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Looking for solution for delayed start of Tumble Dryer (2023 Update)
I'm after some suggestions for delaying the startup of our White Knight con= densing tumble dryer, (in order to take advantage of economy 7 electrickery= ). A simple plug in time switch won't work as...
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Jacking back up a dropped beam, or not?
Helping a friend at the weekend, and found a roof leak has caused the wallplate to disintegrate, which I removed with the vacuum cleaner ;-) Originally sitting on this was a sodding great compound...
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White fogging on glass
A couple of windows (single glazed sashes) have a thin irregular strip where the glass is white along the bottom edge. I'm assuming this is the consequence of some over-enthusiastic blow gun stripping...
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Coloured upvc windows
I'm looking at buying a property that has stained wooden windows in a sort of mottled yellowy brown colour. It's in a conservation area and both the block rules and planning regulations required any...
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Haywire
Never thought about the origin of the common meaning until now. According to radio four, it dates from American logging camps in the 19th century. Haywire was the precursor of baler twine, so there...
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Easy way to fix Kingspan then plasterboard to an internal wall?
The upstairs external walls of our house have a narrow cavity - too narrow to be filled when we had cavity wall insulation downstairs. I'm about to redo the bathroom and I'm considering beefing up the...
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Supramatic E Garage Door Closer
My son has the above and the remote has stopped making the door go up and down. It operates the internal light but that is all. The door works fine from the control panel. He thinks he must have...
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Carbon monoxide detector lifespan
I have a Nighthawk carbon monoxide detector, 900-0089 (based on KN-COPP-B mechanism). Supposedly, this has a seven-year lifespan. What wears out? Daniele
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Vapour barrier plaster board - needed or not?
Hi, As mentioned in my last post, am costing the final phases... If I install celotex under the rafters and tape the joints, I assume I do not need vapour barrier PB? I just noticed the price...
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Bungalow - Phase 1b commences with force...
Right - been a while. Hernia operation, general business with job etc etc. So now is the final push of finishing the place. We have avery finite amount of money in the bank... I have booked a roofer...
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Drilling tiles
I just want to put a towel rail up but I'm getting nowhere fast. My bathroom has very hard porcelain tiles, glazed. I'm using a bit like this I was told is suitable for porcelain (and glass). Not sure...
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Phosphate dosing unit with high flow rate?
Can anyone recommend a phosphate dosing unit for scale inhibition, that has 22mm connections and can cope with a high flow rate (i.e. for whole house use not a single appliance)?
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looking your future
Hi.... real paying network at home worker need only tell to connect friends and other people use social network... http://boompays.com//?id=shah100This
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Fencing
My son is "doing" a family friends garden. They talked about a fence I can see me getting roped in to help him but I have never built a fence (son has special needs so although he is quite compis I do...
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OT crossword help
17 across. Naked tit model (anag.) (4-9)
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