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  1. Wayners

    I’m An Old Burger……

    @ bolo 2. Id would say get yourself a credit card as that's free. I have two although I don't use either but I prefer to be in the system. If you are against doing that your only other option is to that get yourself a Citizen card which is £18. Unfortunately that's your only option if you can be...
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    Filling hawk?

    Small silicone or rubber mixing pot and a silicone kitchen spatula
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    Leaking 15mm push fit

    Buy 2 compression T fittings You will need one comparison plastic pipe insert. Pop that inside plastic pipe when you fit to metal compression fittings. Replace the the two T fittings with compression but do not forget to use a insert in the plastic grey pipe or it will crush causing problems...
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    Extending portable A/C vent hose

    My first portable air conditioning unit I extended the pipe with white concertina pipe but the turbulence and air pressure causes a strain on the fan. Air conditioning units use a centrifugal fan which creates an air pressure which pushes a volume of air along the pipe at pressure. If you...
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    Beware of email forwarding from your business domain

    I think the bigger worry is bulk emails. Mate emailed customers wishing happy Christmas and Gmail account was closed as it was flagged as spam. Problem was it was his personal Gmail account with photos ect lost.. Gmail is fine for small business but don't use personal account
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    Removing toilet pan that has been tiled around

    I'm just saying how I've removed in the past as pans are set on sand as and cement sometimes. You can chip out any grout around but I just except that fact the toilet might break. Replacement starts at £65 so no big deal if you break it.
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    Removing toilet pan that has been tiled around

    Screws holding down? Remove them. Sit on the floor. Place feet against toilet. Start thumping and pushing with feet. You can escalate by putting something heavy behind you like someone else back to back or a box full of books
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    Oh so you have a S&S ISA do you?

    Stocks and shares ISA I'm not clear on. If you hold shares plus have say £100 cash i didn't think you will pay tax. If you open a stocks ISA and place cash in but don't buy any shares then you get paid interest on that deposit at 3.8% per year. I get paid daily interest although its only pence...
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    Repairs for Cracks in walls and around windows

    Dig cracks out deep. Vacuum. Seal well with PVA 4 to 1. Do that twice and let dry for 4 hours. Fill with toupret powder filler in 2 hits. You need a trim around window. DIY have rack with all sorted of small trims
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    Stock market dealing

    I never bought any spacex although if you hold for years it could be ok.. Maybe. I'll watch with interest. I recently bought £200 in Rathbones.. Continental is also doing ok for me so I'll hold.
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    Shower tray silicone gap between tile is large.. what to do?

    You could silicone around. Get an angled bead.
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    What should I do with a small crack in the enamel of a steel bath?

    Enamel bath repair kits are available.
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    Removing blotchiness and uneven surface from stripped wood

    I don't know much about it but people use products like Rustins wood bleach.
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    Floor joist damp rot - updated.

    You need to make sure all rainwater goes down drain and away. No cracks around drains or it will erode the ground under. Those timbers need replacing. Re brickwork. Seal the outside. What's against property on ground? Concrete or mud? Could look at aco drainage or french drain around...
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    Candy Smart Tumble Dryer

    Has it a pipe at the back that you can attach to a waste outlet? I have a different brand dryer but we use the water pipe at the back. All you do is follow instructions and drop pipe in a waste outlet. What im thinking is drop that pipe in a bucket and run a test. Sounds like something is...
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    Filling hole/repair in 1960s subfloor

    Mix a 2 handfuls of cement with 1lt of SBR to make a slurry mix. Same used on slabs to seal the back. Good sealer and bonding mix. Sharp sand and cement 5-1 although sometimes I mix 4-1 whatever.... Not really any noticeable difference when set.. You can build up 50mm. If you want more depth...
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    Filling hole/repair in 1960s subfloor

    Vacuum off. SBR and cement mix and brush on to seal and bind surface. Give that half hour to dry off a bit. If its fairly smooth place DPM plastic over. 5-1 Sharp sand and cement. As it sets after 3 hours or more wet surface and polish off. After sealing with SBR and cement you may see...
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    Tips for removing wooden posts broken and rotten

    Break concrete in the ground you use a disc cutter and cut a large V. Dig around concrete. At the point of the V use a cold chisel and hammer and keep hitting it until the concrete breaks. The professional way is cut a large V and hit the V point hard with a pick axe, but I'm not skilled...
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    Groundwork question, filling void

    Get bags of type one dropped off. About £55 for 850kg
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    Mould on render

    Whatever paint you use add vc175 to it. Wooden spoon in a drill is a good way to mix
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