Recommend a flexible water hose that "tastes good" !
(11 messages)
Date: 14 Sep 2005 05:33:57 -0700
Hi all
I've made the mistake of buying some cheap flexible hoses from B&Q that
are connected to my washing machine and now affecting the taste of my
drinking water - i.e. the plastic hose is reacting with the chlorine in
the ...
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Dewalt Power Tools from US
(13 messages)
Date: 14 Sep 2005 04:08:15 -0700
I understand that discounted Dewalt branded tools are available on the
internet from the US and that these are often made in Mexico or
somewhere like that. Does anyone have any experience with these? How
does the quality compare ...
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MDPE pipe sizes...why?
(3 messages)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:50:47 +0100
What's the reason for the diameters of MDPE pipe and why are they
different to copper?
And another one: why is a street elbow called a street elbow?
(The rather low quality article on wikipedia was of no help!
http://en ...
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Plaster bonders in the UK
(10 messages)
Date: 14 Sep 2005 03:43:49 -0700
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone knows where I can come by a plaster bonder
like this one:
http://www.larsenproducts.com/plasterweld.htm
in the UK?
We've recently had the bottom metre of our walls plastered (following a
dpc ...
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Drilling between Tile joints / fittings
(12 messages)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 10:39:12 +0100
I've just had the bathroom tiled and I'm in the process of putting the
radiator back on.
One fitting falls exactly between tile joints and the other is about 5mm in
from a joint.
Will drilling at these points have more chance ...
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Fire extinguishers - cheap or known brand?
(25 messages)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 10:17:38 +0100
Hi,
I'm about to buy around 25 fire extinguishers and some blankets, and
find that prices differ widely for the same type and size.
Are they fairly generic items, labelled to suit the seller, (e.g. Arco,
Screwfix), or ...
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Darkening an acrylic lacquered desk
(9 messages)
Date: 14 Sep 2005 01:49:28 -0700
Went to IKEA (8.30 pm Monday night - if you have to go, go then) with
nearest and dearest, bought desk we both liked. Got it home, checked
the parts, disposed of the packaging, stacked it ready for assembly...
Subject ...
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Hot water flowrate
(7 messages)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:10:27 +0100
We live in a flat and, having just replaced the kitchen sink and taps, find
that what was already a low flowrate at the hot water tap has been made
somewhat worse, a litre of water now taking about 20 seconds to deliver.
The ...
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Building my own PC desk
(12 messages)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 04:05:02 +0100
Hi
I wanna build my own PC desk almost exatcly like the one posted here by Mat
100 (argos desk that he shortened)
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17468291
What do I need?
4 pieces of wood - 1 large ...
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Re: Boiler shutting down
(11 messages)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 23:08:17 +0100
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Dean Cox <deansterali@lineone.net> wrote:
> Update! Still not working!! The PCB has been checked and is ok.
>
> I have since put a link in the block terminals to bypass the ...
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Woodworking DVDs
(15 messages)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 22:28:33 +0100
Kind of following on from my NYW post earlier.
Anybody got any good recomendations?
There doesn't seem to be a lot out there.
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Removal / Installation of gas hob & cooker
(3 messages)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 20:38:34 GMT
Im planning the refit of my Kitchen, which involves moving my low level
cooker about 60cm to the right and up to a mid height, and the hob
moving about 20cm to the left. Im doing all the work myself, except im
getting a ...
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Rusting Cellulose thinner container ?
(12 messages)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 20:47:04 +0100
My wife has just commented on a stong smell of thinners in my workshop.
When I investigated I found that my 5litre can of cellulose thinners has
developed a pin hole leak in the side of the can. On further examination
there ...
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Cleaning combi CH system
(10 messages)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 19:43:19 +0100
If I put the cleaning solution into the system how is the best way to
'flush' the system?
1. Pressurise and run the boiler to circulate the fluid (i.e. heating ON)
2. Just leave the cold water inlet feeding water in with ...
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Pointing over slate dpc?
(5 messages)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 18:38:37 GMT
Hi All,
So, there I was ready to rig up the water saver thingy and install
Mums water butts.
I removed the old grey Marley gutter, downpipe and the brackets with
rusted in screws.
The wooden facia was ok at the bottom ...
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boiler pump
(2 messages)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 19:11:34 +0100
I am upgrading my bungalow heating system from very old gravity glow worm
sunrod boiler with enclosed heating pump supplying 7 radiators , to a
worcester greenstar 30 cdi with "y" plan controls with cold feed tanks and
hot ...
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My Shower Is Driving Me Insane!
(3 messages)
Date: 13 Sep 2005 10:53:36 -0700
Hello All
My shower is driving me insane! :( I had a small leak so I decided to
take it down and tighten all connections up before finally plastering
over the back.
Now, the top part of the valve body which screws into ...
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DIY partial loft conversion
(5 messages)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 17:35:20 +0000 (UTC)
Dear All,
I'm planning a loft conversion at some point in the future, but before I
call an architect and start paying by the hour, I though I'd canvass some
opinions.
Details :
My loft space is approx 30' x 14', and ...
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Radiator cover for electric heaters?
(1 messages)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 17:27:43 GMT
Is it safe/recommended to use a radiator cover over an economy-7 electric
storage heater? Thinking of purchasing a couple from B&Q (just painted ply)
to cover the old fashioned looking electric radiators but they only seem ...
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Pen or pencil for writing music
(21 messages)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:49:08 GMT
Anyone know of a good pen/pencil for writing music scores? Sounds trivial but
after a couple of hours writing a good pen helps a lot. It needs to be something
that's writes very easily, with a fine point, good contrast and *be ...
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