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You do understand that weather systems are complex, and that global warming doesn't necessarily mean local warming, don't you?

Sure. If you have space to bring the pipes into the heated envelope of the house by moving the envelope, go for it

Perhaps. How long did you wait? It can take a very long time for manhole X to show a flush at Y

Overlaps, use your polymer adhesive. Edges, I'd just use expanding foam again. Line it out and let it go tacky/expand (but not skinned over) then press the membrane onto it

Drain it, seive it, inspect it, decide whether to just pour it back in or replace with fresh

Have you ever been able to turn the key a lot in the "unlock" direction and have it open the door? If so, does that work now? (some barrel/gearbox combos will withdraw the latch if you do another 1.25 or so turns of the key after you have unlocked the door) Can you describe more accurately...

Sound logic Side bar, it's typically quite clear, visually, whether a screw head is Pozi, Phillips or JIS.. This is Phillips/Pozi; Pozi is a more aggressive sounding word and the bit/screw looks more aggressive too (is how I remember it): JIS screws look like Phillips with a single dot on...

If you've got one, would you post a picture of your engine bay, with the camera edges lined up with: * the dayglo fan sticker at the bottom, * the brake reservoir on the left and * the wipers at the top? I'm trying to gauge visually if my engine has dropped slightly on the left; I've had it...

Pozi, Philips and JIS screws all work very well when driven with a matching bit in good condition The problem is people tend not to appreciate that there are differences, and think that "a cross head is a cross head" and drive them with the wrong bits, ruining the screw and the bit and making...

Oh some of the rubber seals are a complete bitch, especially when fitters/window co's give you ones that are too thick.. You can get a soap that it intended for mounting tyres that should help lubricate the seals, yet not have any ingredients that would attack aluminium or its powder coating...

Only bit I don't fully agree with there, given that I never met a plasterer yet that had the conscience and skill to detect that he's driven a screw through a wire and caused an installation error that it's on the sparky to resolve

So you don't sit to pee and as a result your droplets end up all over the top of the seat instead? "Ewww..."

Humidity is relative. You take say 1000 litres of air from outside at 10 degrees C, and if it had 9.4 grams of water evaporated in it, it would be at 100% humidity (saturated, can't hold any more) Warm that up to 20 degrees C and its humidity would be about 55% Same volume of air, same volume...

Snake oil If it was any good everyone would use it instead of 100mm+ kingspan. 3mm of polystyrene wallpaper doesn't defeat the laws of physics that thicker proper insulation has to adhere to

Yeah, Alu doesn't flex as much so the process tends to be to fit it in at an angle with the beading near the glass, then pull it away from the glass to lock it in, and press the rubber seal in afterwards, which keeps it in place. There also tends to be an order because they're butt jointed in...

Truly trans-fixing (Is that the politically correct way to refer to a reverse threaded.. ?)

Pozi don't cam out either, unless the bit is shagged from being rattled around inside umpteen screw heads due to poor screwing alignment, insufficient pressure, inappropriate driver speed, over counter sinking or using Pozi bits in Phillips screws/screws that are supposed to be driven by the...

Bit of silicone spray on the conical washer would help prevent it wrinkling, but you may be able to press it into place with fingers before you spin the hut on, to get it nice and even.. Or you can borrow one from elsewhere, or make one out of the next OD pipe size up if you have any lying...

Who's got the runs?

Second FMT's suggestion. I made all my home door cases with a 6mm neoprene seal strip on the stops when I built the door cases: Chiefly because I wanted doors to close quietly 8 years on and a parent to a child who sounds like they have the same outbursts yours does, the glazing in my doors...