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There's clever ! There's clever ! by Harry Bloomfield This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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Shed roof collapsed ! How to watertight please! Shed roof collapsed ! How to watertight please! Hi, need some help please! Went in the shed this evening and the roof covering had collapsed, with a hole ️ in the rusted old corrugated sheeting. I’ve put a bit of plastic roofing over it for now ...
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Garage electrics Garage electrics Hi all. Recently I spoke to my local sparky, about upgrading the electrics in my garage. (I have had a consumer unit in there for a couple of years but never finished off wiring the plugs as could never decide where to put them). Anywho after the conversation...
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How to check a tradesmen has insurance? How to check a tradesmen has insurance? Not sure what to ask to see from a builder who says they have insurance? Should I get them to email something? This is for a structural alteration? (Steels, padstones, removing load bearing walls etc). by Dave D...
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Washer U Bend Washer U Bend The pic is of the u bend in my daughter's 1st floor flat and the washing machine attachment. Despite thorough cleaning and descaling the washing remains wet after spinning. A friend suggested the u bend is too deep for the washer pressure. Is thus a thing? by...
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Info on blocked Microbore pipe Info on blocked Microbore pipe I moved into my house 3 years ago, the radiator in the under stairs cupboard has never worked. Finally just got round to looking into it, turns out the return 10mm plastic pipe is blocked solid. I’ve pulled carpets up to find...
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Covering toilet waste pipe outlet hole Covering toilet waste pipe outlet hole Wondering if there's a cover that could hide the hole around this toilet waste pipe? It might have to be flexible because the pipe is sitting just above the skirting. by markjg123 This has been automatically...
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Racheal Reeves Racheal Reeves Has told all them spongers at the common wealth meeting looking for some type Of compensation for the UKs involvement in the slave trade hundreds of years ago to basically Go and do one Good for her ;) That Lammy was not the best choice of foreign secretary imo...
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Water butt diverter help Water butt diverter help I’ve had a garden room built and the builder has added guttering and a down pipe, but not connected it to any sort of drain/soakaway. I had composite decking built around the garden room and the down pipe currently just empties onto that. The...
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New Kitchen Mixer Tap - connect to existing pipework New Kitchen Mixer Tap - connect to existing pipework Hello, I have a new B&Q Wain mixer tap wain-chrome-effect-kitchen-twin-lever-tap I want to attach flexi tails (supplied ones are about 14") and remove copper tails from existing tap...
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Mushroom foraging. Mushroom foraging. Does anybody on here do it? Starting to see quite a few in the woods on my dog walks. Some could make a nice meal, some could poison me. Yesterday I saw this one which I assumed to be edible. And this one that looked like it would kill me. So...
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peugeot partner keys and locks peugeot partner keys and locks I left my only key in my trousers the other day and the van will not now open or close remotely. Not a problem normally, except non of my locks work. The drivers side spins and the passenger side is now also spinning when i put the...
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Compact boiler to replace Potterton Suprima 50L Compact boiler to replace Potterton Suprima 50L Hi all, I have the above boiler which needs a replacement fan. Currently still working but making a noise due to the fan. I'm told by the gas engineer that the part is now obsolete and therefore...
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Refilling Toner Cartridge Refilling Toner Cartridge I have a Xerox 3117 laser printer which I bought secondhand but has always printed too faint. I saw a YouTube video about cleaning some internal mirrors. I tried that and it made a slight improvement but still not satisfactory. I just watched...
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Mountfield Mower Problem Mountfield Mower Problem Hi, I have a 2016 Mountfield 1538M-SD ride on mower that has recently for no apparent reason started to kill the engine when the blade clutch operating button is engaged, to complicate matters you can overcome this by pressing the reverse...
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Connecting 6mm SWA to 2.5mm T&E in an FCU Connecting 6mm SWA to 2.5mm T&E in an FCU I’m looking at powering a small garden office with a spur using 13amp IP66 External FCU. I want to use 6mm SWA from the FCU to the garden office as the run will be 75 meters and I’m therefore concerned about...
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What is this pipe for? What is this pipe for? Hi, and thanks for your help. Can anyone tell me what is the technical name of the pipe on the picture? I suspect is gas related but cannot find similar pictures in the net. I've just found out that my neighbour has a similar "pipe" that belongs...
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chargers on standby chargers on standby ok power tool battery chargers dont have standby as such but got me wonderng as i sometimes forget i have one on charge batteries random capacity as the charged outcome is the same bosch 10.8v charger over 10 years old so pre 1w standby requirement...
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Refinishing of kitchen cabinet carcasses 'in situ' and also replacement doors for B&Q doors Refinishing of kitchen cabinet carcasses 'in situ' and also replacement doors for B&Q doors Hi all, My Mother and Fathers kitchen is beginning to look quite tired in that the carcasses look grubby...
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Upgrade or renew existing system? Upgrade or renew existing system? Good morning. I currently have an Optima Compact G4 alarm system; the system still works great, but the two external bell boxes require replacement (covers have crumbled, etc.). My question is, do I replace the existing...
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