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    Replacing gas cooker for sthg which gives same flexibility!

    Update: I've found one, just the one, built-under gas oven with separate grille. Its from New World NW701G (they do it in 5 colours). Any more on the market than just the one???
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    installing sink in garage from bathroom

    It depends on the layout of your house and garage! Also, once in the garage how are the pipes insulated? If there's no way to assure it won't get cold (ie frozen in winter) then it would be sensible to fit some valves within the house, so that if it did burst, the valves could be closed and not...
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    Drill speed - cordless vs corded

    What make/model, and do other manufacturers do similar?
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    Good first drill to buy for complete novice...

    If its for occasional work only, then there's nothing wrong with buying a less expensive drill and keeping the money you've saved over an expensive one for something else. If its the only drill, then by all means make it cordless but also with hammer action, ie a combi drill (combi meaning it...
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    Building a trailer - kind of illegal

    Whilst its perfectly possible to build your own trailer legally etc, once you've bought all the bits and put it together, the costs are very close (possibly more than) it would cost for a new one anyway. There's many trailer manufacturers and since these are relatively simple construction and...
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    Replacing gas cooker for sthg which gives same flexibility!

    I currently have a gas cooker (4 hobs, grille, oven) and I'm planning at some point in the future to re-do the kitchen. I'd like to have built in appliances (hob and oven/etc) but I can't seem to find anyone who does a gas oven & grille, ie. the grille can be used at the same time as the oven...
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    Tips And Advice For Keeping Desktop PC Running Well?

    1. Get a 2nd disk drive (internal is fine), needs to be a separate physical drive, not just another partition on the existing 2. Determine how much space your existing disk needs for just operating system and applications (not data) 3. Split the 2nd disk drive into 2 partitions: one for your...
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    Good run around for £300-400 ?

    In the UK, beware that there is a change in the car tax after 2001 (Y reg and onwards). Pre-2001 it went on engine capacity (only), so a diesel over 1549cc will be much higher than after 2001 (when it went onto CO2 emissions). Y reg onwards diesels tend to be worth a bit more....
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    I just found plug sockets on the lighting circuit

    Is the lighting circuit RCD protected or not? If it is, then you'll need to assess the current carrying capacity of the cables (ie size of cable, is it a ring or radial?) and the RCD in the CU. Obviously its inconvenient if the socket (or, the thing plugged into it) trips the lights but not THAT...
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    Good run around for £300-400 ?

    You will struggle to get the combination of cheap to purchase and cheap to run! Depends what you mean by cheap to run, but if you look at the mileage you go and the cost of fuel, then eg a 60mpg diesel vs a 40mpg petrol will mean thousands per year saved on fuel. People know this, so small...
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    Drill speed - cordless vs corded

    Just spent ages fixing a floor including reinforcing some joists and replacing floorboards because it had just been lashed together with no pilot holes drilled, so all the floorboards and most of the joist sections were split. Just finished cutting up the boards for firewood today.
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    Drill speed - cordless vs corded

    I recently fixed a squeaky floor which involved putting lots of small screws through floorboard/chipboard into the joists, so that's a pilot hole then a larger one part-way through the floorboard, then a countersink. Wth knowing the location of the electrics, pipework and joists (existing...
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    Drill speed - cordless vs corded

    Are ALL cordless drills slower than corded? For example, I have searched and searched and all cordless drills seem to spin at 1300-1500rpm or so, maybe 2000rpm no matter how good they are. While even a £25 corded drill will go at 2800rpm. If there's any cordless ones out there which will do...
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