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Henry vaccuum pipe
These pipes seem to be constructed with falling to bits as part of their design. Not for the first time pulling the cleaner a bit too hard pulled the convoluted pipe out of its plastic fixing. It...
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Which to use for concrete posts and why?
I have a requirement to install new concrete posts. There appears to be postcrete and postmix. The two differences between postcrete and postmix is that the latter contains gravel and is significantly...
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22 or 21.5mm pipe
Builders have damaged (...list of over a dozen items!) One of these was the toilet overflow - it only protruded 10mm into the outside world so they chopped it off and rendered it over! Found a new...
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Does pre-fitted steel frame for garage door need fitting at top?
Does a pre-fitted steel frame for a (single-width) (Garador) garage door need fitting at the top? Or is it strong enough to function if it is only fixed at the sides? The reason I ask is that my...
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Diluting glyphosate
I managed to obtain concentrated glyphosate on the Internet. The instructions contained vast amounts of detail - pages of it - but I was unable to find any clear statement on whether or how much it...
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Flow rate for a shower with a pump
Hi all, can you answer this I hope simple question - I have a pre-installed shower with a pump and shower shower when running loses presure after about 45 seconds and becomes a trickle. The pipe work...
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How not to take down a load-bearing wall
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Painting a concrete floor that's been power floated (etching?)
My workshop floor has been power floated and I believe I need to etch the surface before painting. Is this just a case of wetting it, brushing on some hydrochloric acid, and then hosing it out after...
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Inline Bathroom Extractor
I am looking to install an extractor fan to remove vapour from a shower and toilet niffs. Are inline fans better than ceiling mount fans and where is the best place to locate the grill with the toilet...
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how to route a thin deep slot in end grain of 18mm wood
Hello all This is an enquiry about how to use a router to cut a slot in the end of a sheet of wood. Below is an ASCII-art side view of the sheet. The wood is around 18mm thick. The slot needs to be...
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The rainwater diversion project
Thanks for all the input to my project to divert rainwater from the roof of the workshop into the "small" pond (it's ~11m in diameter. I have a "big" pond about 4 or 5 times the size, too) to try and...
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MIG Welders
Time was when gasless MIGs were regarded as inferior, producing spattery welds lacking asthetic appeal and attracting derision from the pros. However, looking at what's available today it seems they...
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Dispute over new loft conversion
I live in a semi-detached bungalow. My neighbour has complained that the dormer window of my new loft conversion overhangs the boundary between our properties because it hasn't been built in exact...
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Fewer flies around this year?
There seems to be much less flies around this year, or at least so far. I would expect there to be fewer or none at all indoors, because we now have a very effective fly screen, but even outdoors too...
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RF thermostat
I have an ET4 RF thermostat. The transmitter stops working due to the battery corrosion. Now I contacted original supplier, TFC Group LLP for the replacement, but was advised that this product was...
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