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Silicone Glue

I have to re-install a soap/shampoo dispenser in a shower. When it was new it was supplied with silicone glue to attach it to the wall so I need to get some more now, but I don't know the spec. I have...
21:47 Sun 17th May 20205 answers, last by AKMild 21:33 Wed 10th Jun 2020
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Boiler Kettling And Cutting Out

I have a Viessman Vitodens 100 combi boiler which is about 2 years old. Today I noticed that the domestic hot water was only lukewarm and on looking at the boiler'd digital display see that when hot...
18:28 Wed 13th May 20209 answers, last by alavahalf 18:28 Wed 10th Jun 2020
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Paint For Bathroom Door

I want to repaint a white bathroom door on which there is existing white gloss that has yellowed. Does anyone have any advice as to the best make/type of paint I should use?...
18:58 Thu 09th May 20195 answers, last by Zacs-Master 06:17 Fri 10th May 2019
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Painting Mistake

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a great DIY-er, and true to form I have come a cropper on a very small painting job. It's a shower-room ceiling that I removed the existing flaking paintwork...
15:57 Thu 06th Jul 20173 answers, last by AKMild 18:31 Thu 06th Jul 2017
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Internet Phone

I have two ethernet points in my office. One is attached to my desktop PC and the other to an internet-based telephone. I want to add another internet telephone extension. Do I need another ethernet...
14:21 Thu 15th Sep 20161 answer, last by Old_Geezer 03:57 Fri 16th Sep 2016
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Thermostatic Cartridge Shower Bar

I have an old (2003-ish) Bristan Artisan shower which has recently only ever given me a lukewarm shower, however much I set the thermostat to high. The taps in the same bathroom give nice, hot water,...
12:33 Sun 20th Dec 20154 answers, last by AKMild 18:56 Tue 29th Dec 2015
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Pension Pot

If I transferred my defined benefit pension pot to a pension provider that allowed income drawdown, does the 'transfer value' become my new pot that I can draw down on?
20:09 Sun 02nd Aug 20155 answers, last by johnny37 18:01 Mon 03rd Aug 2015
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Heaviley, (Stockport)

How is this place name pronounced by locals?
21:49 Sat 21st Mar 20153 answers, last by mushroom25 09:44 Sun 22nd Mar 2015
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Combi Boiler Quotes

Just had a quote from British Gas for a new condensing combi boiler to replace our old Ravenheat one, which has become problematical. Most advice seems to be to get three different quotes to compare,...
08:52 Tue 13th Jan 20156 answers, last by newbie99 10:41 Wed 14th Jan 2015
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Restricting Web Access

I need to restrict web access on a pc for young people such that only two particular websites are available. I can set parental controls that control content but I want to be much more restrictive....
09:43 Fri 21st Nov 20145 answers, last by Dizmo 13:55 Fri 21st Nov 2014
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Hmrc And Deceased Estate

Does anyone know what I, as an executor my late mother's estate, have to get from HMRC to ensure that the estate has no further tax liabilities so I can make distributions to the beneficiaries? It's...
10:47 Sat 15th Feb 20147 answers, last by FredPuli43 17:30 Sat 15th Feb 2014
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Canterbury Bells

I bought some Canterbury Bell plugs last summer and put them in 3 inch pots in my unheated greenhouse and basically forgot about them (apart from occasionally watering them). They have formed rosettes...
20:23 Sun 02nd Feb 20143 answers, last by Old_Jim 23:09 Sun 02nd Feb 2014
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Evening Standard 1St March - Cryptic

"Evidently regretted having dashed off" (6) E_A_E_...
13:57 Sat 02nd Mar 20133 answers, last by factor-fiction 20:17 Sat 16th Mar 2013
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Propagating strawberries

I know that strawberry plants generally do not perform very well after about three years, but if I propagate them by layering, will the plants that result be 'new' or just a clone of the tired parent?
20:20 Thu 09th Aug 20126 answers, last by carlton23 12:38 Mon 13th Aug 2012
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Soda syphon bulbs

Does anyone know of a high street retailer that sells 8g soda syphon bulbs? There are plenty online but I don't want to pay postage.
10:33 Mon 16th Apr 20123 answers, last by divegirl 08:54 Tue 17th Apr 2012
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Patio slabs

What is the best mixture to fill the gaps that have appeared between my patio slabs? Have used just sharp sand in the past but that just gets washed away.
10:31 Mon 16th Apr 20122 answers, last by paddiez 11:08 Mon 16th Apr 2012
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Bathroom light bulb keeps blowing

I have a spotlight in my bathroom and recently the bulb blew as I switched it on. No big deal since it had been in there for at least five years, if not more. The new bulb worked for a day, maybe and...
14:21 Mon 05th Mar 20129 answers, last by vignon 18:48 Tue 06th Mar 2012
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PC can't read 'cabinet files'

I've got an old PC game on DVD that until last week worked fine. However, I accidentally uninstalled it (instead of a similar-sounding program) and I have tried to reinstall it. However, I get error...
12:26 Tue 03rd Jan 20122 answers, last by AKMild 12:44 Tue 10th Jan 2012
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Tesco Value Broadband

I subscribe to this package that advertised a 512Kbps speed, but on testing the line recently my download speed was 130Kbps, and the upload speed not much better. Is this down to the ISP, or what else...
15:50 Mon 19th Sep 20113 answers, last by AlBags 21:54 Tue 20th Sep 2011
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Norton Anti Virus

I've recently bought a new PC that came with a free 60 day trial of Norton Internet Security. I already had a subscription to Norton Anti Virus. The Norton programme on the PC is currently saying my...
21:41 Sat 17th Sep 20114 answers, last by EDDIE51 22:02 Sun 18th Sep 2011

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