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CM67 Optimum Start algorithm
I've just finally bitten the bullet and installed a Honeywell CM67 Programmable Room Stat in my hallway. I bought the version with Optimum Start capability - which purports to decide for itself when...
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Where can polish be purchased?
We have parquet flooring here at home. My wife has taken great pride in keeping the wood clean and brilliant. This has become more and more difficult since it is getting impossible to purchase wax...
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Carbon Monoxide Lies,Damn Lies, and Corgi Wives tales
While Googling for ECO Hometec references I came across the site of a Scottish Corgi Co. using the web url with some interesting (and to my mind contradictory advise about CO). I particularly like the...
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Tiles around shower area - sealing the grout?
Hi all, Just finished grouting our new shower room. I used a waterproof cement based grout (says suitable for swimming pools), which went on very nicely. I was wondering about the possibility of...
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Laying Travertine Tiles
I've got a project to lay approx 20m2 of travertine tiles in a bathroom (both walls and floors). The floors are 18mm WBP ply screwed down onto joists (suspended floor). The walls are a mixture of...
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Door operated switch
I would like to instal some lights into my wardrobe, with switches that automatically turn on the lights whenever the door is opened. Seemed like a straightforward idea at the time, but I can't find...
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Potterton Profile problem
A neighbour of mine (female) has a 10 year old PP, it's having spells where the ignition sparks every second and you can see the flame size cycling up and down at the same time. From a thread in 2001...
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Plastering - any tips?
Renovation of the bathroom continues apace - the end is in sight! Part of the renovation has been to extend the bathroom into the bedroom by about a foot in order to fit a full-size bath. This has...
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Sliding door for greenhouse
Hi Folks, I'm building a greenhouse and am trying to figure out how to create a sliding door. A door opening outwards would be very awkward, in the way. Is there some way I can adapt an existing door...
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removing vent valve or draining CH system
Hello, I've got a very noisy boiler. Before I can afford to replace it, I'm trying to put some stuff in it that might make it less noisy. The instructions include removing the vent valve to pump the...
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Changing washer on mixer tap
My kitchen sink has a mixer tap which has started to drip. I'm told that they have a ceramic washer. Are they easy to change or is it a job for the plumber?
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Barn conversion - how deep should the footings be..... - UPDATE
Hi all Just a quick update for anyone interested. Structural engineer been round this morning and checked the footings. Although they are not very deep, they are sitting on clay and he is happy with...
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Router Cutters Q
Are there any 'Slotting Cutters' for 2mm. kerf which are less than 30mm overall diameter? I have looked on various websites but the smallest dia. I can find is Trend 36mm. Reason I ask is that a Trend...
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Flat or slim cooker hoods
On the back cover of the free copy of Magnet's brochure that has just dropped through my door is what looks like a very slim cooker extractor. It's not your conventional hood jutting into the room at...
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