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    Tesco Internet Phone

    Ditch it and use www.skype.com for free - it's the best
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    Large Diameter Masonry Hole Required - HELP!

    Whilst you're doing this, make sure you include all the leads you need now and those you will need in the future. My list would be: Scart (poss *2) - can connect cable/Sky and DVD/Video Component video (3*RCA) - can connect to DVD for progressive scan picture Sound (2*RCA) - lets you...
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    Choice of monitor

    The type of monitor you need will be dictated by your grahics card. If you have a spare DVI connection (rather than a D-15) then you need either a DVI monitor or a VGA monitor with a DVI-VGA converter. If you have only a spare VGA connection then you must use a VGA monitor (D-15). There is...
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    Connecting a loo to a cast iron soil pipe

    Sorted. Thanks for all your help. Bought a Multikwik connector and it fitted, with the help of the supplied parafin grease and some grunt, into the existing pipe. Can now connect a 110 pipe and bingo.
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    Connecting a loo to a cast iron soil pipe

    I've tried your suggestion and cut the lead pipe flush with the cast iron collar. Ther internal diameter is about 8.5 com - and guess what it's not exactly round. It appears that the packing between the lead and the inside of the collar has compressed some areas of the pipe. Will the...
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    Connecting a loo to a cast iron soil pipe

    Thanks for that. I am concerned about the reduced diameter of the pipe - would it be better to cut flush with the left-hand-side of the cast iron collar? I have a reciprocating saw with a metal cutting blade.
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    Connecting a loo to a cast iron soil pipe

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    Connecting a loo to a cast iron soil pipe

    Thanks for that. Here goes... IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/antharrison/antharrison.jpg[/IMG]
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    Connecting a loo to a cast iron soil pipe

    I have emailed the picture to Nige F. Would have liked to put it in the forum but don't know how.
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    Plumber wanted

    Thanks Chris. I don't think I've explained this completely.... The CI soil stack has a T which juts out at a slight upward angle (I would guess 15 degrees). This goes a couple of inches to a CI collar which is horizonal to the gound.. The collar is symetrical with an outer bulge (to about...
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    Connecting a loo to a cast iron soil pipe

    Thanks Nige The pipe from the old loo to the cast iron soil pipe is lead. I want to remove that pipe and insert a plastic one probably using the connector you suggest. The problem is that the lead pipe is caulked into a cast iron collar that comes out of the waste pipe. I guess one...
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    Plumber wanted

    The response to my recent post on how to fit a loo to a cast-iron soil pipe that had been "caulked" with lead drew the suggestion that "This is not a DIY task and you should get someone in". I am happy to accept this advice. Next question. Is there someone reading this forum who would do...
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    Cutting copper pipes

    Thank you. You can't beat experience. Sorry to ask, but, do you have any views on my other question posed today re the cast iron loo pipe? ta
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    Connecting a loo to a cast iron soil pipe

    CORRECTION I have read on the forum abouy a technique called caulking which is where the pipe is held in the soil by a lead ring. I shouls have also mentioned that the pipe goes into a cast-iron flange/collar arrangement On closer inspection it is lead not cement (was covered in cement...
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    Connecting a loo to a cast iron soil pipe

    I am replacing a loo and have stripped back boxing etc to find a cast iron soil pipe. The previous loo was joined to the pipe by a lead pipe which has been cemented into a T-joint in the soil pipe. I am OK with the placement of the T-joint, but am wondering: 1) How I should remove the old...
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    Cutting copper pipes

    I have two 15mm copper pipes (hot from a combi and mains cold) which are a few mm apart. I want to cut them and replace a section with new pipes with T-joints etc. I have only ever cut pipes using a traditional pipe cutter (to give a clean edge) which you spin around the pipe. However there is...
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    XP low down

    Microsoft has two main licence models and this can be relevant when re-building a PC. The version of XP shipped with new PCs is usualy an "OEM" version - this means it is only licenced for the PC it was shipped with, and to make matters worse it can auto-detect significant hardware changes...
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    cordless blooming keyboards

    Microsoft cordless desktops are, in my opinion, the best. They have battery-saving technologies which means that the batteries last for months.
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    Is it OK to remove floorboards and tile on plywood?

    I am re-fitting a bathroom. At present the floor is boarded with some creaking and rotten boards. I want to tile the floor with ceramic times. Am I OK to remove the existing floor boards and replace them with plywood? I note that you can buy 25mm plywood - is this sufficient? Many thanks
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    Fitting a shower to a combi boiler

    Thanks for that. I had switched-off the heating at the boiler (to give hot water only) - is that still likely to be the case?
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