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    Identify a part

    Plinth spring catch https://amzn.eu/d/2ayy3LD
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    Broken waste pipe

    Hire, buy or borrow a diamond for drill, 50mm diameter. Or look up one specifically for tiles. Carefully core around the pipe in the tile, solvent weld a coupling in place, and repipe the run, and fix the bath down properly, even OB1 or Stixall should be better than nothing. Forget the Flexi pipe
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    Outdoor Sink Drain Pipe Fix?

    I know, but we dont know the OPs drain system or where it goes, and if they need to ask this question, just giving them simple advice on a quick fix without them needing any special tools or new parts. Mine all discharge below the grid apart from one RWP that goes into a soakaway. I dont want...
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    Outdoor Sink Drain Pipe Fix?

    If you want all the gunk to go and block your gulley/soakaway/drainage system
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    Outdoor Sink Drain Pipe Fix?

    Cut the pipe off 50mm above the gully grid This will allow you to clear detritus from time to time
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    Attaching fence post to concrete wall

    OK, thats assuming there is any thickness of material there to fix to. Its too small for if you are wanting 10cm posts anyway. I fixed a fence into a garden wall like that before, cleaned out all holes and grouted the new posts into place with a cementitous grout
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    CH Pump Problem

    He means the 2 port valves, you called them divertor valves. Your second comment also points you even more to check those valves, looks like you are onto it, one of them is probably faulty
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    Attaching fence post to concrete wall

    How would you fix that one you found in the gap? Will be impossible to drill the holes. Lots of other options from Metpost https://www.builderdepot.co.uk/metpost-100mm-x-100mm-post-support-concrete-in-system-2?srsltid=AfmBOooZf089An7r1DrZUnIjf0oeXs-vOFUUtxdKuwydT5ciaduM5SoH2fA you may be...
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    1/2" to 15mm pipe connector

    https://www.ciphe.org.uk/news-and-advice/blog-articles/gas-explosions-rising-or-rare/
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    Tanking tape on outer corners of niche

    The tape provides a flexible joint between a junction, or over screw heads etc. The tanking membrane seals all holes. Yes, on the left there's none, I ran out by then!
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    Wonky wall - windowsill placement

    If the radiator is straight, it would probably look best to make the windowsill the same
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    Greedy grasping Labour MP on the run.

    Its a terrible look, but we're getting used to it with this labour party. She surely cant stay in her seat
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    Paint removal

    Find a local exterior cleaning company who have a doff steam cleaner, this has a gentle action and may be able to remove that paint a lot faster and cleaner than you can. Trench & gravel, we cant tell where your DPC is if there is one or if this will help or not, but it wont do any harm
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    Tanking tape on outer corners of niche

    Tape the horizontal edges, seal all areas after with tanking membrane. see below image, no leaks from this
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    Best wiring solution for LED driver in kitchen cabinet

    Yes. Or coil it up on top of the unit
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    Hot water Vs cold water feed for dishwashers?

    At least 80% of them use cold water feed in the UK... they use such a small amount of water its not worth using your hot water, and having part of it sitting in your pipes from the boiler/cylinder, wasted
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    Bottle gulley and aco drains install

    That vertical soil pipe into the elbow and 45 junction will be noisy, and is so close to the gulley that you'll have foul sewage splashing back into the gulley trap
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    Coming back through Malaga airport today….

    I travel through CDG a lot. Entering the non EU q is often quicker and the EU citizens q is rammed. At certain terminals they also have the E gates for us and we whizz through when entering and leaving. Actually gives a sense of pride in funnelling all us UK, US, Canada and Israel together...
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