Removing adhesive
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:25:49 +0000
I'm in the process of removing some expanded polystyrene coving.
Unfortunately, the large blobs of adhesive which held it to the ceiling
are staying with the ceiling rather than the coving. It looks very much
like Evostik (though I thought that didn't stick polystyrene) and isn't
wanting to move.
Anyone got any ...
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Long live DIY (plumber problems)
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:09:42 -0700 (PDT)
My Mother-in-Law recently got in touch to say she'd had her central
heating replaced. The old system was gravity-fed consisting of an
ageing beast of a boiler (at least 30 years old) and a dozen or so
radiators (no TRVs) and rather poor control system. It worked but not
particularly effectively/efficiently.
Any ...
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Re: B&Q self checkout machines
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:47:47 +0000
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:31:11 -0000, "Clive George"
<clive@xxxx-x.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>"whisky-dave" <whisky-dave@final.front.ear> wrote in message
>news:hc9ip6$js1$1@qmul...
>
>> I guess that makes sense too, I wonder what the pay rate is like for
>> cashiers in different stores.
>
>AIUI Lidl and Aldi pay sh ...
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Re: Do dimmer switches work with Low Energy Bulbs?
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:44:38 +0000
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:32:25 +0000, Mark
<i@dontgetlotsofspamanymore.invalid> wrote:
>On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:46:29 +0000, David Hansen
><SENDdavidNOhSPAM@spidacom.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:12:25 +0000 someone who may be John Rumm
>><see.my.signature@nowhere.null> wrote this:-
>>
>>>Why ban the ...
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Re: B&Q self checkout machines
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:40:44 +0000
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:00:06 -0000, "whisky-dave"
<whisky-dave@final.front.ear> wrote:
>"Bruce" <docnews2011@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:q5fee5ho9gvhkq23u7foduk04fjp76aafq@4ax.com...
>>
>> The big difference between Waitrose and the rest (ASDA, Tesco,
>> Morrisons etc.) is that Waitrose attracts a better ...
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Re: B&Q self checkout machines
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:56:53 +0000
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:22:56 -0000, "tim...."
<tims_new_home@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>"Dave Liquorice" <allsortsnotthisbit@howhill.com> wrote in message
>news:nyyfbegfubjuvyypbz.ks7h9j4.pminews@srv1.howhill.co.uk...
>> On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:12:54 -0000, tim.... wrote:
>>
>>> But what does hold you up in Aldi ...
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Vaillant 831 vs Worcester-Bosch 30Si vs ?
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:57:46 +0000
Our 25-yo Netaheat suffered a fault last night. It turns out it's the
fan and we decided to have it fixed for one last time.
My very friendly installer only does the Vaillant 831 and the
Worcester-Bosch 30Si, and as I would prefer to use his services, I
thought I would investigate. If I read their specs wel ...
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Re: Do dimmer switches work with Low Energy Bulbs?
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:52:44 +0000
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:32:25 +0000 someone who may be Mark
<i@dontgetlotsofspamanymore.invalid> wrote this:-
>I think the ban was really introduced as a result of lobbying from the
>manufacturers of CFLs
Really.
On the one hand they have production lines which churn out
established designs. These are sold ...
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Useful cutting device
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:49:14 +0000
It was described to me as having a similar body as an angle grinder but
having a reciprocating fan like blade which cuts wood and other
materials in akward to get at places, variable speed, very expensive I
understand approx ¡ê400.
Perhaps someone will know what it's called and where I can get a cheap one.
D ...
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A Long Long Tale of B&Q Mixer Taps
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:08:14 -0000
I bought a kitchen mixer set with twin taps from B&Q around
6 months ago.
On opening it for the first time yesterday, just to measure
the exact length of the tap stems I noticed that inside the
mixer body - under where the arm will fit there were still
traces of the mould sand. It was definitely mould sand as y ...
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