Re:
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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:45:04 +0100
In article <1125345385.9586.1@nnrp-t71-02.news.clara.net>, Owain
wrote:
> The problem is that the guvmint brings in all these new laws but
> there is so much bureaucracy in actually arresting and prosecuting
> something that ...
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Automotive paint suppliers - online ?
(22 messages)
Date: 30 Aug 2005 04:14:04 -0700
I'm repairing an old VW Beetle and need to paint various panels etc. I
know exactly what colours I'd like, paint codes etc, but is there a
good online supplier of automotive paints? (NOT aerosol cans!)
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IEC extension PDUs & cable ties
(3 messages)
Date: 30 Aug 2005 04:12:36 -0700
On a PDU with IEC sockets (kettle socket) one can tie the male end of
IEC cable by a special cable tie.
Trying to find a dealer of such ties.
I am told IEC PDU extension strips are available. The strip will have
no power ...
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Combi's and Approved Document L1
(12 messages)
Date: 30 Aug 2005 03:52:30 -0700
I had British Gas around last week to see if I could replace my
existing wall mounted boiler in the kitchen with a combi, allowing me
to ditch the ShowerMax in the bathroom. They informed me that as of
April this year, all ...
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Slippy venetian blind cords
(12 messages)
Date: 30 Aug 2005 09:14:26 GMT
We have two John Lewis venetian blinds which rely on a captive knurled
nut to prevent the cords from slipping - the cord is supposed to grip
the nut which fits into a tapered sleeve & clamps the cord, preventing
it from running ...
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Odd radiator bleed screw
(12 messages)
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:38:59 +0100
I want to bleed a radiator but all I see is this:
http://www.bangor.ac.uk/is/iss025/bleed.jpg
Is it the remains of a broken bleed screw or is it an unconventional
bleed mechanism? It doesn't budge if I try and push it in.
Phil
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Running a combination boiler without central heating connected?
(23 messages)
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:02:38 +0100
Can one temporarily short out, with a pipe, the central heating circuit of
a combination boiler, so that I can get the DHW working first, and do the
central heating later? Clearly in summer the hot water will work OK with
the ...
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Thermostat for 17 year old Tricity oven?
(5 messages)
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 05:44:47 +0000 (UTC)
Can anyone suggest where I can get one - my oven keeps cutting out half way
through my Sunday roast!
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Building regs question.
(5 messages)
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:27:41 +0100
Hi All,
Just thought I'd get some advice here before I speak to the local BCO -
I'm planning convert a 'basement' room and I'm unsure whether I need to
submit a building regulations notice.
The house is a bungalow, and ...
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Paint a door
(10 messages)
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 11:09:46 +0100
I bought a meranti stable door for my kitcen, a bugger to hang but got there
in the end. I am looking for the best way to paint this particular hard
wood from bare wood to white gloss. What do I start off with?
Cheers to anyone ...
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Fly screen solution ...
(53 messages)
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:00:16 GMT
Hi All,
My daughters room is in the rear 'additrion' of our 1897
solid-9"-brick-walled 3 bed semi-terraced <g> cottage (therefore it
gets very cold in the winter and hot in the summer).
Her room has a single, largish, ...
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Bargain tile places?
(6 messages)
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:18:51 +0100
After spending 4 hours going round tile shops today (Glasgow) my wife
finally decides she likes the 20 x 25 bumpy white tiles.
It was costing 280 all in.
I came home and put "bumpy white tile" into Google and found a company ...
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How much to charge for elec testing?
(16 messages)
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 21:41:21 +0100
I have enrolled for an electrical testing course. This is mostly
to allow me to make changes to my own and other family members'
installations and then to test them. However I think that there is a
market for testing other ...
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Do condensing boilers need more maintenance?
(3 messages)
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:39:54 +0100
I've had conflicting reports about this - and so I'm here to consult the
experts! When considering combi boilers, do condensing boilers need
more or less maintenance?
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Chris ...
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Soil Pipe Relocation
(1 messages)
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:19:09 +0100
Hi,
I've brought a flat on the top floor (2nd floor) of a three story block. The
soil pipe for the flats run the though the center of the block, which works
out being in the middle of each bathroom, eventually venting through ...
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Vokera compact 24 problem.
(10 messages)
Date: 29 Aug 2005 12:07:13 -0700
I have a problem with my boiler. THe vokera engineer has been out 3
times for this fault and not fixed it. The problem is that when the
boiler has been sat idle for a while (usually a few hours) it makes a
bang when it ignites ...
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Gas leak problem - please help,
(3 messages)
Date: 29 Aug 2005 12:01:10 -0700
I connected a manometer up to my gas meter and the pressure shot to
about 30. When I turned the gas off to test for leaks the pressure
started to drop. I stopped when the pressure got to about 12mbar. I
bought some gas leak ...
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cavity wall
(9 messages)
Date: 29 Aug 2005 11:42:15 -0700
What is the standard width of a cavity wall. I am thinking of using a
twin skin of breeze blocks. Are there any particular construction
methods that should be followed?
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Wiring access through ceiling plasterboard
(3 messages)
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 18:29:49 +0000 (UTC)
I have a room with very difficult access to underfloor. If I want to change
ceiling wiring underneath
this room is it normal practice to simply cut away the ceiling plasterboard
for access points,
re-wire, then make good ...
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oak door varnish
(4 messages)
Date: 29 Aug 2005 11:10:29 -0700
I want to varnish a pine door to match some existing oak doors. I find
that
oak colour varnish dries with a redish tinge while natural oak with
clear
varnish has a brownish tings. What colour of varnish would you recomend
for
the ...
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