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Easy Access Roof Ladders Has anybody had any experience with these? https://www.easyaccess.co.nz/collections/new-produc |
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Victa lawnmower needs new blades ,how to hold Saw this today. I use a Victa 560 with a 4 stroke Briggs and Stratton engine which has an automatic choke. I would have turned the mower onto its side to clean underside, check blades or replace a broken belt literally thousands of times over |
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Lawnmower engines Looking to replace the engine on my lawnmower. considering Kohler or Briggs and Stratton. thoughts? PS the mower is a testarossa. |
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Springs F & P dishwasher door After spending hrs googling I have finally found the parts number. From what I remember apart from bottom panel we had to take whole cabinet off to get to springs. But what I can remember is there 2 springs one either side of door or just one. |
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Can someone identify this plant? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/1448917990.jpg |
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Birds We have a couple of reasonably friendly blackbirds with babies who come to our garden every day and night. I love watching the parents feed the babies. Also have sparrows and 2 thrushes. We try not to feed them white bread, sometimes rea |
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Name of Device that prevents electric shocks? To use when using electric mower. Can’t seem to find the exact name. |
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Strawberries Can anyone tell me what you do to keep the birds from eating the fruit ? I have netting over my plants ,had quite a few just needed ripening and go out this morning and they have all gone ! Would it just be birds ,we do get a few hedgehogs ? |
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What is the pest plant with rhubarb in its name? Friend mentioned this today but dont know it. Anyone know what she means? |
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Circuit breaker size for 6 KVA welder I have a Youngs Model C 180 amp arc welder, which has 6 KVA on the data plate, what is the correct size circuit breaker for this unit? I have a 16mm cable going out to the workshop so that shouldn't be a limiting factor. |
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Cucumbers I have 2 cucumbers (climbing) with only one female all the rest are males can i do anything about this situation? i have never had this happen before over many years of home gardening - stilol at it as a 85 year old lady. Thanks in anticipation for any he... |
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How to re-spray my metallic panel My metallic panel is rusted and I like to re spray them. https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/1448966610.jpg |
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Aphids in Green house ! Initially I found aphids on one capsicum plant in Greenhouse. I bought a contact malathion spray, but they kept reappearing and started showing up on other plants. Next I tried a systemic spray, said to use at weekly intervals but they were back within th... |
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Building Wrap Getting a new build in the new year. Around my neighbourhood there are several new builds, some with Tekton paper wrap, some with Ecoply plywood wrap. I asked one of the builders why the difference and he told me that brick builds normally have ply |
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Cockroaches Any homemade recipes for killing them. Have just sprayed 3 in my kitchen.Never had them inside before & have just run out of flyspray. |
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Roofing paper covertek 407 or thermakraft 215 for standard corrugate roof ? , old house has anyone used either ? a few roofers have told me not to use the bitumen based papers as they slowly fall apart . but i wonder about the synthetic products and if they will |
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Best way to get rid of wasp nest safe for animals I found a single wasp sitting on top of what must be a small nest on a pot plant in the garden. It looks like a German wasp. There is no sign of any other wasps and this one never moves off the cocoon. What is the easiest and safest way for myself and our... |
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Choosing Vinyl? For a kitchen. What's a reasonable price for a good quality kitchen vinyl? Is $60 per 2m wide reasonable? |
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Water tanks how big a tank does a three person House 🏡 hold need ? Would 20000 litres be generous or marginal |
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Gree heat pumps looking to install a heat pump in a modern 3 bedroom 2 storey house- Has anyone used Gree heat pumps and is one heat pump enough in a well insulated house. |
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West Facing Windows Help! We have a 1970's unit with big living room windows facing West, also a glass enclosed front entry which is like a sauna. Downstairs it's fine, but upstairs becomes unbearably hot in the afternoons, in spite of blinds and curtains being kept closed. ... |
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Fence post/hole size Hi there, We are looking at building a new fence but unsure what size the post holes should be we are using 125x75 post 100x50 rail's and 150x25 pallings it's going to be 1.8m high. The localplace has got 250mm 350mm and 300mm I think but unsu |
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Bosch Dishwasher After 22 trouble free years we now have a problem. The soap container door will not stay closed. This means we have to do the pre wash then put in the powder and wash. Life can be so cruel. Merry Xmas everyone |
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Buteline plumbing My house is completely plumbed with 16mm grey buteline pile. A couple of times in the past, the bute has developed pinhole leaks (nowhere near the junctions). Last time it happened, I bought a crimp tool, pipe cutter and a handful of joiners, tees and som... |
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What does it cost to regulate a watch? Hi, My automatic watch is gaining about 5 minutes a day. It was not expensive so I wanted an idea of what a jeweller / watchmaker would charge.to set the timing right. Can anyone advise? many thanks. |
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