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    ducting for neff cooker hood

    Hi people I need to add external ducting to my neff cooker hood, when we bought and had the kitchen installed we were promised we did not need external ducting as the filters would take care of the steam, smells etc. Foolishly we believed the hype...it does not do it. .I know need to find out...
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    almost no cold water upstairs in bathroom,rest of house fine

    hi, thank you for your reply, well last night i did as you suggested..but i had to fix the hose to the outside tap (as the sink one was impossble to get it on), anyway i connected the tap....ran the other end of the hose to the bathroom tap and gave it what i think was a good blast ( just for a...
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    almost no cold water upstairs in bathroom,rest of house fine

    hi guys..at the moment i have virtually no cold water upstair in main bathroom..the set up is as follows...very slow water to cystern, very slow water to basin, NO water to bath (unless i hold my finger over basin tap whilst its running then a trickle comes through bath tap), shower is an...
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    can i spray a fence a different colour ?

    Hi,i can't move the panels around due to the odd shapes and I do intend to spray all the panels old and new ,all I need to know is if I could spray them up from a dark. Colour up to a more orange colour .,cheers. :-)
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    can i spray a fence a different colour ?

    hi guys, i am having to replace several overlap fence panels & due to them being awkward sizes i cannot just go out and buy them locally so i am having them made at a local sawmill, my question is after the new ones are tanadised they will be a darkish colour, but all the other fence panels in...
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    i think i need 20sq mtrs.but quote say i need 38 sq mtrs

    thank you guys so much for the info...i know how much patio slabbing i need now in mtrs...thanks for the advice ! :)
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    i think i need 20sq mtrs.but quote say i need 38 sq mtrs

    hi guys, i am about to remove old paving slabs 2ft x 2ft ( total amount of slabs is 90 ) for a new patio area..and put in their place some new indian stone patio slabs of varying sizes..its basically taking old slabs up and put new ones in place in simple terms,i have quickly worked out that i...
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    new radiator & btu's... what does these figures mean ple

    hi ...looking at getting a new double convector radiator for living room ( rad measures 1200 x 500 )...i have found a few that i like..and i understand that btu's relate to heat output etc but on one site the following is written.."Output BTU's @ 50 degrees: 6527btu... Output BTU's @ 60...
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    sticking "bars" back on windows...with what ?

    hi crank, many many thanks for the link...it looks to be exactly what i am looking for....i remember i have had to in the past scrape off sticky foam to get a better grip with what i was using...so all in all many many thanks once again...cheers !!
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    sticking "bars" back on windows...with what ?

    hi guys, we have double glazed (upvc) windows etc, the windows have on them a single upvc " bar" that goes across the centre of the windows giving it a look of 2 seperate windows...now my problem is these "bars" have started to fall off occasionally..i have tried every kind of adhesive & dbl...
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    leak from guttering above conservatory...cant reach it !

    hi guys, many thanks for hints,suggestions,ideas but eventually i thought to myself why not make my own "crawl boards"..i have loads of very sturdy wood & cross ply here at home( and i know how to use a drill & screws etc )..so i have decided to make what will in effect be a wide wooden ladder...
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    leak from guttering above conservatory...cant reach it !

    hi, there is a very thin black rubber seal ( not sure if its the one you meant but it sure looks like the one in the pic you put up ) ) that runs all along the roof bars both sides ( inside & out) its the one that overlaps slightly onto the polycarbinate roof inside & out, but that is fixed into...
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    leak from guttering above conservatory...cant reach it !

    hi guys, thanks for the replies ,info etc..but i really cannot afford at the moment to arrange for scaffolding etc to be put up...my son in law who is very tall ( but not heavy) could reach the leak easily from the roof of the conservatory...my question now is is it safe to stand on the...
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    leak from guttering above conservatory...cant reach it !

    hi, thanks for the reply but what do you mean by "rag" them out ? do you mean if i try to take 1 or 2 those bars off..ie remove them to slide a panel out they will snap/break ?..sorry to ask but have no idea what "rag" means...thanks
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    leak from guttering above conservatory...cant reach it !

    hi again...it seems that the best option is to remove a panel from the roof ( as i am not 100% sure how to do this ) i have uploaded some pics of conservatory roof & where leak is IN MY ALBUM) hoping someone can tell me how to remove a panel to get a ladder in then...i wish someone had pointed...
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    leak from guttering above conservatory...cant reach it !

    hi all, i have a steady drip from a leak in the guttering above the conservatory..( steady drip....like chinese torture ) but without scaffolding etc there is no way to reach it...i have tried to put on a bitumen type paint onto the leaking joint with a brush attached to a pole by leaning out of...
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    could i plug electric oven into socket in garage ?

    i already have a "slow cook" but she dont think she is...... :lol:
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    could i plug electric oven into socket in garage ?

    thanks guys for all the replies...although some say yep ok...others say no...i am erring on the edge of caution & play 100% safe and not plug in the oven.. and the wife can use the microwave & daughters mini oven...but many thanks anyway...at least i know now it was not just a case of plug it in...
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    could i plug electric oven into socket in garage ?

    its an oven...i have uploaded some pics of it into my album under OVEN...will await your reply...many thanks
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    could i plug electric oven into socket in garage ?

    many thanks...will definately NOT plug it in now...will also use the microwave & borrow mini oven from daughter...once again thank you ( mind you....the wife probably wont thank you for saving me from being blown up !!! :lol:
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