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Killing moss on lawns

Hi I have laboured for years to get rid of moss but you can rely on it to reappear each year as strong as ever. I have acquired a big flamegun which is great for weeds I have read that grass resists a...

manofsteel

distance between "up" and "down" rail tacks.

I know the standard gauge for each track is 4ft 8.5 inches, but what is the standard distance "in the middle" between the up and down track??

boobesque

negative indices

7^2 ? 7^-5 = 7^-3 apparantly. To me this is incorrect. when dividing indices of the same type (7), you subtract the powers. now, 2 minus negative 5 should equal positive 3 yes? if the 5 was positive...

astondog

Dental Implants

Does anyone know if it is possible to volunteer to have dental implants done by dental trainees at dental schools as it would be the only way I could possibly get them done (as I would need to win the...

picklepants

Curtains not running freely

Have just put up a new curtain rail (bent round bay window) and have got hooks that came with curtain rail and have put up new curtains but they don't run properly - it feels like they are getting...

what..the?

Tumble drier run on gas????

We have had gas smells in the house since we moved in last november, and the gas guy who came to test for gas leaks found nothing. Since the smell is still present and a builder I spoke to recently...

what..the?

How to get rid of sales people on the phone!

How do you do it? There are various ways.... if we all converse on the subject we could all learn ways to deal with every situation we could ever be put in! The Water Cooler sales person: - I say...

rachelsdad

consumer unit connection

this is a bit long winded but bear with me and i will try to be brief just fitted a new 8.5 kw shower after british gas electrician disconnected live and neutral at the consumer unit for safety. i was...

emmaemmaemma

Dotted art - famous artist?

Does anybody know the name of the famous artist who painted the piece with people all sitting in a sunny scene and ladies holding parasols.? The art is created using dots of paint. Hope someone can...

Aquagility

Thermostatic radiator valves.

My seven year old house has a thermostatic valve on each radiator, but they don't operate effectively. If a rad. stays cold in a cold room it is necessary to turn it down to low and up again to hot -...

mitsy

Cheltenham gas fires

Hi We bought a Cheltenham gas fire a while back but have mislaid the instruction booklet, and we have had to have it taken out to have something repaired the oonly thing is when the it was taken out...

chalk

animals

what 5 types of animals have backbone

mac309

KWh calculating

I need to calculate the usage of a 3KW grill in KWh, sounds simple but because the grill thermostat controlled the load is not constant. Is there a diversification factor percentage to take into...

lovejoy0120

Greatest Civil Aircraft ever

What aircraft is the best plane ever ? Or else you could give a top 10

darkstar

dvd how do you finalise a dvd

what do you have to do

Oddjober

Overload Trip

When we use our shower and the sewage pump also cuts in, the RCCB trips after a few minutes.Do I need a new overload trip RCCB. or one with higher amps than the 63A I have now

squirelpoo

food waste..

we're going to have food waste boxes for collection, does anybody think that this is a good idea

Scarlett

Diabetes?

My Dad has symptoms of possible diabetes- he is 67, gets very thirsty, needs the loo more often and has also felt dizzy like vertigo. He also has what could be thrush. I know he eats healthily though,...

hardy49

Ciabatta bread

What kind of things are best to serve with ciabatta bread ?

bigsister

How do I find the code?

I have bought a second hand car and had to disconnect the battery, now I cannot find the code for the radio. The garage where I bought it can't help, they say the woman they bought it from cannot...

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