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What am I looking at here? Weird picture rail
What am I looking at here? Weird picture rail What am I looking at here? Weird picture rail We’ve just moved in to our new home and starting to look at redecorating. It’s a semi and all the rooms upstairs have a “semi pitched” ceiling on the external walls. I haven’t been up in to the loft yet...
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Replacing TPone with Hive
Replacing TPone with Hive Replacing TPone with Hive Hello Yes it’s another post about TPone and Hive! Our old house had a single zone and hot water. And due to a special offer, we had Hive installed. Overall we thought Hive was good, especially the boost buttons and voice control. Having...
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Astro turf installation requirements
Astro turf installation requirements Astro turf installation requirements I am laying Astro turf with a area of 2.4 m by 4 m with a depth of 75 mm how much hardcore and sand do I need or how many grab bags do I need to order. Many thanks Colin by colinjuju This has been automatically posted...
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How to fix this flashing.
How to fix this flashing. How to fix this flashing. Our builders did this messy job of the flashing on our extension. BC said they put cavity trays in too low. Our plans show a 150mm upstand. The other side of the roof was done correctly. Any ideas how this could be fixed? by csanders This...
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Gas leak
Gas leak Gas leak Cadent came out last night and detected a gas leak under the floor boards In my water tank cupboard and gave me a reading of 180pm capped the gas and told me to call liberty this morning liberty came out and couldn’t detect a leak to which cadent came out again and they also...
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Upvc door can’t be opened.
Upvc door can’t be opened. Upvc door can’t be opened. Hi last night as i locked the back door the key felt funny - looser feel than normal. This morning the door cant be opened. I don’t think it’s the actual barrel lock. I think something has come adrift inside, gearbox or that area. Plenty of...
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You think England's justice systems a joke
You think England's justice systems a joke You think England's justice systems a joke Up here, north of the border we have the SNP (Scottish 'n' Palestinians) (they seem to wave the hamas flag a lot these days) Anyways, a while back, this bonkers political party (think of Labour on hard drugs)...
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Advice on which side to leave air gap in garden office wall build
Advice on which side to leave air gap in garden office wall build Advice on which side to leave air gap in garden office wall build Hi all, New here and after some advice discussion on garden office wall insulation. I am building a garden office and the wall studs are 8x2 (overkill but they...
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Zion and the Art of Armageddon
Zion and the Art of Armageddon Zion and the Art of Armageddon Erik Jan Hanussen. Never heard of him, right? I'm not surprised. The NSDAP did a good job of erasing his name from their records after his influence was no longer required and the fact he was Jewish became an awkward subject for...
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Would a car radiator fan work better if it didnt blow the hot air back on the engine?
Would a car radiator fan work better if it didnt blow the hot air back on the engine? Would a car radiator fan work better if it didnt blow the hot air back on the engine? Would it be more efficient if the air blown through the radiator was diverted away from the engine? Possibly downwards...
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Stacking kitchen base units
Stacking kitchen base units Stacking kitchen base units Hope this is the best forum to use - there really should be a kitchen one? I'm going to be having a new Howdens kitchen, and I want a tall (i.e. floor to ceiling) corner cupboard. There isn't space for the normal solution of an...
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Please help me understand this wiring
Please help me understand this wiring Please help me understand this wiring Hi everyone, I'm just switching out a fluorescent light in my utility room for a little LED ceiling light, and I'm very confused by this wiring: I don't quite understand what I'm looking at, since the live...
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Bang
Bang Bang Swung by my mum's yesterday. My stepfather mentioned that the pull cord isolator for the shower had stopped working. He had loosened the screws for the fitting. I had my screwdriver in my pocket- the type that has a green and red LED and can show current via induction. I pushed the...
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Reversable USB charger plug
Reversable USB charger plug Reversable USB charger plug Avril has an Android phone, which charges via one of those tiny USB plugs, which fits either way (180 degrees). She says it only charges, if plugged in one way, which suggests to me, the phone charge socket is faulty. The same charge lead...
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Vent in new double glazed windows. Retrofit versus factory.
Vent in new double glazed windows. Retrofit versus factory. Vent in new double glazed windows. Retrofit versus factory. Hi, We stay in an old house. we had some new windows installed in our bedroom and had asked for vents. When they installed they had no vents. We pointed this out and someone...
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What are you drinking tonight?
What are you drinking tonight? What are you drinking tonight? I’m having this - £4.75 from Asda. Not bad! by Mottie This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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How to thermostats work
How to thermostats work How to thermostats work Hi all, I have a gas boiler than is for underfloor heating and hot water (on demand) on the ground floor, heating and a hot water tank on the first floor, and then heating on the second floor. The first and second floor heating and the hot water...
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Telephone cable - extending
Telephone cable - extending Telephone cable - extending Hi all, I want to move the internal wall mounted phone socket so that i can move my router to a different place in the house. There is already a cable running around the outside wall to where the socket is now but i need to replace it...
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PIR walls insulation loose...nightmare
PIR walls insulation loose...nightmare PIR walls insulation loose...nightmare Hello experts! Average home owner here, knows little about building and insulation. Large home extension being done (Half way through). External walls with blocks inside, and outside (rendered), 100mil cavity...
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Cannot Disarm Texecom Elite 64 With Tag
Cannot Disarm Texecom Elite 64 With Tag Cannot Disarm Texecom Elite 64 With Tag Dear All, I have been slowly setting up an elite 64. Everything works as I want except for one thing. When I leave the house I set the alarm with the Tag assigned to my user account. The system arms and all is...
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