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So that's where they're from.
After years of wondering where all those little grey plastic tubes in the garden come from, the light has finally dawned...
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Creaking rocking chair
My sister-in-law has a rocking chair that creaks annoyingly. See picture for mechanism: So far as I can see the bolt has a spring around it that controls the rocking mechanism. She has tried oiling it...
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6 years ago
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OT Excel formula help
Hi peeps, I couldn?t find an active ng to ask this question in so t hought I?d ask here:-) Need a formula to calculate which age range an employee is currently in and display the result in cell c10 ie...
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6 years ago
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BBC1 Getting the Builders in
Anybody else watching this series? Each programme follows a couple of small household refurbs. Three builders quote for each, one is chosen, and does the job. Moderately interesting, quite a range of...
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6 years ago
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Nenette
any ideas what I can re-fill my Nennette with? .......
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6 years ago
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Which knot?
In message , GB writes You could use a slip knot and take the loop round the door edge and frame. Still not secure but you have doubled your mechanical advantage:-)
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6 years ago
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glue
I just use carpet tape.
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6 years ago
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too hot water
Are you sure that you haven't left an electric immersion heater on (assuming both methods available for heating a tank of water)? The thermostat controlling the hot water in a tank is usually clipped...
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6 years ago
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Heating System Upgrade (possible duplicate)
They might be triggering the DHW pump direct from the stat. That would limit the maximum DHW temperature to under 49 deg as well... (not good from a sanitary point of view) With a modern condensing...
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6 years ago
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So how much power does an oil filled radiator actually use.
1.164kW
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6 years ago
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Heating system upgrade
r than it being slow to heat due to low stat setting. desludge radiator system, install magnetic/filter cleaner. Pump vanes might also be blocked with crud, clean em out. CH thermostat may need...
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6 years ago
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Silver foil
Also, sparkly poo, too ;)
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6 years ago
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Flat roof replacement - What material
The last flat roof I had recovered was done with felt and pitch with little stones on the job. It was more than 25 years ago. What I remember was that I got the roofer to use a good quality felt....
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6 years ago
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Central Heating: Radiators only hot when hot water tank being heated
I have an old Thorn Apollo boiler, a Randall 4033 timer and a 3 wire thermostat. Until now this system has been very reliable but now the radiators now only heat up when the boiler is heating the hot...
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6 years ago
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Grenfell cladding factory on fire
Great. It can fan its own flames then :-)
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6 years ago
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