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    Identity of broken finger bolt and availability?

    Hi Johnny, Thanks for the links. I've removed the busted one today and can see it actually says "AUBI", not "AUSI". So it is an Siegenia AUBI finger bolt. I can only find one supplier on the web (two websites though under different names by the look of it) and they're £15 each plus £10...
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    Identity of broken finger bolt and availability?

    Hi, I've come across a uPVC French door with a broken finger bolt at the top. The bolt can be thrown using the remaining peg to secure it but I'd like to replace it for them with an exact match if still available. I've searched t'interweb for 'Finger Bolt AUSI" but just keep getting flipping...
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    Anglia 105E fuel pump

    Did this ever get resolved? The Mini had several types of pump. Mk1 and 2 had an electric one low pressure one fixed on the rear subframe. Mk3-5 had crank driven version but no hand priming mechanism. Later Minis with the 1.3i engine (single or multi point injection) had an electric high...
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    Tyre Age

    The powers that be were looking to introduce a 5 year limit on age for the MoT test. As I understand it this was in part a response to an incident where a chap had NOS Dunlop SPs on his MGB wire wheels fitted to a show car (the normal road wheels had newer tyres I believe but the chrome wires...
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    Circular saw......ouch!

    As my grandfather got older he came off the demolition jobs and worked in the reclaim yard ripping down the timber for recycling. One day his colleague tapped him on the shoulder and said "are those your fingers on the floor?" He thought it was the usually wind up however, an A&E trip and a...
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    Cooker connection query

    Many thanks for the link. And now for a curiosity question. If that goes back to the main breaker at 32A, where does the 16A protection come from if there is nothing in-line?
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    Cooker connection query

    Yes, tsso = twin switch socket outlet. I am working out where I need to put holes etc and what jobs I need to sub out. (I'm a project mgr by trade so I get to ask questions why,when and how much in order to scope the works and tell the wife how long we will be without a cooker) Yes electrician...
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    Cooker connection query

    Hi, Changing the kitchen appliances around and need to check what I need to do and what to ask for if I end up getting a sparky in. Current setup: Cooker switch wired from separate 32amp breaker at board. Runs into back of isolator switch (with 13amp plug outlet) and then spurred down to a...
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    badly bricked up patio door opening - How do I fix this ?

    Hi Blagard, thanks for responding. I took the loose top course off last night to clean back ready to refit and found the next course down was wobbly so I lifted that out as well...and the next course and right down to the floor level. The whole lot had seperated but couldn't be seen behind...
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    Clever Monkeys

    They will make a better job than the original window fitting company....
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    cavity wall issue

    photo of cavity wall under office window
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    badly bricked up patio door opening - How do I fix this ?

    Hi, Moved into the house in 2005 but this window change was ordered by previous owner in 2000. They had a patio door removed and bricked up the lower 800mm across the 1850mm wide opening topped with UPVC window above that. In 2007 I found that there was a 40mm gap above the header with...
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    Needles in Washing Machine! Help!

    Assuming it has a stainless drum then you could get a magnet and stick it to the drum. it will then attract any loose needles over time. those stuck in the filter won't damge the washing but do warn any engineer who services it later on just in case they haven't kept their tetanus jabs up to date.
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    Bathroom door latch(?) replacement

    Those handles seem to be 'sagging' a bit. I had a similar problem after my kids had been fighting either side of the door and had twisted the shaft. This meant that it wasn't turning the latch enough to withdraw it. Pop the handles off and check the spindle and each of the lever arms to make...
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    Adjusting the toe setting

    I don't have a ramp so use a piece of fence post with a wooden upright at each end. Into the uprights are two decking screws set at the height of the stub axle centre line to give the adjustable gap between the two inner wheel rims. Using the manufacturers settings I can adjust the toe-in/out...
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    how to get car MOT'd then sell?

    Section 149 of the amended Road Traffic Act says that the car itself must have an insurance policy applied to it for it to be used on the highway and that includes being parked. Whilst you can drive it if your own policy allows you too the car can still be seized by the police and crushed for...
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    I need to make and tile a curved bath front panel

    The finished panel. Thanks for the advice.
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    I need to make and tile a curved bath front panel

    Hi, Just thought I'd let you know how this is coming on. The marmox is excellent to work with. I followed the manufacturers notes but instead of using fibreglass mat I used self-adhesive fibreglass scrim tape from Wickes. Once the MAPI adhesive had been pushed through the scrim into the...
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    Bathroom tiling issue

    There was a popular style of construction in the late 70's early 80's where they used compacted straw insulation in vacuum sealed plastic. You should find that you have a timber frame with plasterboard lining. The straw is the old equivalent of modern foamboard or rockwool sound proofing. My...
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