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fixng outlet pipe to cooker hood
Bosch cooker hood has 150mm outlet and I have a 150mm vent pipe to connect. However, a normal pipe connector that fits inside the tube does not fit inside the hood outlet, since it is profiled and...
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Diall brand
noticed this is now B&Qs own brand of choice yesterday ...
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battery wireless interlinkes smoke alarms, with remote silence... that don't cost the earth?
Want to replace the 2 standard smoke alarms in the dormer bungalow, with a few of the interlinked ones, Can't run wires to them easily, so they will need to be the battery operated Rf interlink ones,...
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Replacing bath with shower
Bath is never used but bath based power shower is. We have continous proble= ms with sealing the edges of the bath so are considering ripping out the b= ath and replacing it with a shower. Shower...
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"Tasword PC" Anyone ?
I am looking for some software called "Tasword PC" by Tasman Software. I used this years ago before Windows 95 came onto the scene. It ran in Microsoft DOS. I have an old laptop with not much memory...
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OT: Fuel use by the elderly
Anyone able to tell me if my neighbour's fuel usage is typical? We have the two halves of a semi, he's a single elderly gentleman and we're a family of 4. He uses TWICE as much gas and electric as we...
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core drilling
need to put a 110mm soil pipe through a wall for a bathroom,daft question b= ut what size core drill do i need if i use a 110mm i worry the soil pipe be= ing that size will jam and if i have to chop...
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"Electrocuted to death"
semi-literate, imbeciles. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/marks--spencer-philip-dodd-1417161Ill-educated,
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Woodburners and CO dectectors
I have not had a lot to do with either but I seem to recall that instalation of a CO detector is a building regs requirement when a woodburner is installed. Is it? The main reason for asking is I am...
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Lighting query
Asked by nephew to look at a 'faulty' bathroom light in his new house. New bulb put in, switched on, nothing. Checked bulb in another fitting, works fine. Checked with contactless voltage tester,...
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non-maintained lamp failure
Hi, Some time ago, I took the advice of many here and installed an Eterna non-maintained 8w fluorescent lamp above my CU. It is under the stairs and there is no window, so it allows me to see to reset...
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Tribune unvented direct cylinder
I have a Tribune cylinder that has sprung a leak. It's dimensions are Ht 1100mm and diameter 450mm, Vol 160litres. This doesn't seem to match any of the new cylinders for a replacement- Have they...
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Nice bit of joinery..
perhaps a little frightening, but it is leftpondian. Liveleak.com -
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"Coated with TiO2 for global warming"?
I bought some fascia to replace my old wooden stuff. It says on it "Coated with TiO2 for global warming". All I can find is this article: when my fascia expires, am I to crumble it up and throw it...
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oil c/h & h/w: pump, timer, stats, etc. usually off same fuse?
Are all the electrics for an oil central heating and hot water system (pump, timer, stats, etc.) usually all off a dedicated mains fuse? Or all on the same fused spur from one of the rings? Or is it...
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