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    Super Glue Stain on Work Top

    Hi There Just to update you all. I have removed the white stains. Used a small bottle ( 20ml) of "Colourfil" solvent. Started with a dry white cloth but this was just moving the white makes around. Then, because solvent is so strong I figured it must be taking the white out of the...
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    How to Build a concrete shelf

    Thanks for all your ideas Can you tell me what we would use to support ( attach to brick walls each side) the concrete slab once we have made it. Thanks again Julea
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    How to Build a concrete shelf

    Hi There . Our old kitchen worktop which we used years ago for a shelf outside in the garden had now rotted away. We need to build a concrete shelf which sits between to brick walls. I guess we need some sort of wall ties and steel rods that attach to the ties to give us a grid effect for...
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    Super Glue Stain on Work Top

    Hi There. I spilt a bottle of Super Glue on my Jet Black laminate worktop. I Immediatley cleaned it up with Kitchen towel and with a product I have called Stiffy stuff remover. But it has left a white stain which is quite big. Have tried just hot soapy water, then metholated spirirts, then...
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    Can You Join Armoured Cable ????

    Teahead Yes the lead in not plugged in, in fact the extension lead was quite dry the next day when I changed the fuse. The garage end of the armoured cable is currently connected to nothing at all, all three wires have been unscrewed from the fuse board and are just hanging in mid air...
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    Can You Join Armoured Cable ????

    Must look out for sugar lumps in his pockets when he comes round on Wednesday. I also spoke to my stepson again tonight who asked if this electrician had given me a test certificate for fitting the CU. Well he didn't , isn't that a surprise, perhaps his horse ate it. Or perhaps because the...
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    Can You Join Armoured Cable ????

    Thanks for the reply, The fuse board in the garage was turned off at the time. We then went one step further and disconnected all 3 wires out of the board in the garage, so the armoured cable in the garage was now just in mid air not connected to anything. still trips RCD in House when the...
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    Can You Join Armoured Cable ????

    Hi All you DIY's New to this, so hope I explain myself OK. We have armoured cable 2 core laid about 27 years ago running underground for 100ft from our house to our garage at the end of the garden. Last weekend all the power went the garage, no lights and the one and only double socket on...
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    Shower LUKE Warm Help Please

    OK Guys, thanks for you idea's Have read over and over the last few posts and now I am thinking that some of you think I am getting too much hot water and that the shower is too hot Quote from Fitz1 would tend to agree that it’s the shower. put another thermostatic in due to you...
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    Shower LUKE Warm Help Please

    Thanks very much for your advise. Not sure if I can undo the two pipes that attach to the bar, probably a compression joint ????. Or maybe there work on th esame idea as connecting a tap on a sink to the pipe work, just two nuts :?: Any suggestions on a good make to replace this cheap one...
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    Shower LUKE Warm Help Please

    Hi All Firstly I would like to thank any one who takes the time to read this and then gives me some ideas. I have a small one bedroom flat and had a Worcester Combi 24cdi fitted November 2001, all previous Water storage tanks were removed. In April 2005 I had a whole new bathroom suite...
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