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    Hot tub...

    Hi we've brought a hot-tub online, its not being delivered until later in the month, its one of the inflatable ones - what's the best way to get it wired up. It'll be used outside. Eventually we'll be moving to the otherside of a little outbuilding we've got, but I think as soon as its...
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    Pipes from Fan assembly?

    What are the 2 small pipes connected to the fan assembly? One red, one transparent. It doesn't say in the manual.
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    kitchen waste bits....

    we keep getting a few pongy whiffs coming from the sink drains, I've attached a pic of the waste pipes underneath, its a bit busy as u will see, i take it if I remove the 2 U bends, make sure there's no blockages try n clean all the other pipes best I can then replace the u bends? we've tried...
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    outhouse to utility room/gym - poss costs?

    i know this is a bit of a daft question, and the price could vary that much. but i want to ask just out of curiosity. we've got a small outbuilding out the back, approx 3.5m x 7m ish. so its already built, got a concrete slab floor about 10-12inches from ground level. and a roof on top...
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    crack/pockets in render

    hi, noticed a little crack in the render on the rear of my property tonight, seems its swelled out a bit, and a tiny bit of algae or fungi has grown in it as i can see a stem & small leaf or something like that, whats the best way to repair the render. remove all the loose bits around it then...
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    re-doing the patio

    Hi I could do with re-laying our patio out the back. We've got loads and loads of weeds now coming through the joints between the slabs. I've looked under a few slabs and it seems they're lying directly onto a bed of sand (not sure know how thick). Whats the best/cheapest way to re-lay some...
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    Slight cracks or crumbling paint

    Hi after about a year of painting one of the living room walls, we start to see a crumbling effect, there's a hot water pipe behind the wall, i think its something to do with this, i think when this pipe gets really warm it's kinda drying out the paint further and further or shrinking &...
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    Servis Fridge needs draining....how?

    Hi I have a Servis fridge model number M7750-INOX, noticed last night when we got back from shopping the bottom of the fridge had a puddle of water in, i don't have any manuals for it. I can't seem to get on the Servis website, after typing in Servis elsewhere on google, found this...
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    Leak between cistern and where water goes in

    Hi as above really, I noticed last night we had a slight leak, so shut off at the in-line connector, undone the nut that's connected to the bottom of the cistern noticed the plastic thread has gone to shot and whoever connected up before, used loads of that thin plasticy tape (i mean loads), I...
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    fitting a consumer unit?

    i havent rang anywhere yet, but any idea of prices to install a consumer unit, the thing we have currently have is getting old now and everytime it blows we have to buy separate little fuses. we want a switch consumer unit. house is only small, 2 up 2 down. anyone have a basic guide of...
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    help with a garden wall

    hi, i am no builder at all and require a bit of help with my garden wall. the wall is a right state, the bricks are all different sizes and very un-even along the top of the wall, I had an idea of buying some planks of wood and bolting them to the side of the wall (both sides) then pouring...
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    shower cubical mould

    hi all. we have a shower cubical fitted inside a fitted wardrobe space in the bedroom, but we keep getting mould build-up on the ceiling in there, the tiles / shower tray / shower door are ok, but the ceiling seems to get quite bad. theres an extractor fan in there that switches off...
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    easiest way of removing silicone sealant?

    hi guys, anyone know of any decent ways of removing old sealant? i have been scraping for the last hour and only done about 6 inches, its going to ages. any help much appreciated.
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    Plastering Courses in the Midlands??

    Does anyone know any decent plastering courses around the Midlands or even a bit further a field? With websites / telephone numbers for contact? Thanks in advance!
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    spotlight removal help

    why does it keep coming up: "Could not insert new word matches"
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    spotlight removal help

    I need to take down 4 brass spotlights in the kitchen which has a flat roof over the top, I cant get to the top of lights to push the springy legs inwards to push down into the kitchen so i need to do it from inside the kitchen! Any ideas? Without making a mess of ceiling!!!
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    spotlight removal help

    I need to take down 4 brass spotlights in the kitchen which has a flat roof over the top, I cant get to the top of lights to push the springy legs inwards to push down into the kitchen so i need to do it from inside the kitchen! Any ideas? Without making a mess of ceiling!!!
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    spotlights

    I need to take some spotlights down in the kitchen but I cant get to the top to press the springy leg things inwards to push down into the kitchen because we have a flat roof over the top. Any idea's how to take them down without making a mess of the ceiling. Any help appreciated, thanks...
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    spotlights

    I need to take some spotlights down in the kitchen but I cant get to the top to press the springy leg things inwards to push down into the kitchen because we have a flat roof over the top. Any idea's how to take them down without making a mess of the ceiling. Any help appreciated, thanks...
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    spotlight removal

    I need to take some spotlights down in the kitchen but I cant get to the top to press the springy leg things inwards to push down into the kitchen because we have a flat roof over the top. Any idea's how to take them down without making a mess of the ceiling. Any help appreciated, thanks...
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