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Aldi multi-tool
Aldi have a cordless multi-tool for 40 quid this Thursday. Three year guarantee too.
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connections to concealed thermostatic mixer
I've got a mixer/diverter to connect, the inlets are 3/4" bsp and outlets are 1/2" bsp - all female parallel threads as far as I can make out. How best to make these joints? There are machined faces...
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Kreg Square Cut
Just back from a long weekend in Lyme Regis, stayed about 4 miles from Axminster. Shame not to pop into the Axminster Power Tools shop whilst I was there, would have been rude not to. Not actually as...
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Any recommendations for (or against) cheap laser levels?
It's been decided that I should lay flooring chipboard over floorboards to level the floor in a room about 7m x 3.5m. I've a 6 foot spirit level and have used water levels outdoors in the past but am...
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Gritish Bas
Sister in law has just noticed a small leak of water getting into the airing cupboard, directly below the water tank in the loft. She has this Gritish Bas service contract, so she called them. Alleged...
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Sonic watchman oil gauge?
Today a tanker arrived as arranged, and said that they had put 1000 liters of oil in my tank. With a delivery printout to prove it. 4 hours later the remote oil gauge is reporting that the tank is...
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OT: Disposable tools
I've noticed that many builders and other tradespeople view tools as disposable: used for one job then discarded. I'm talking about hand-tools like saws, brushes and the like; not power tools. It...
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Calling the tiling experts.
After much trepidation I have decided to attempt a d-i-y effort to lay 300x300 ceramic floor tiles in a new ground floor entrance lobby and shower room. The existing surface is screed over a wet piped...
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Has my central heating got a big leak?
Hello uk.d-i-y world. Yesterday, I thought I'd put the heating on... it being June and all. There was a bit of gurgling from a radiator that usually gurgles, so I bled it and put a bit more water into...
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Superquilt R-values
I'm considering getting YBS Superquilt (40mm or 1.5inches) for a house build and see R-values quotes around 2.7 or R-value of 1.8 per inch. Is this right? That this high-tech, high-spec insulation...
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What's a good boiler these days?
Hi, My combi boiler is very much on its last legs. Over the years I've patched up the microswitches with other switches or even strips of bent copper, replaced water-carrying parts (sometimes with...
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speakers in multiple rooms?
Hi all. Wifey wants speakers in several rooms fed off the same hi fi system with independent room volume control Problem is current Hi Fi can only support 6 ohm load speakers. The current speakers in...
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Re: Heating won't come on all the time.
Presumably the water side is calling for heat when you can get the heating to work with the water on as well. Why? Together with the above it indicates the room thermostat has a fault to me. Either in...
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Re: Weird radiator filling - or rather non-filling
Just a thought, we're you doing it with the pump running? Could I theory (depending on positioning) have been drawing water and air down into the rad with bleed valve open. Try again with pump off....
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Mini Review: Stanley Anti Bacterial Beaded Hand Gel
Mini Review: Stanley Anti Bacterial Beaded Hand Gel (1 Litre clear tub, gel bright yellow) It's crap, don't waste your money. Minor car work done, hands pre-protected with barrier cream, used per...
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