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Central heating wiring question
My mum and Dad's boiler wants to stay on all the time. I thought the best thing to do, besides just switching it off for now, would be to try and work out how it's all wired together, and then work...
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Another DIY "bladeless" fan
Cardboard and hot melt glue ... How to make Bladeless Fan at home A table fan without any visual propellers was developed by a British engineer named "Dyson". Make your own DIY bladeless fan using a...
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Mountfield tools
What are their power tools like? I've not encountered that brand in ages. NT
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Securing modern sash windows
A member of the family has just moved into a property which has double glazed sash windows, made from what looks like uPVC. There appears to be no way to securly lock the lower sash in a partially...
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How to remove a parked car
If someone parks in front of your house, simply use a large power tool such as a brush cutter, and start sending bits of twig flying everywhere. The car will get moved very quickly :-)
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Good strong glue
Can anyone recommend a good strong glue that isn't a liquid? I need to put it on a vertical surface but obviously don't want to have it all dribble down. I have no faith in Superglue - the only thing...
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Boiler won't ignite after pilot light relit
Hi All we have an old Baxi Bermuda back boiler (yes, needs replacing, but not now...). I recently got a new gas hob fitted and after the chap left, realised that of course the pilot light for the...
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Replacing fuse box with consumer unit
There is a fault in the neutral of one of the cables going to my six way fuse box. To find this fault I am likely to have to remove the fuse box so that I can inspect the incoming cables and maybe...
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Aga running too hot
I have had a second fire valve installed in line to protect our boiler since this was installed our aga keeps running too hot and makes strange sounds
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Whitby
Two on Derwent Road and two on Parson's Close. All of them are bathrooms and kitchens. Unless I am missing something this is not the typical stuff we have done. Streetview shows houses for sale and...
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buying a brand new car
We are in the market for brand new car, but find the salesmen strangely obstructive. They are totally reluctant to give a bottom line price, but tell you repeatedly about this and that and the other...
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Outdoor decorative laser lights - safe?
Went to a friends barbeque last night and they had two of these in the garden, one pointing up at rear house wall (including windows), and another up to a tree at the end of the garden. Looked...
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Gas pipe through above ceiling
Asking about something I've seen done, rather than something I'm thinking of doing ... Gas pipe enters building through cavity wall (it is sleeved) at a height above ground floor ceiling and below...
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What's the simplest way to glaze a window?
I want to reglaze some quite large windows in a shed/summer house. I'm having to rebuild the frames, there's no existing 'window structure' there at all at the moment. The result doesn't have to be...
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Rubber glue
I'm looking for the toughest most durable rubber tyre to EPDM rubber glue p ossible. Evo-stik contact adhesive is the classic one, though I'm not seeing it stoc ked anywhere nearby, so would need to...
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