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    RCD on Outside Water Proof Socket?

    My outside water feature has an intermittent rcd tripping issue, which is a pain in that it trips my house sockets. If I replace the waterproof outside socket for one with it's own RCD, will this help.
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    Earth Bonding Query

    Some advice please. Recently installed a water softener and replaced most of the under sink pipework with plastic effectively isolating the remainder of the copper piping. There is an earth wire but I've noticed that the mains input pipe under the stopcock is not copper but some sort of black...
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    HD Media Player

    I have an Android TV box A95X Max Android TV Box. Works a dream, but there dozens of this type on Amazon.
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    Steel coated insulated lean to garage roof

    Dear Leofric. Thank you for the link. If my lengths of pipe cladding don't work, I will order correct profile as you kindly suggest.
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    Steel coated insulated lean to garage roof

    Dear oldbutnotdead Thank you for your advice. I will do this when/if it ever stops raining!
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    Steel coated insulated lean to garage roof

    Dear oldbutnotdead. Thank you for your suggestion. I like your idea of using plastic bags, but wondered if instead of loft insulation, I could cut lengths of foam pipe lagging to fit the width of the valleys put them in suitable and tuck them under the flashing?
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    Steel coated insulated lean to garage roof

    Have a lean to garage roof constructed with 50mm contoured steel panel as per the roofing sheet picture. The flashing to the house wall is a top edge flashing similar to the second picture. Until recently my garage has been water tight, however storms ciara and dennis seems to have changed that...
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    Fixings for these walls

    I would echo JohnD's comments re drilling to determine type of screws and plugs. Having once had an admittingly heavily crockery laden kitchen cabinet fall off the wall in the middle of the night causing damage to worktop, tiled floor to say nothing of HID's best dinner service, I don't trust...
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    What does this do?

    I'm really tempted to give it a tug and see what happens, however, I can imagine the block collapsing and then out pops a camera crew and I'm on "You've been framed"
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    What does this do?

    Hi all, I pass a two storey block of maisonettes on my walk into town. Can't help wondering the reason for this heavy duty nylon rope hanging from a hole just below the DPC. It's been there for a couple of years and it intrigues me.
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    Online Structural Engineer

    Used this firm and was please with their service and pricing. http://www.porthousedean.co.uk/
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    Cleaning oil from drive

    I swear by this stuff. https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-heavy-duty-degreaser-5ltr/88668 Just read through the reviews of people who have used it to clean their driveways.
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    Putting together a keter plastic shed?

    Keter products are ok, however their instructions leave a lot to be desired. Please bear in mind that once you start assembly, the sections click together and in my experience cannot disassembled! Accordingly, I would advise anyone to meticulously check the components before starting assembly as...
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    Terminal blocks in sockets

    I have recently used used these and they were a doddle to do. https://www.screwfix.com/p/ideal-spliceline-in-line-wire-connectors-pack-of-10/42201 Perhaps someone with more experience than me can confirm they are suitable?
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    lining for a planter

    Damp Proof Membrane would retain water, I used Heavy Duty Weed Control fabric stapled in place https://www.screwfix.com/p/apollo-heavy-duty-weed-control-fabric-14-x-1m/93943#_=p
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    Weeds in block paving

    Yes any salt will do. Just mix it with the kiln dried sand and brush it in.
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    Weeds in block paving

    Common or garden salt!
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    Fitting New Shower Cartridge

    My shower temperature control doesn't work properly and I think I need to change the cartridge. However, I cannot find isolating valves for either the hot or cold feeds. As I have a combination boiler, can I simply close the mains stopcock? Many thanks for any advice.
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    best way to clean patio slabs

    We buy several 2 litre bottles of Tesco basic thin bleach (35pence per bottle). Spread it on the patio and work in with a yard broom. Always comes up a treat.
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    Painting old internal doors

    I used Zinsser Bulls Eye 123 Primer to seal my old gloss painted internal doors and then painted them with a water based gloss. Worked a dream.
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