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Another Renotherm question....!
Hello all I've ben trawling through the hundreds of posts here over the last 3 years - all discussing Renotherm. I have had a couple of quotes for sorting out my barn roof - the best coming in at...
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PAR38 Mercury Vapour Lamps
Hi, I'm looking for a UK source of PAR38 Mercury Vapour lamps. These things are routinely available in North America (just Google "H44JM") but not - it seems - in Europe. I've called OSRAM and...
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DIY Fridge/Beer cooler
I've bought a fridge. Nothing unusal there but it turns out to be a 1970's naval beer cooler and it weighs 450kg!! You can see pictures and a full description here looks fantastic but is very noisy...
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Protecting Laminate and Wooden Floors
Having recently been aghast at thew price of felt protective pads to put under furniture etc on lminate and wooden floors to protect the floor I was pleased to find that there is an alternative at is...
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Electric shower help please
My daughter has just purchased a house in which the boiler is going to be replaced for a combi. After having a combi failure myself I realise that an electric shower is beneficial, as you can always...
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Beeline Professional Stripmaster 0807
I have the above steam stripper which has given sterling service to all the family over a number of years. Though still working it has the annoying habit of switching itself off for a minute or so...
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Plane advice requested (manual or powered etc)
I need to hang some doors, not many, just three of them. So I need to purchase a plane to get the job done. I've checked on 'toolstation' and a manual 'block plane' is around £30 Also on...
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3 phase armoured used for single phase supply?
Hi All, My mate has a tidy roll of what I have now found out is 3 core 2.5mm armoured cable (wooden drum) but it turns out it's coloured as 3 phase (ie red / yellow / blue)? Would it be ok (as per the...
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Water pressure
The water company said they were doing work on the mains which would mean low pressure the work has been done but my electric shower keeps cutting out and the low pressure light comes on, I've had a...
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Screwfix tap question...
Hi all, In the current Screwfix catalogue they're doing a round sink + drainer + mixer tap combo (see page 195) which I'm looking at getting for our utility. To save a bit of time plumbing I thought...
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New outdoor surface on top of ashphalt
I have an external ashphalted area adjacent to my house (keeping a concrete slab roof to part of the cellar watertight). What I would like to know is can I put a more attractive covering on top eg....
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How do I break open a leaver lock?
Hi, I have a aluminium/glass internal door with a 3 or 5 leaver Union lock. When I tried to open the door this morning, the key broke. The broken part is stuck inside the lock. I don't have a spare...
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Wet tiled wall
Hi Pulling bathroom tiles off revealed some wetness, and being tiled there is no obvious route for it to evaporate away. Any ideas on how to get and keep the wall dry? Its an outside brick and block...
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Skimming over old plaster.
Anyone have any tips for skimming onto old plaster? Managed an almost perfect skim onto plasterboard but finding that old walls are much more difficult. Any slight lumps and bumps mean that the you...
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'bird guard' for chimney pot
I'd need to fit one of those ball-shaped wire frames to our chimney pot - but can't find a place that sells them. Anyone know who sells them? Thank you.
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