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Aqualisa 099301 diverter
I have had the Aqualisa shower diverter for several years and recently it h as started to leak quite badly. I called Aqualisa and asked initially for s pare washers as I thought that might be the...
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OT: sayings of my father
(If more than one room had a light on) "It's like Blackpool Illuminations this house; do you think I'm made of money?" (When I wanted a few bits of wood for a project) "Wood doesn't grow on trees you...
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Shower: water heat transferred to room air
How much heat from a shower goes to heating the room? We have a 9.5 KW walk-in shower and it heats up a chilly bathroom without the need to switch on the 2kW wall heater. I was wondering how much heat...
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6 years ago
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Credit card receipt
I'm asking here because people here know everything, and an online search hasn't produced a clear answer. My wife paid by credit card in a small local shop. She looked at the receipt when she got home...
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Tank in loft - freezing risk
We have a cold water storage tank in the loft, which is not properly lagged at the moment. My neighbour is convinced there is risk of flooding of the water freezes then thaws. The tank is made of...
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6 years ago
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Refrigerant release
Trying to find the legal situation on release of R600a from end of life domestic refrigeration. Anyone have any pointers? Cheers. NT
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6 years ago
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Fence orientation
My next door neighbour has today had a section of wooden fencing replaced. They guy who's done it has put the posts on my side so she has the "clean" face. He's now turning it round so the boards are...
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"Yorkshire" end solder fittings
It's been a while since I have used these, so I just wanted a sanity check ... You clean up the pipe end with wore wool. Dip into flux, and insert into the connection, and gently heat with blowtorch...
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improving concrete floor surface
Original (20 yeasr ago) garage floor was not power floated so has a rough d usty surface. Is there an easy answer to this problem ? Would self levellin g compound be effective ? It woiuld have to be...
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6 years ago
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Soldering fuel tank patch
I have a "classic" japanese motorbike which has been recovered from a damp barn after 10 years. Main obvious problem was the fuel tap had been left on and the carb float needles gummed shut. Having...
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3 port valve and UFH - balancing necessary?
has a 3 port valve. As far as I understand, if the UFH is up to temperature, the 3 port valve will find a position such that 100% of the water flows around teh UFH circuit and none will be taken or...
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6 years ago
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Karcher K4 pressure washer
I have just bought my husband a Karcher K4 complete control pressure washer to replace his 20 year old defunct one which gave up the ghost. . It was supposed to be for Christmas but it arrived and he...
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The uk.d-i-y quick quiz
Are you sure you didn't write that after you'd been to the pub?
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Asbestos disposal cost-surcharge from skip Co
Hello all. My father in law is having his roof replaced (slates, membrane and perhaps battens). The old roof materials were put in a skip and when the skip man c ame to collect, he said that he...
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Tailor's tape measure with a loop?
I remember back in the day that waist measurements used to be done with a tape measure with a brass loop at one end. The measurer put the tape around your waist and then fed it through the loop and...
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