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DIY: Does PU foam react with PVC cables
I need to block up some holes through which some cables pass through, PU foam would be a quick and dirty way to do it. I was just wondering if PU reacts with PVC similarly to polystyrene? Richard
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Suggestions for a gutter dam
For reasons I've talked about before on here I need to backflow some water from the bungalow's gutters (they run from the back to the front) to fill the water butts in the back. Thus far I've been...
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5 years ago
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Combi boiler condensate drain - just dripping down an outside wall.
The ancient Radiant combi is mounted on an outside wall, and there is a copper pipe (I assume the condensate drain) sticking out of the wall with a downwards bend which is more or les constantly...
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5 years ago
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Probable calls for help - urgent fixes for recently purchased property.
Not mine, but a family member. Just a heads up that I am likely to flood the group with posts over the next few days asking for advice about fixing stuff. Which will (I hope) be amazingly on topic....
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Cancel Guarduan Subscription
A new card? That's a crazy solution. Have you been drinking? And how far do you expect that to get?
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Smelly urinals
Just (2 months ago) started a new job and the Gents is very smelly. Long story short, they swapped out the urinals for waterless urinals (were they a fad??). And then swapped back, but didn?t install...
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OT - BBC RSS Feeds Down?
I get loads of podcast downloads through it, using Podcast Addict (on Android) as the aggregator.
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Welding helmets
Hi all, Been thinking it's about time I got one of those auto-darkening helmets. Just a bit concerned about that initial flash that's supposed to trigger the auto-darken feature. I can't see how it...
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5 years ago
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Cooker Extractor fan, more noise than extraction
Cooker hood with extractor fan but there doesn't seem to be much extraction. The motor is similar to one of these: There are three filter sections to the hood and if I hold them up to the light I can...
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5 years ago
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RCD keeps tripping (apologies for on-topic post;-)
All of a sudden our house RCD keeps tripping about every 5-10 minutes. It was fine for years. As far as I know nothing has changed recently. What is the easiest way to diagnose this without unplugging...
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123-reg buggered?
Is 123-reg buggered? Presume it's not just me (tried different browsers and mobile vs broadband)
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septic tanks - new EU regulations ?
Sorry to be a pain but I was talking to someone this moring who said that the EU ( them again!) were changing the rules on Septic Tanks. I couldnt get out of him what changes exactly but he left me...
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OT: Electricity and Gas markets
Knowing that many posters here are interested in such things, I nearly always find this blog both very well informed, and intelligent. Also interesting on the broader political level, being highly...
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Acrylic or styrene glazing?
I forget, which survives best indoors? NT
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5 years ago
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Humax HDR-Fox T2 question
I have recently acquired one of these, and note that on the front LHS of the box is a window described as 'status display' in the product overview in the manual, p.5. This display is in red, and is...
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