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I started off my career as a civil engineer in the wastewater industry and these sewage farm tomato plants are naturally occuring - i.e the seeds are in the sewage to start with (guess how they got there) and with a hearty amount of fertiliser present thrive.

When I was a student I had a summer job with a firm that was resurfacing the southern runway at heathrow - at night obviously. We were 'housed' in a bunch of static caravans about 10 miles or so from the airport pretty much directly under the flight path. So I'd get home just about in time to...

I used to live in an old granite tenement block in Aberdeen and know full well the circumstances the OP speaks of - no one owns the communal area and more often than not in the old building there is no factoring / maintenance contract in place. When something goes wrong or needs upgrading the...

Hello, I'm trying to change the cartridge in my tap but have failed at the first hurdle, I think I'm supposed to simply unscrew the chrome shroud in the picture below but even with rubber gloves to get a firm grip on it it doesn't budge. Am I right in thinking this bit should unscrew. Youtube...

I have a megaflow hot water tank and during / after the boiler was heating the water there was some discharge from the tundish and the first time a hot water tap was opened there was clearly a release of pressure. I got the plumber to recharge the air bubble when he was servicing the boiler and...

We're thinking about refreshing our en-suite by re tiling it but there is nothing really wrong / offensive with the toilet, WHB or shower. It would all need taken out and put back again and I was wondering if this is more difficult than just replacing everything with new?

All done today, I bought a couple of spare drain cocks with the idea to canabolise one for the washer and the other as stand by since they're cheap enough and it was easier for me to pick these up rather than get to a proper plumber's merchant for a washer. As it turns out it wouldn't have...

Are they all the same size of washer do you know?

This drain valve is leaking and looks a pig to replace, the pipe starts to curve immediately after that fitting. Trying to nip it up is pretty unsuccesful and indeed seems to be making things worse. Is there any change that I can pull the guts of the existing valve out and replace a washer...

Hello, I set about painting a panel door with some water based fast drying gloss - Crown Quick Dry Gloss - what a pain in the ass that is! I treated it the same as oil based and made a hell of a mess. Basically it dried too quickly and I just kept pulling it about. Any tips or tricks...

i have 12 MR16 50W dowlights in my kitchen and I'm looking to replace them with LED lamps instead. My budget is £25 a lamp. Each lamp has its own transformer at present so I guess I need to replace the fitting as well as the bulbs. I see that there is a 'new' technology out there which...

When the hot water is on I can hear air going through the pump and also through the pipes in the airing cupboard where the megaflow tank is. I know how to pressurise the central heating system and would bleed the central heating system through one of the radiators. I know to re-charge...

Aberdeen and shire has so far been almost immune to the recession and the cost of living in general is high is part of it. That sort of money for a simple swap does sound high. I had a full system including radiators and like installed in a one bed flat in Aberdeen a few years ago for not much...

I have one of these in my en-suite. http://www.xpelair.co.uk/xid-centrifugal-metal-inline-duct-system-fans.html Even with the shower on full pelt the mirror doesn't steam up and it practically pulls the door shut if its open. It pumping the air to an outlet approx 7m away too...

I've recently moved from a flat with gas hob to a house with a halogen hob thing and I really miss gas. Takes longer to heat anything and much less control. If you're determined to change to electric I'd have a look at induction hobs as they are supposed to be on par to gas in terms of...

But coffee should never be made with just boiled water, it should be allowed to cool slightly first. As above, tea with boiling water. :D

I am a fairly active member on a GTI forum and from what the people who have DSG GTI's have to say, over the last 5-6 years or so is that the gear box itself, and the clutch packs are absolutely bullet proof. However there have been some issues with the control module (mechatronics) that...

Thanks all for the advice and suggestions. It does seem smarter changing them to GU10's than new transformers all round. In fact that ebay site sells lampholders and bulbs as a package for less than the cost of bulb + driver so definitely worth exploring further. I inherited the lighting...

Seems pretty good value to me. Sorry to pester you but did you get the SMD ones or the 3x1W bulbs or one of the others?

Thanks for that, did you get the bulbs from there too?