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PAT test and a H&S report
I never thought I would get paid to do a H&S electrical report. However can anyone else justify this as anything other than a fail? http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=File:PAT_test.jpg...
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Advice needed finding (now obsolete) spares alternative for Ryobi RCS-4450C 50cm
70545 Problem: Apparently the oil pump worm drive has gone on my 2009 Ryobi RCS-4450C 50cm Petrol Chainsaw as I didn't use the chainsaw for a few months and the cha in oil thickened. A chainsaw expert...
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Simple (for a change) DIY trolley
One very minor success amongst all the other bits of aggravation. We moved the sofa out of the lounge before the prolonged refurbishment and it involved three men and a lot of huffing and puffing to...
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Mortar to look like lime mortar
I am going to put a brick porch on an old house. I want the mortar to blend in with the lime mortar of the house. I don't want to use the real M'Coy, just something that looks a similar colour. I...
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Microbore blockage
When I was having some work done on my kitchen I asked the plumber to include re-piping a radiator (the pipes were under the plasterboard and went to a manifold above the ceiling.) When I got home...
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Boiler troubles
Just because I thought I'd have a clear weekend for doing something useful, one of my boilers went phut. I've localised it to the PCB and will source one. Apparently this is very common on this model...
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Spray gun question
I have though about getting a spray gun but am put of by not knowing how to keep them clean after use. Is it easy or a PITA? tips would be great!
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Removing concrete pond
Hi, I am having problems in trying to remove a concrete pond that was built by the previous owners. I have drained the pond using a water pump and drilled a number of holes at the bottom of the pond...
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OT: New Employer's Pension Scheme
Hi all, I wonder what the feeling is here about the fact that every business no matter how small that employs someone - just one person even- now has to set up a pension scheme. What will be the...
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Totally OT Macbeth
Does anyone know somewhere showing a traditional production of Macbeth? Google has failed me on this one.
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Electric spraygun recommendation
Hi guys, I need some sort of spraygun for repainting the casing of several items of largish electrical equipment I've refurbed the internals of. Can anyone suggest a suitable make/model for this...
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OT - udders and bulls
Having a clear away and tidy up at the moment. This prompted me to consider some of the useless stuff noted in passing: (1) Tesco bio-degradable carrier bags. Just found yet another one crumbling to...
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Installing second set of lights from first set?
I'm installing a second set of celiling lights using a spur off the original set. Is there a way of installing a dimmer switch to control only one set of lights? I've been told that there is but I...
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Optimum boiler water temperature.
I have an oldy worldy Camray oil fired boiler, early 1990s vintage, to heat the house. It's been dead reliable so far for three years and probably not much inside it to ever go wrong compared to these...
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Site that may be of interest to some.
I've been looking for some 12mm self adhesive lead strip for a little job. Came across I have absolutely no association with the company. Had a rootle round the site and found loads of stuff of...
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