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Thermostatic control knobs
I have a Lifestyle control knob but cannot find anything on the web who stocks this brand, have they changed the name of the company or have they been sold to a different company. Many thanks Jon
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Fixing slatted fence panel atop garden wall
To give me and the neighbours a bit of privacy I've bought an 1800 x 600 pa nel (will cut height down to just 450mm) and want to fix on the wall betwee n our back doors. It's exposed but the wall is...
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OT - Creating surround sound track which moves between speakers
Hi All, I have a test audio file which outputs a sound to a specific speaker (dolby 5.1) and then it moves around the room - I guess playing the same sound at different volumes in the various...
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3 years ago
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crimping using cembre hp ratchet crimper
hi guys hope someone can help me with this, when using the cembre hp ratchet crimper which way round should the crimp go into the tool, i ask this because i have seen people use these in different...
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3 years ago
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Does decent quality carpet make a good foundation for brickwork?!
I went recently to see a woman who has a modern garage that's built on a hi ll so the inside of the garage is a lot taller than would normally be the c ase. You go in through the up and over door and...
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3 years ago
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Insulating a chest freezer
Well, I stuck a temperature probe in my old chest freezer and discovered that it?s not really performing to spec. It?s a 3/4 star rated freezer (I think he 4* rating only applies when the fast freeze...
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3 years ago
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Oil heating hose
Hello I wonder if anyone can point me in the right direction regarding a pr oblem routing the oil hose from my boiler. The problem is that the hose sta rted leaking which was caused by a kink in the...
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3 years ago
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Cleaning 20p pieces covered in hydraulic fluid mixed with a bit of brass swarf
Well the washing up bowl with hot water and Fairy liquid made a big difference but the 20p pieces are sill a little oil covered (and still smell of the stuff) and some swarf is still there. Some of it...
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3 years ago
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Advice needed - diagonal crack in internal wall, matching on both sides of the wall
Hello. I have a back-to-back red brick mid terrace house in the UK. There is a large crack in an internal wall on the 2nd floor. The wall between the bathroom and the bedroom. The crack runs...
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3 years ago
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The easy way to lay conmcrete blocks.
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3 years ago
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Serendipity
Years of patient squirreling have finally paid off! You know, those endless wall warts, acquired with the latest mobile phone etc. Searching through my box of possibles, I was able to match the output...
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3 years ago
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emergency tyre repairs
?Tire flat inflation and seal products do work however they are for emergency use only,? Akers told me. ?We find they can caus e irreparable damage to the rim of the tire you?re repairing.? ? Really ?...
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Duff drill bits
I've just ordered a saw horse in the form of four metal "tuning forks" which are inserted a log-length apart into a piece of 4x4 timber, as a base to which the "forks" and some legs are attached. The...
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3 years ago
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Painting galvanised steel
I have a very minor requirement to paint some galvanised steel. There are some mentions, out there, of using vinegar to enable paint adhesion. (Rather than expensive etch primers, etc.) Paint it on,...
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3 years ago
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Premazor 57 weed killer
Can anyone advise the dilutions rates for this product. Google is no help (for me anyway)
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3 years ago
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