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Washing machine inlet hose
Washing machine inlet hose - I've just fitted the hose that came with a new Beko washing machine for someone. To stop it leaking, I had to tighten the hose with a pair of grips. Normally, finger...
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LED driver and wiring
I have several low level LED stair lights in my house. They are Aurora AU-STL883 with a built in driver. They are all wired via the loop-in method. None of them work apart from the first one which...
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Radial Circuit size please
I want to run a new radial circuit length 21m to 8 double sockets. It's for 2 bedrooms, with computers etc. Will 4mm cable be OK? Part will be fixed to a joist, part buried in plaster, part in a...
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Some plumbing guidance please
I'd done a lot of house plumbing up to about 30 years ago in my cottage's r enovation but little since. I now need to run a water supply to a polytunnel, which effectively is on t he wrong side of the...
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Fein/Works vibrating tool thing looks useful - is it so in practice
I was looking to get one of these Fein "things". I found another one (multitools?) made by WorkX - called a "Universal Hyperlock Sonicrafter 250W Oscillating Tool" Also recall a while back that QVC...
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Solvent Cement Filler
My plan for a kitchen move/extension has a critical dependency on being abl e to tap into an internal boxed-in soil stack for drainage. Having drilled a hole in the boxing today I've thankfully been...
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10 years ago
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OSB Grades
If I get some OSB, how can I test it to determine whether its OSB1, OSB2 or OSB3? Its ex shipping crates, and perhaps hoardings too. NT
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PING Bill Wright - interference or TV fault?
Our five-year old Panasonic TH-42PX80BA plasma telly has, just this morning, started showing 'moving sparkly lines' (crap description, I apologise) and I was wondering if it's likely to be...
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10 years ago
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Screw-bolts
I am looking for some bolts which have a screw thread on one end and a metric bolt on the other. ie drill hole in wood - screw the bolt in via screw thread - leaving bolt protruding. What are they...
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10 years ago
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Toilet cistern ball valve dripping already!
I replaced it only four years ago with one of these: yet it is now starting to drip slightly. A neighbour once told me that this hard water area plays havoc with ball valves as even a little piece of...
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Reducing a window aperture by about one brick's length.
After the outside loo - which was really space stolen from the corner of my tiny 7'6" x 7'6" 1920s kitchen - was taken out I asked for as big as poss. a window in the resulting West facing wall. The...
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mending split rose stem
I was putting in new eye hooks and pulling the top of the rose around the corner of the house when the stem split lower down. I've tied it up with string. But insects could get in the split and kill...
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Cement board Qs
I want to build some containers from glass fibre cement board. I dont want something that cant cope with being outdoors all the time. What can and cant last outdoors? Where's cheapest to buy 6'x4'...
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Identify saw file blades name / supplier?
I'm looking for a supplier of these saw file blades. They are 200mm long, round cross section just over 1mm thick. What are they called? I use them for metalwork. Thanks
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AA Battery chargers
Our Duracell NiMH AA/AAA recharger has died. I have recently added some 1700 mAh batteries to the mix of original 1300 mAh ones, which may or may not have precipitated its death. I am looking for a...
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