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Cooker hood height
Finally (after long bout of flu) getting round to replacing the cooker hood. The instructions say 650-750 mm above the hob. Internet says 650 mm for electric and 750 mm for gas. A quick measurement...
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Levels and a level
Am I in a minority in being unable to set an accurate horizontal level against a vertical surface like a wall using a spirit level? There seems to be a degree(?) of variance between just touching and...
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OT: Organic Chemistry
Gentlemen, As we all know, whenever a question arises concerning the origins of the universe, or the synthesis of complex macromolecules, the first place we turn for answers is uk.d-i-y, where...
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6 years ago
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Unvented DHQ layout question
We have a recently installed unvented DHW system installed in an inherited bungalow that we will soon be moving into. That system has two expansion vessels, one for the CH and one for the DHW. OK, so...
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OT Advice wanted [Foodbanks for the traveller]
Hi there. Can anyone suggest where One can get maps showing the location of food banks in Greece and Ireland? One might get homesick for a bit of good old British past the sell by date crud that is so...
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6 years ago
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If it isn't broke don't wash it!
The curtains in a little used room look a bit dirty as they have been hanging behind the window for around 10 years. They could do with a wash. Some of the plastic hooks snap when removing the curtain...
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6 years ago
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Any experiences of hook'n' loop "pad savers"?
Are they worthwhile on a random orbital sander?
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6 years ago
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Very OT. Will anyone that wants to reply to JWS post here so we can kill the thread and miss all the useless replies.
As subject. Its easy to kill JWS but the killfile is going to get too big after killing the responders.
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6 years ago
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You couldn’t give it away....
A potted history of my experience trying to give a cooker away...... Advertised a cooker for free on FB. I?ve never had so many foxy ch icks vying for my attention! Unfortunately they are all about as...
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6 years ago
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Painting new render.
Many times I have seen fresh render or concrete painted only to see it peeling off one year later. I have always wondered what it was that they did wrong. Does anyone have experience of this?
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6 years ago
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Flush ceiling rose adapter?
I've got some Hager Klik ceiling roses. Assumed they'd recess into the ceiling but no, they need a 'back box'. Is anyone aware of a flush/recessed box? Or they'll be sticking 2 inch off the ceiling!
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6 years ago
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iron soil pipe
Many moons ago I stitch drilled a hole in our metal soil pipe (don't ever d o that face on!). The upstairs bit had never been used and a bird's nest wa s firmly wedged in it. Having freed it, as a...
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6 years ago
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Florida bridge collapse
This is interesting. I was puzzled by the odd angling of the zigzag cross bracing in the bridge and once you see *why* they zig and zag like that, the reason it failed becomes a bit clearer. In...
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6 years ago
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Battery for smoke alarm: Zn-Cl or Mn-alkaline?
While lying awake last night I heard short beeps at long intervals, almost certainly a smoke alarm trying to tell me its battery was low, but I couldn't be bothered to get up to find which one (of...
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6 years ago
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Pipe clips
Nearly all pipe clips require the pipe to be positioned, the clip positions marked, then the pipe removed, the clips screwed in, etc Like these You can get nail in clips that have the nails offset, so...
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