) so can I just whip off the...
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Interlinked fire alarms
Living in Scotland, I am bound by Nicola's instruction to fit interlinked heat/smoke detectors by the end of the month. I am wondering about the pros and cons of wired and wireless. In ordinary...
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Toilet flush issue
Its a dual button flush, if the button is held down until cistern empties then water runs to fill but doesn?t shut off, if however I give it a small tap it then shuts off and fills. Now I would have...
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Jug for Krups coffee machine
Does anyone want a jug for a Krups 176A coffee machine? You are welcome to the machine as well, for parts or repair as it is leaking. Not looking for money: instead a charitable donation at your end....
 
Hot water output from Greenstar Boiler
My two year old WorcesterBosch Greenstar boiler had it's two year old service, earlier this month. Siince when the output of hot water from the boiler has been most erratic. After turning on the hot...
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Amazon accepting Visa
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DIY Loft Conversion
I decided to move some of the articles I had hosted on my web site onto the wiki. So I started with the big one: the same as before, but with much higher resolution photos available, and a bit of...
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New DIY Wiki facility
FYI, I have added a capability to the wiki to batch upload files and images. That means if you need to do say 20 photos, you can now just drag and drop them as a group onto the editor, and it will...
 
Macrium Reflect
I am beginning to think this is the worst piece of software I have ever seen in my life! Could someone remind me please how to add an incremental back-up to an existing back-up - manually, right now...
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