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LED/ Or old type light Bulb What I am trying to obtain is bayonet style clear glass light bulb of equivalent to the old 150w. It must be clear and bright to shine through dark lead light shade.I have tried the local hardware shops but nothing bright enough leaving the room quite dar... |
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Fire Briquettes Has anyone used these on their log fire if so what are they like? Do they really burn longer and give out extra heat. |
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Induction Cooktop Which One? Upgrading our kitchen and getting rid of gas (too hard to clean) to go to Induction, which brand is best? What do you use? any advice would be appreciated. |
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Simple silver for spa We just can’t get ours clean / clear. The water is green. We have brand new filters too. Please help |
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Builders/roofers question Hi. Inside my roof cavity, I've noticed perfect virtical lines of condensation seeping through the building paper, that align with the roofing iron corogations. Does that mean the paper is stuffed? Only seems to be on the shaded side of the roof, and not ... |
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Removing cat pee from back seat of vehicle. I am desperate for a tried and true remedy to remove the urine and the smell of cat pee from the back seat of the car. Have tried spraying vinegar and water mix and then used foam car interior shampoo. Still smells bad and the stink is in the foam. Hoping... |
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Replace underfloor metal foil? Any idea what the R value of that gib board with the foil is Vs gib without the foil? This is in a house that was consented 1979. |
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House plant ID please No photo sorry and a long shot. In Palmers today I came across a baby house plant which I remember selling in the 70's when I worked in the Garden Centre. It is a climber/hanging plant with a purple/greenish leaf. I can remember it's cultivar name was "Pu... |
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Whether or not to prune back Swan Plants Most of my swan plants are looking remarkably lush in the month of July in Nelson. Should I cut them right back or just leave them? |
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Peony what is the best manure to use? I was told potato fertiliser is good for them? |
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Under floor insulation recommendations please? 1950s home. Want to insulate house under floors. What are the considerations please? Any recommendations. Thinking I dont want Batts though.Thank you in advance. |
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Help I need to buy Indesit oven hinges I need some oven hinges and there are very limited places in NZ where i can buy this particular Brand - Indesit. I have rung Ab Appliances in Auckland several times and also have emailed them several time and no one will reply. I live in ChCh and i am now... |
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Is this light suitable for bedrooms? I see it’s a max 40w bulb? But I think differ r bulbs act differently in the light they give. I want a hanging one as I have 3m ceilings, buying five so want to make sure it’s the right one, |
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Rhubarb Yep horse poop, great. |
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Hungry bin worm farms Has anyone purchased one? I have but in reading the startup info - it seems strange to me that you 3/4 fill it with "bedding" material to start with before adding the worms. I thought you would start with way less organic matter as don't the worms have to... |
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Replacing Feltonmix Shower You can still buy the mixers and seal kits, which im guessing is what you mean with M10 having the same shower. Friends have recently replaced the seals in theirs that was leaking. |
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Fixing a running toilet? Quick question (kind of DIY since my you tube inspired DIY fix didn't work! ) how much does it cost? water is running down the back of the pan rather than outside or over the top thanks |
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Flat electrical extension cord I know you can buy flat ethernet cable. Does anyone know if or where to buy flat electrical cord? |
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Gabion retaining walls in a residential garden Has anyone used these? Thoughts please. We have a massive garden that needs retaining walls/terraces. I hate timber retaining walls so looking for alternatives. TIA |
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We are getting quotes for stipple removing and ceiling repainting. Tradespeople are reluctant to quote us a total as it is hard to know how long it will take and how easy it will be to remove. they just give me an hourly rate. I totally get that, it is hard to know and I don't blame them at all for th... |
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Cantilevered car ports Anyone installed one of these? Which company did you use? Have seen these ones |
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Hot water overflowing onto roof It overflows even when the water is cold. I can turn the flow down at the ajax valve but it has to be so low we can't get any water from the hot taps and the water still overflows onto the roof. Any ideas? |
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Kitchen ceiling pre paint clean .best product? Hi. attempted to clean kitchen ceiling ahead of painting as part of new kitchen and elbow grease but it didn't really work as when I went to paint after it had dried the ceiling white just went bubbly . clearly I hadn't cleaned it well enough. Had too muc... |
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Building a house In the not to distant future I will be building a house to my specs, probably end up at least 500sm two story, a huge mancave/shed under the house that will hold at least 6 cars, cinema room etc, I want something really nice so im guessing id be looking a... |
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Washing machine ties sleeves & legs in knots I bought a new machine with no agitator - but all shirt sleeves and pants legs get tied up in a big, knotted bundle. Silly to separate them, I don't do 5 or 6 loads. Any suggestions please? |
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