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    Gas Safety - no need to bother. No one cares.

    I have just found out that there is no need to bother with any of this silly Gas Safe business... On noticing a potentially unsafe gas installation in a neighboring property, I attempted to report it to an enforcing authority as gas explosions are potentially very deadly events which really...
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    Light switching itself on....

    Poltergeist.
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    Tanking Question...

    Apparently receipts for work are available...I just thought that if basement had been tanked properly, there would be no musty smell. Or am I being over optimistic? Or do you think it's because property is not in full time occupation?
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    Tanking Question...

    Hi all Thinking of buying a property next to a waterway. The present owners say that the basement has been tanked, and there is no visible sign of dampness on the walls. But a strong musty smell. The basement (open to garden at rear) is a fairly major part of the accommodation. What do you...
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    Chlorine washed chicken

    The "issue" is because the bacteria should not be there in the first place....
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    Wiring a electric fire

    Where did you buy it from?
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    Pulley treehouse, advice needed.

    Err. ..I know you are not doing this as a work activity but it might be worth having a Google of LOLER https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifting_Operations_and_Lifting_Equipment_Regulations_1998 Basically it will inform you of the problems and prat falls you are likely to encounter and will...
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    Nightmare

    Carry on with that cable and the only earth you will need to worry about is the stuff they shovel onto your coffin...
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    Black liquid behind silicone.

    Classi-seal....yet another solution looking for a problem!
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    Oven light cover seized....

    Hi all The light fitting lens in my Bosch oven has seized in its thread - I bought the plastic 63mm socket tool to remove it.....but no luck. It’s solid :mad:. Any ideas on how to remove it? PS - I've got a spare lens, if it comes to it.....:rolleyes:.....but would rather try to get it out...
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    Hanging a heavy mirror

    Thanks both - will let you know what happens. .. Cheers S23
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    Hanging a heavy mirror

    ....What would you use? The mirror is 5' x 3' with heavy gilt frame - I'm going to hang it from Spax frame fixings into a conventional brick/plaster wall, the frame has got hanging points on it but what to use - wire or chain? Thanks S23
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    Plaster problems

    Wot I thought........are you sure it was plaster? :rolleyes:
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    Sharp corners in the shower

    Tiler......???? Fu**ing monkey, more like...what an awful job (if you can call it that)!!!
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    Old plasterer

    Brilliant story....don't write 'em off just yet....
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    Testing a motor...

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    Testing a motor...

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    Testing a motor...

    You do not understand how it works so don't try to repair it......Darwin award candidate in the making here.....
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    Bathroom Installation Issues: am I being an unreasonable client?

    You 've been mugged.........
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    Installing shelves in brick wall - best fittings?

    Probably stronger....the screws cut into the masonry rather than just relying on the friction between the plug and the hole
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