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    Is this flashing wrong ( roof related !!)

    I had my roof done approx 25 years ago , never been happy with it , I have a terraced house and the low level pitched roof joins the main building . Theres a leak , it's getting worse and worse and the bad weather this week had it leaking through the low level ceiling ( it's happened before ...
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    PCB plug advice needed

    Apologies , thanks John
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    PCB plug advice needed

    Good evening , hope you are all well, I'm trying to purchase some small plugs to attach wires to a PCB , shops dont stock them and I've already ordered the wrong ones , please see the attached image , can someone please tell me how you measure these so I can ordered replacements , what am I...
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    Television displaying strange shapes

    So here is an example , always happens at specific scenes , my phone res isn't so good , the first image is the good one
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    Television displaying strange shapes

    This is a very strange and specific issue , I have been watching shows on Netflix ( on Bush TV); and every now and then the scene look as if it has been filmed through a filter with small triangles on it , like a veil , however the next scene is fine , and then if the scene then goes back to...
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    Testing a Boiler Thermistor

    Hi all , hope you are well , I've got an update on this that is confusing the hell out of me . The original Thermistor was working to a degree , I had a few old ones also from previous . The new one arrived , I installed it and attached the lead , nothing , doesn't do a thing to the water ...
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    Solar light query

    I have bought a solar welcome light for the front of the house , it was £55 so not really one of the plastic cheao online ones .. It has a sensor on it to welcome visitors , if I have It in direct sunlight for days nothing happens , it won't come on on either the permanent setting or the...
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    Testing a Boiler Thermistor

    Oh ok thanks , I've actually ordered another one that is due on monday , I was just being impatient , I do have a meter , I'll find out what I can , thanks again
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    Testing a Boiler Thermistor

    I have a combi boiler Thermistor that may be faulty , it is screwed into a copper pipe to test temp of passing water , the water needs draining to take it out to replace , so it's a small inconvenience that I would like to avoid if necessary .,Im just wondering if I could test if this is the...
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    Dryer capacitor wire burnt through

    Thanks in advance
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    Dryer capacitor wire burnt through

    Can't find one anywhere , Bosch deny all knowledge, they haven't got a part number for it , doesn't make sense , surely landfill sites all over the country aren't getting filled with dryers due to these plugs not being available, does It look familiar to anyone ?
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    Dryer capacitor wire burnt through

    Hi , I have a Bosch classixx 7 tumble dryer , recently it was struggling to turn , it has done this a few times in the past ( over 10 years) , I have replaced the capacitor and it has solved the problem ( in the past ) , however today the capacitor has gone again and when I have gone to change...
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    Internal air brick removal

    I've just taken it off , turns out the actual hole is the size of half a brick so over 50% of the vent literally just covered the wall!
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    Internal air brick removal

    Apologies there seems to be an existing post on this , just looks like it's a case of getting a flat blade behind it and lifting it out , trying not to break it. https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/wall-vent-removal.617321/ Thanks.
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    Internal air brick removal

    I thought about it but then I'm assuming that all the crud in there would then just sit between the internal and external brick and work it's was back into mesh ,
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    Internal air brick removal

    Any idea how I can remove this air brick ?, it's internal and appears to be made of plaster , it's not letting a lot of air in and im going to remove it and clean it , is it just glued on to the face of the wall ? , Id ideally like to keep it and reattach it as can't afford a nice looking one...
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    Welding on a new mains tap handle

    Thanks for all the help , I'll have a further look and let you know to hopefully help someone else .
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    Welding on a new mains tap handle

    Well I could but it will also turn everyone else on the streets off and knowing my luck a 20 minute job will turn into a day's work
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    Welding on a new mains tap handle

    The actual " handle" of my mains water tap has become loose , it just turns , ive removed the little screw and taken it off , the fixing is mangled , however can be turned with a small spanner , now I know that I could put the handle back on and tack it with a small weld , however is there a...
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    New tap is leaking through the sink

    It does have a groove , so apologies , what do I need to do with that ? It's a square groove , I suppose that I could fit a thin round washer into a square groove with some manipulation.
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