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Outside Tap Help
Hi, I am planning the installation of an outside tap in my new house. I have been looking up the subject and the consensus of opinion is that the tap should be installed as a tee of the pipework as...
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Passive IR for lights
Currently our hall lights has a switch at either end that switches them on or off. We want to use a motion sensor to switch them on automatically, is this possible and who sells the equipment...
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Adhesive for 'oil cloth'
By oil cloth I mean the sort of fabric which used to be used for waterproof sou-westers and the like. Is there any adhesive or adhesive tape which can be used to repair slits in it? TIA Mary
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Washing machine overfills
Can anyone help please? Our Siemans washing machine flooded last night - the water filled above the front door and leaked out from around the seal. Ive cleaned every pipe in the machine to make sure...
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Consumer Unit Advice
Hi Everyone I hope you can help me once more For the last 12 months we have sometimes noticed what can best be described as a 'fishy' smell in the hallway of our house - nice !!! I removed furniture...
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RSJ on Wood lintel?
Hi all, hope someone can help I'm putting an 12ft RSJ in, one end into a cavity wall. When I have opened the wall there is the end of a wood lintel that is supporting the inside wall over a window. If...
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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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