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    Does Short Circuit Damage Car Battery ?

    It would have just went directly across the fuse, due to the nature of the short circuit. It would be the same effect as if two leads attached to the battery terminal accidentally touched momentarily. Just wondering if that causes damage to a car battery.
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    Does Short Circuit Damage Car Battery ?

    I didn't notice any heat but the short circuit went through a fuse and the fuse blew out.
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    Does Short Circuit Damage Car Battery ?

    I was thinking in terms of just a momentary short that lasted no more than about 1 - 2 seconds.
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    Does Short Circuit Damage Car Battery ?

    If the two terminals of a car battery were accidentally short circuited by two leads connected to them would that damage the battery permanently in any way ?
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    Green Colored Hook On Roof

    There was a copper immersion heater at one time that sat directly under this hook in the kitchen on the floor below, so that sounds plausible. I think I will ask the roofer to remove it. It will probably result in a leak one day, it can move quite freely.
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    Green Colored Hook On Roof

    What is the purpose of this green colored hook on my roof ? It is hollow metal and protrudes into the loft about a foot and has cladding on it. Most of the houses in my area have one. It doesn't cause a leak but I can see some daylight when looking up at it from the loft. I have a roofer coming...
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    Cementing Trowels Gone Rusty

    I purchased this trowel set last summer for pointing cement in between slabs in the garden : Wickes Builders General Purpose 4 Piece Trowel Set https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Builders-General-Purpose-4-Piece-Trowel-Set/p/167339 However on going to use them this year I was surprised to see how...
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    Question About Electric Paddle Mixer

    I am thinking about getting this ERBAUER model - its £75 - seems good on the reviews :- https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-erb728mix-1600w-electric-paddle-mixer-220-240v/7163r ELECTRIC PADDLE MIXER 220-240V (7163R) The ring on the paddle prevents the bucket getting damaged.
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    Question About Electric Paddle Mixer

    After much arduous mixing by hand of sharp sand and cement in a bucket for re-pointing a large slabbed double driveway, and with quite a lot of further re-pointing still to do on paths/patio, I am considering purchasing one of these electric paddle mixers :-...
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    Fixing Unstable Driveway Slab

    I have a driveway made of granite slabs, and one of them is very unsteady, wobbling from side to side - I was wondering what kind of materials placed under it would be the best to stabilize it. I have quite a bit of spare 14mm gravel chips that I could use - or should I be using some kind of...
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    Extra Gloss Paint

    I am beginning to think it is the window cleaning 'squeegees' that are used by window cleaners that are damaging the paintwork on the beads. The rest of the paintwork seems to last much better.
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    Extra Gloss Paint

    These beads have previously been treated with wood hardener - I assumed it was OK to paint over that with an undercoat + gloss.
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    Extra Gloss Paint

    I am painting an exterior wooden frame window which in the past has had flaked paint right down to the wood. As I am now re-painting it I am wondering if there is anything wrong with putting an extra layer of gloss paint on the worst parts where the flaking occurred before, ie the window...
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    Cleaning Spilled Wood Hardener From Stone Sill

    There is also a sanding stone which I think might be helpful :- https://www.paving.org/index.php/clean-stone-slabs-using-carborundum-sanding-stone/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=x2n3hFs3YfM
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    Cleaning Spilled Wood Hardener From Stone Sill

    Heh - that's a good idea. I have found something that has helped though. After a few days once it had set in, I took an old putty knife, a fairly stiff one, that I use for scraping weeds out between paving stones, and scraped right across the stone with the edge with some force, and it has...
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