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45kg radiator on thermalite block wall - recommended fixings?
What would you use? I have used stud+resin for basins on the same wall, but it's probably a bit excessive as the rad will take upto 8 fixings without too much leverage (unlike the basin). I've got...
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You'd think someone would have noticed!
Spot the hidden error (in the photo). Mac Allister 750W 240V 115mm Corded Angle grinder MSAG750 - B&Q for all your home and garden supplies and advice on all the latest DIY trends
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Arranging coals on kohlgas fire
Has anyone got a manual on coal layout for model K2N 7000 Thankyou
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Door handles
How do you fix door handles that come with a flange that prevents you screwing them on the door?
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Ping Tribologists
Hi all, Another but different question on the 'Silent' piston compressor. Talking to the manufactures today it seems they 'now' supply / recommend a fully synthetic oil, over presumably a semi or...
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Brick-laying is hard -- update!
The lad did quite a neat job of the brick-laying. Unfortunately, he has made a bit of a mess with the pointing. The bricks have quite a good smearing of mortar on them. I've tried taking this off with...
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Inspecting the construction of a solid concrete base
I would like to determine the exact construction of our conservatory floor base i.e. whether or not it is insulated and, if so, how and to what extent . To do this I figured I could simply drill an...
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Chemically disolving black gunge.
Hi all, I'm helping a mate who has just bought a second hand silent compressor (on my recommendation) and the one he bought was know faulty, 'spares or repair' etc. On testing there was no output (as...
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diy data recovery
I have a usb3 1TB Hitachi hdd with which I have a problem, the drive is recognised and the folders are all, bar one, displayed in the pick table but all the folder contents appear empty. I suspect the...
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DIY double glazing.
The outer pane of a DG panel cracked on my conservatory roof, the inner pane was OK. I wanted the quickest easiest repair so just removed the outer glass, squirted black roofing repair mastic around...
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Daewoo queries on two products
Afternoon clever people. I have two product queries and to my surprise th ey are both from Daewoo. I have just had a new TV aerial installed so I ca n use my over 75 licence in a new mobile home. The...
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OT- Where to get Apple Mac maintenance Contract?
Hi All, My daughter has a MacBook Pro which has just come out of it's 3 year Applec are cover (annoyingly, we had to buy it a new PSU yesterday! (I suppose it may have cost no more than a policy...
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Part P - replacing an entire cable - notifiable (England)?
Just a quick check - legalistic Q Is replacing a cable with one of equivalent or better spec from the MCB/RCBO right through to the end device *not notifiable* in England? This is outside of any...
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Electric cars - running costs.
On R4 You and Yours today - for those who may wish to listen again - there was a bit about some filling stations providing fast charge points. At last, you might say. And they interviewed an actual...
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Holding morse taper bits in a chuck
So a mate turns up with a lump of steel about a foot square and not far short of an inch thick. Says he wants a 4 inch strip cut off the side, and then a 3/4" hole drilled through one end of the bit...
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