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Cholesterol and Roast potatoes
Cholesterol and Roast potatoes Cholesterol and Roast potatoes Strictly speaking some might consider cooking, not as a hobby. When it comes to health I find nutrition fascinating. So I do consider it a hobby. So my latest health drive is upping my game against cholesterol. I eat healthy...
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Air pump for camping
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Radiator tails weeping
Radiator tails weeping Hi all, I fitted my first rad the other day and unfortunately both tails are weeping. Whilst holding the tail in my left hand I wrapped ptfe between 15 and 20 turns clockwise. I screwed them in with my radiator spanner as far as they would go, not quite up to the last...
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Honeywell BDR91 to Hive Combi
Honeywell BDR91 to Hive Combi Honeywell BDR91 to Hive Combi Hi I am attempting to change my Honeywell BDR91 receiver to a hive thermostat. When I have opened up the Honeywell the wiring is as below, with one of the brown live wires attached to the reset switch below. I only have 1 L terminal...
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Is cement flashing to cover soakers correct?
Is cement flashing to cover soakers correct? Is cement flashing to cover soakers correct? My slate roof has just been redone, looks like quality work by competent roofer but I am worried about the abutment flashing where my roof meets the next house's wall. He installed lead soakers at the...
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Removing old metric radiator
Removing old metric radiator Removing old metric radiator I'd like to remove an grotty old metric radiator from my bungalow, decorate behind it and then get someone in to install a new one (I have a quote and happy to pay someone qualified to do it!), but I'm just a little nervous about...
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Water too hot - Vaillant Ecotec System Boiler
Water too hot - Vaillant Ecotec System Boiler Water too hot - Vaillant Ecotec System Boiler We have a new Vaillant EcoTec 630 System boiler. There was some issue with the hot water control when it was fitted but I'm not sure what. So that we had hot water, the engineer switched the immersion...
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Sash wedge issue
Sash wedge issue Sash wedge issue I installed a sash wedge on the top of the casement frame for side hung window to pull the sash in (it's out by approx 4mm). It's pulled it in approx 2mm but there is still a gap. How do I bring it some more ? do I need a bigger wedge ? or maybe a sash riser ...
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night-latch link. Also, what hinge do I need? (Ed.)
night-latch link. Also, what hinge do I need? (Ed.) night-latch link. Also, what hinge do I need? (Ed.) So, when we moved into the house back in 1998, not too long after we got new windows and doors - I think.. the front door was hollow, every time it rained the water left the door due to...
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Roman bi-fold shower door - how to remove
Roman bi-fold shower door - how to remove Roman bi-fold shower door - how to remove I have a Roman bi-fold shower door. Not sure of the model but it's certainly 12 years old. I'm trying to remove it so that I can add new spare parts such as the rollers etc. I've removed the 3 screws from the...
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Fibre optic telephones, and power cuts?
Fibre optic telephones, and power cuts? Fibre optic telephones, and power cuts? The old 50 volt telephone had no requirement for power from any other source. We had railway huts with a telephone, but no 230 volt power, OK today no longer used, we have a repeater and PMR radios, but we have for...
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Repainting badly painted brick wall
Repainting badly painted brick wall Repainting badly painted brick wall The rear part of my Victorian house is built of brick. Regrettably, some years ago someone decided to smear it with concrete slurry (0-3mm) and paint over the top. It then went pretty green with algae. Prior to selling to...
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Guessing the weather, with solar installation.
Guessing the weather, with solar installation. Guessing the weather, with solar installation. Top with 3.2 kWh battery, bottom with 6.4 kWh battery. Clearly an improvement, unlikely to run out of off-peak or solar on most days, the 3.2 kWh gave me around 5 hours after off-peak or solar...
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This went under the radar
This went under the radar This went under the radar Good to see that the prosecutions are continuing. Went under the radar a bit though. Politician's wife Lucy Connolly jailed for race hate post Lucy Connolly, wife of West Northamptonshire councillor Raymond Connolly, is jailed for 31...
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KAI90VI20G/05 Problem with ice dispenser flap
KAI90VI20G/05 Problem with ice dispenser flap KAI90VI20G/05 Problem with ice dispenser flap I’ve got a Bosch American fridge freezer, model KAI90VI20G/05, a few years old and just recently it stopped dispensing ice. Note it has NO problem making the ice(y), it’s just that the flap on the door...
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Airless advice!
Airless advice! Airless advice! Hi guys, I appreciate any help you can give me. I’m coating a whole room in one colour (sage green) hinc walls ceiling, coving and trim. I started but the sprayer put out too much paint, so now a 1m width of wall is painted and dry. I stupidly used Zinser peel...
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Flashing spotlights then dead
Flashing spotlights then dead Flashing spotlights then dead I have six GU5.3 spotlights in my bathroom. One of them occasionally started flashing and, one day, it tripped the fuse. After resetting the fuse, only three of the lights are working. See photos. I checked the lights by swapping the...
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Moving from Economy 9 to one rate/day tariff has affected how my thermal store works
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Can i run Twin & Earth outside under the edge of my house?
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