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Traditional bath/shower mixer tap
The lever to switch from bath to shower will not now turn to the right (shower). The taps are new. I changed the washer in the flex as it was dripping from the shower and now it will not turn.
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Daft cats and catflaps
Jesus Christ, all I did was move the catflap from the back to the front of the house, now they can't understand it any more.
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12v electric engine oil vacuum pump
As seen on ebay Anyone tried one of these? Are they worth the money. Will they cope with ho t oil ? We destroyed the manual Pela suckling petrol through it :-(
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Thought for the century?
Somehow this clip just keeps running through my mind as I regard the unlovely spectacle of New Urban Man...
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Diagonal bracing for garden gate
I've been making a featheredge garden gate this weekend, and have just got to fit the diagonal bracing. Most gates I've seen in the Sheds and garden centres have the diagonals parallel - bottom left...
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Cracked ceramic floor
My daughter is moving to a flat that has a cracked ceramic kitchen floor. She hopes to continue her new 'business' of making and hopefully selling iced biscuits. To do that she has to have local...
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Glass Blowing
I'm looking for a new, challenging, yet achievable pastime to hopefully keep the dementia and whatnot at bay as I continue to cruise through the grey years. This seems at first sight to be something...
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Easy way to get a bearing race out of a recess
I was struggling to get the outer bearing race out of the mower roller so decided to try a spot of weld. I ran a bead around the inside of the race and then tacked a plate on the end so I could knock...
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Fisher & Paykel fridge parts/ repairs
Hi All, My fridge has started tripping the RCD on the circuit. Disconnecting the d efrost heater seems to fix the issue and the fridge continues to work. I a m trying to source a replacement defrost...
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Apprentice claims he is badly done by
Situation. He lives in Rotherham, I live in Barnsley (close to the M1) and tomorrow we are working in Bradford. He wants me to meet him half way between our homes to save himself some time in the...
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Fridge tripping RCD
Hi All Just got home and the circuit the fridge is on has tripped the RCD. On further analysis it looks like it is the fridge (Fischer and Paykel double fridge freezer) itself. Any ideas how to figure...
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Rivet nuts.
Hi all, Ideally this is aimed at those who have actually used 'Rivet Nuts' in a professional / commercial environment please ... I am considering using said to help restore a professional 'take down'...
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Confused about switching for a electric shower extractor fan.
It seems to me that ideally the shower extractor fan should come on automat ically when the shower is switched on using the power control on the shower unit itself. But I don't see being able to do...
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Re: Modern boilers are noisy
Brian Gaff submitted this idea : Our pump is in the airing cupboard first floor. It is completely inaudible, even if you go up there and open the cupboard door, even then, I have to look at its 'pump...
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Dangerous water feature.
I bought this indoor fountain from a large and otherwise reputable garden centre. The first thing I noticed that it was broken, a leaf had broken off the stem, so I will need to return it, then I...
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