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    Unrepairable puncture

    Well the angle was straight enough not to be a tear,rip,gash and you could just detect the angle if you held the bit inside the wheel. I would repair it myself but don't have the know how, machine to take the tyre off/on, not thought about it to be honest at 10-20 quid it's not worth trying. I...
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    Unrepairable puncture

    Hi all, just had to fork out for a new tyre because my less than a year old one had a puncture. I was told that because the nail (that was in between the tread in the middle of the tyre) was at an angle, they couldnt 'drill' that way to fix it. They got the puncture kit out to convince me but...
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    creaking landing driving me nuts!!!

    Hi all. I own a chalet bungalow (whatever that is) style house and the landing creaks as much as I've ever heard a floor creak, really bad. I have pulled up some of the flooring (chip/hard board) and found that because of a new staircase put in before I moved in, the landing ended up below the...
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    ARCING!!

    Hi all, new to the site and a relative (safety concious) novice at electrics hoping I can pick someones brain. I have two lights upstairs that began to flicker last night then went out. I checked the fuses this morning and found the previous owners had put normal 5 amp fuses that do not fit...
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