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  1. Tricky-Dicky

    Fluorescent tube doing this - is tube faulty or is it the starter?

    If the tube glows orange at the ends, the tube has reached the end of its life. Could be that a new starter is required - swap the starter from the working fitting, if the tube now springs into life shows that the removed starter has died. But best to replace the tube with a new one, will...
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    Switching port

    This will probably serve your needs, remember you lose one port as the input. Cheap as chips https://www.tp-link.com/uk/business-networking/easy-smart-switch/tl-sg108e/
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    Twin slot shelving in bare brick garage

    These might do the job, shims: https://www.screwfix.com/c/screws-nails-fixings/shims/cat7290012?cm_sp=managedredirect-_-screwsfixings-_-shimms
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    Seized Mains Water Stop Cock, Live Change Advice.

    Hi, if using a freezer kit, once frozen, cut the pipe and then fit an isolation valve. This will now give you plenty of time to repair the toilet. PS I remember the time working on a 'live' mains water pipe at my fathers home, the fountain from the cut pipe still haunts me, never again...
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    Heater for toilet under stairs

    Tubular heater ? https://www.toolstation.com/search?q=tubular+heaters
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    How many kW does electric shower use in Economy mode?

    Hi, I've usually noted that Mira showers have 3 power settings, Cold - no heat Economy - one element used Full - both elements powered Both elements are equally rated (ie use ½ of the rated power) Mira electric showers range from 7.5kW - 10.8 kW Therefore on Economy would be rated between...
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    Recycling centre DIY waste charges

    At the local tip, last week, the jobsworth bloke said as I was dumping used fluorescent tubes in the fluorescent bin, 'maximum of 2 tubes', so I says 'I have 6 lights in my garage, so what do I do with the other 4'! No reply from the jobsworth !!!
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    Best way to depaint copper pipes

    Hi, I've always found these great to clean pipe https://www.screwfix.com/p/select-products-cleanfit-plumbers-abrasive-250mm-x-38mm-180grit-10-pack/2843k
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    Ring Doorbell Pro 2 Transfer Question

    How about this one; https://www.amazon.co.uk/Greenbrook-DAT01A-Bell-Chime-Transformer/dp/B003R7C0II/ref=sr_1_18?crid=2XTKRYI4XB8LZ&keywords=door+bell+transformer+8v+12v+24v&qid=1689606972&sprefix=door+bell+transformer%2Caps%2C92&sr=8-18
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    Freeview Recorder

    Hi, as foxhole says, should record, just needs a USB memory stick, (or external hard drive). The socket is on the rear of the TV. The record button is bottom left, on your remote. https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/res/manuals/4559/45599301M.pdf
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    Weeping Cherry Blossom

    Your ornamental cherry tree, seems to be 'Cheals Weeping' an attractive tree when in full flower. It will have been grafted onto a wild cherry tree root stock, that bears little in the way of flowers, The upright branch is the wild part and needs to be removed. Carefully cut it out now or when...
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    Moved house, not familiar with this heating system. How does it work, best set up?

    Hi, If you Google 'Drayton LP241' you should find instructions relating to your programmer.
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    Tree roots showing on lawn

    Just accept that some trees have roots close to the surface. I find that Prunus (Flowering Cherries) can also exhibit the same phenomena, But I prefer to see the attractive tree, in Spring, rather than root pruning, which might mean the loss of the tree.
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    Leaf vacume for garden

    Would something like this do the job? Being metal one end could be reshaped to a square profile ...
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    Samsung Smart TV 2013

    I've got a Roku, converted my aged Sony TV, to a fast Smart/Media TV. Highly rated
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    Shower isolator.

    Hi, I prefer a 2 gang switch switch, a bit more space to manoeuvre the cables, and as sparkwright mentions, Crabtree are quality. https://www.screwfix.com/p/crabtree-capital-50a-2-gang-dp-cooker-switch-white-with-neon/99780...
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    Reputable source of cables

    https://www.kenable.co.uk/en/ It's what we used at work. Keen prices, speedy delivery.
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    Tree identification

    Hi, Pittosporum, large shrub/small tree, slow growing, evergreen. Can be severely pruned and it will recover. But it does look like yours has overgrown its space. Root system not too invasive. Your tree would have took 10 or more years to have got to that size. I have six or more in my garden of...
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    Options other than top soil?

    Any new builds or road works nearby? I got my top soil when major road works were underway nearby, utilising existing agricultural land, and I could see soil being removed by the lorry load. Visited the site, asked for the site foreman, paid only for haulage, then awaited delivery.
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