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Chainsaw purchase
I could do with a chainsaw .... have around 150 Leylandi to cut out The diam of trunk is typically 8" ... a few are larger Thinking I will take first cut at shoulder height (or maybe even standing on...
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MCB tripping
I know MCBs have two separate trips, a fast one for big faults and a slower thermal trip for moderate over-current. How quickly should the thermal trip reset itself? Not my problem, but at the livery...
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6 years ago
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Replacing (chimney) flashing.
AS luck would have it, our roof sprung a leak a few weeks ago. A panicked run up the roof suggests it's the flashing - the bottomost strip - which runs up the roof along the chimney. For now, a heavy...
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water off this morning
I still have mine, but of course you have to boil any water from the tank these days as you might get some horrible disease from it otherwise. Having said that for many years nobody ever bothered and...
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6 years ago
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Light fitting
I just fitted a new light to my dining room ceiling but wired it up wrongly which caused it to blow. I trimmed the ends of the wires and re-wired it back up correctly but now my light fitting isn?t...
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6 years ago
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potting compound substitute for cdi unit.
Hi, the HT lead on the trials bike was held to the CDi unit with some sort of potting compound. There is only a spike to attach the lead to, no screw unfortunately. On the plus side there is a sleeve...
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6 years ago
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Hmm..OT
Is this a trend? Mail notification of pending gas bill from BG. Nothing through the post for a week so I downloaded a copy. This morning an informative from BG that *as I am managing my account on...
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Re: find a book
Doesn't sound quite right but Bleep & Booster might be a candidate If you can remember the names of any characters or places in it then Google will probably find it for you.
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6 years ago
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Most cost effective heating for shed and stove.
Following on from a couple of recent threads, and using as a reference. John Runn said "If you fitted heatpump aircon instead, then it would be a third to a quarter of the price for normal resistive...
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6 years ago
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Mira shower recommendation needed
In my last place I had a Mira Magna shower that I fitted myself. It had a " digital mixer" which blended hot water from the cylinder and cold water fro m a tank in the loft and pumped it to the shower...
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6 years ago
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OT: Thing in field
Cant easily get down the embankment from canal towpath to investigate the thing. Triangular base and sides about 1 metre (guessed), open front - maybe a few pebbles chucked in it. Any ideas?
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6 years ago
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SAD lights?
Anyone got any experience, or made one? Changes in my dog pack mean they gradually have needed less walking over the past couple of years and I had assumed my declining energy levels were just ageing....
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TV update my knowledge
I have a TV in the kitchen that is not receiving Freeview verey well. I am in a poor reception area and I don't want to have a new aerial instalation as I don't want to add any cables. I have Virgin...
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6 years ago
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What does this overflow pipe connect to below the cistern?
I need to replace my existing overflow pipe in my toilet cistern, the bottom end has split. Screwfix have something similar to what I need:- ... but it's not clear how it connects below the cistern....
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6 years ago
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building control for windows
Plan is to gradually replace the sliding sashes at the front of our Victori an terraced house. There are 7 openings and, for logistical reasons, I'm go ing to do a couple at a time. I can collect the...
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