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Cleaning Products: Have You Used " Wunderglanz " or " ewatol "   (3 messages)   Date: 30 Mar 2005 12:21:29 -0800
Has anyone tried either " Wunderglanz " or " ewatol " to clean stuff or KEEP stuff clean and, if so, how well does it work compared to other products you've used? Christopher A. Steele ...

Source for Vertical Blinds components   (1 messages)   Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:29:33 +0100
Anybody know of a source in the UK for materials and components for the manufacture of vertical blinds - perhaps manufacturing equipment also. Neil ...

Added new radiator but not getting very warm...   (6 messages)   Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:22:20 +0100
I've just added a new radiator to my current system (5 year old house, ch&hw gas boiler). I did this by teeing off an existing radiator and I believed this may have been the last radiator ie. furthest from the pump (its downstairs ...

Over the bath shower   (2 messages)   Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:41:23 +0100
Want to put an electric shower over the bath. At the moment the walls have anaglypta with bathroom emulsion on them. Don't particularly want to take it off a tile the two walls (one of which is plasterboard stud wall). Is ...

Kitchen tap rotates on spline   (4 messages)   Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:35:35 +0100
Hi, I've bought an old house and I have a problem with the cold tap on the kitchen sink. The tap handle rotates on the spline because the part that slides onto the spline has worn. I want to replace that part but I don't know ...

Whats it called - sparrring gun   (5 messages)   Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 12:59:35 GMT
Can anybody tel me the correct name for the applicator that you use to spar an extension etc with lumps of cement.. I think they call it something like a tyraline gun... but i need the correct name an spelt right..:) thanks ...

Moving a Toilet   (1 messages)   Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 04:05:12 +0100
Anyone able to advise me, I am fitting a new bathroom and am just at the planning stage. To avoid countless hours thinking where I am going to put the toilet can anyone advise is it an easy job to move a toilet away from ...

Cost of Owning a Septic Tank???   (3 messages)   Date: 28 Mar 2005 16:26:26 -0800
Does anyone know if someone has a septic tank, are there any ongoing maintenance issues associated with them? Or is it usually just a matter of having it cleaned out every so often by a specialist company? If so, on average ...

FA : Original antique pedestal for washbasin. Art Deco era   (1 messages)   Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 20:33:32 +0100
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Scholts Gas Hib, Electric ignition   (1 messages)   Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 15:45:21 +0100
Dear colleagues, We have a Scholts Gas hob in our kitchen, installed 1981. Model number is T 478 Gee Lux Inox UK 3180466. It has a mains electric ignition system, controlled by a push-button on the right front corner of ...

Cleaning Terrazo floor tiles   (1 messages)   Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 15:58:37 +0100
Dear colleagues, In our conservatory and downstairs lavatory we have a floor made of 9" square terrazzo tiles. This was laid before 1976, and on the whole it is fine. I clean it with Ecover floor soap, and this has improved ...

New Shower choice ?   (2 messages)   Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 08:32:51 +0000 (UTC)
Has anyone heard of a shower unit that connects to both hot and cold supplies, but also can heat water if the hot supply isn't warm ? I can find electric showers with cold feed only, or showers with hot and cold feed via ...

Pressure fall in Glowworm Boiler heating   (3 messages)   Date: 27 Mar 2005 07:46:08 -0800
Recently I moved to a house fitted with a Glow-worm Xtrafast 120 Combination Boiler. There is a small central heating water leak causing a pressure fall. I need to detach the half inch pipe at an upstairs radiator and remove ...

ntl external box phone wiring   (3 messages)   Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 12:13:11 GMT
Can anyone help? lost my broadband last night (which later returned) ..so, I checked in the NTL box outside my window where the phone and broadband cables enter and found corrosion on the phone wiring plus only 1 phone ...

Glazing Wardrobe doors   (2 messages)   Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 21:00:04 -0000
Hi, Can anyone recommend an alternative material to glass for glazing wardrobe doors? I have two spans of 1400mm w x 2500mm h, and I am making 2 sliding doors for each span - my worry is that full blooded tempered glass ...

Carbon Monoxide detector   (3 messages)   Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 18:46:25 -0000
Anyone point the way to a seriously OTT sort - like the gas people use ? not some 20 job from B&Q Thanks ...

Repainting kitchen unit doors   (2 messages)   Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 14:00:22 -0000
I'm considering repainting my rather dark kitchen unit doors to brighten up my kitchen. They're a dark wood, quite heavily varnished and with a strong grain. I'm planning on taking each door off its hinges, sanding and ...

Danish oil and kitchen tops   (3 messages)   Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 13:26:19 -0000
Hi Ive just installed butchers block on my new kitchen work tops. Ive coated it with a few layers of danish oil with a brush but ive put it on so thick it shines! Waht should I rub it down with and should I re caot it agin? chris ...

UK Part P   (5 messages)   Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 16:27:50 +0000 (UTC)
I asked this in Alt.EE without success, on refelection this may be the more appropriate group. I notice a lot of new instruments are now quoting 'Part P compliance'. Does this mean we need to renew all our test gear or is ...

fitted cupboards   (2 messages)   Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:57:38 +0000 (UTC)
Hi all, Just got a quote for two fitted cupboards, made from MDF with sliding doors, about three or four feet wide and full height. The quote is about 600 for each all-in. Considering what I've paid for other work around ...