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    Hep2O Brass Coupler

    I've just bought a new kitchen tap which has pre-fitted flexible tails with 1/2" female connectors on the end. I was hoping to buy two of the following couplers and connect them directly into HEP2O elbows, to provide the male connectors I need for the tails...
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    Replacement Kitchen Tap

    I'm looking to replace a Franke Sion tap for a couple of reasons. Firstly, as soon as I fitted it I noticed the flow rate was a lot slower than the old tap and secondly the lever for the hot tap gets tighter and tighter as it gets hotter to the point where it is really difficult to turn off...
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    Indian Sandstone and Slurry Primer

    I've been looking at porcelain paving for which I understand a slurry primer is absolutely crucial. This is one such example, from my own research this is one of the most common / well regarded: https://www.pavingdirect.com/pavestone-priming-slurry With this product you apparently mix the...
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    Brands of Lead Acid Battery

    Not strictly the right forum but a question about lead acid batteries so seemed the most appropriate. The battery in my APC UPS is in need of replacement. The cost of the genuine APC part is prohibitively expensive and there are numerous sellers of replacement UPS batteries who supply various...
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    Removing Flue in Loft

    It was much simpler than I expected actually. The 'ridge tile adapter' on the diagram was one of these which I believe is a standard fitting. This attached with two nuts to captive bolts on the ridge tile, so I was able to simply undo these two nuts and the whole thing dropped down. For now...
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    How to Fill Brick Steps

    I don't have much of anything lying around, so whatever I'm going to fill the steps with will have to be bought. It seems there are varying opinions on using MOT Type 1 and looking at prices, this would be the most expensive option to fill it anyway. Could I simply fill it with sharp sand? I...
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    Painting Steel Lintel

    The paint is flaking off the steel lintel above my garage door, so I'm planning to strip it completely and repaint. I assume the lintel is steel and there are no signs of rust on the areas where the paint has already come off. What is the best paint for this?
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    How to Fill Brick Steps

    I'm building some steps outside my back doors and patio doors. The steps will consist of risers made from bricks matching the house, and slabs, 20mm thick, for the treads. The step outside the patio door for instance will be 1800mm wide and made of three 600x600 slabs. I've already laid a...
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    Porcelain Slabs for Steps

    I'm planning to build a couple of steps from my back door and patio doors down to my patio. The doors are 90cm and 180cm wide respectively so it would be nice to use 900x600 slabs to minimise the number of joints. I like the idea of porcelain as it will be easier to clean and will weather...
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    Granite or Porcelain Steps

    I'm planning to build some steps from my patio and kitchen doors down to the patio. The steps will have brick bases / risers with bricks matching the house, with some form of slab on top to form the steps. There will be two steps from the patio to each door. I've built similar steps using...
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    Inspection Chamber - 500mm Round?

    I had assumed it would be a similar size to the inspection cover but having removed both the cover and the plastic frame today and measured properly, the chamber looks to be 470mm internal diameter and 480mm external. I hadn't appreciated yesterday that it was so much smaller than the cover...
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    Inspection Chamber - 500mm Round?

    Following on from a blocked drain which I have sorted today, I have found an inspection chamber buried under the front lawn. The chamber is a round 5 entry plastic type (though only 2 of the 5 inlets are actually in use, with blanks in the others. There is a cast iron Hepworth branded cover on...
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    Concrete Raft + New Patio

    I can't be 100% sure - the concrete does continue right under the floor of the house and I know that a lot of other houses in the local area were built on rafts so I'd just assumed... I'm assuming your thought is if it's just a plinth, I could simply cut it off (or at least the top few inches...
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    Concrete Raft + New Patio

    My house is built on a concrete raft which protrudes from the house by around 6 inches. I'm planning to have a new patio and I'm wondering what, if anything, I can do to make this look a bit nicer as it is currently fairly unsightly. I've attached a picture showing the current arrangement -...
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    Which Cordless Lawnmower?

    I did quite fancy the Husqvarna LC 247i if I'm honest but after I've factored in the batteries as well the price is more than I can justify. I must admit Stihl was my starting point as I have other Stihl stuff and I've never been able to fault the quality. The 5 year warranty instills an amount...
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    Which Cordless Lawnmower?

    I don't anticipate wanting any other cordless garden tools anytime soon. I do already have a Stihl cordless strimmer which uses the AK battery system, but I only have a single AK10 battery which is the smallest capacity in the range and not suitable for a lawnmower anyway, so I don't think this...
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    Which Cordless Lawnmower?

    I'm looking for a new mower and have decided to give cordless a try rather than petrol. The mower I'm replacing has a 39cm cutting width and I'm after something a few inches wider. I've had my eye on the Stihl RMA 248 or 253 (46cm and 51cm cutting widths - I'm not sure if 51cm is a little wide...
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    Which Sealant for Bath Screen

    I'm shortly going to be replacing a shower screen over my bath which will need sealing between it and the wall tiles. I've always used Dow Corning sealant but not sure if I need 785+ or 785N. The joint will be between an aluminium frame and ceramic wall tiles if that makes a difference?
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    Is this too much for a rewire? North East England

    I must admit those prices sound exceptionally cheap. I had my last house rewired around 7 years ago in Yorkshire - that was a 2-bed semi, vacant at the time so no furniture or contents, no floor coverings, and no making good whatsoever, not even patching over the cable chases as the whole house...
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    Flex Sizes for Extension Lead

    I've made up a fair few extension leads in the past and have always understood the following capacities for 3 core PVC flex: 0.50mm - 3A 0.75mm - 6A 1.00mm - 10A 1.25mm - 13A 1.50mm - 16A So for any 13A extension I've used 1.25mm or sometimes 1.50mm where the extension is particularly long. I...
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