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Well advertised moss and mould remover is $99 in NZ and $47 equivalent in the US at Walmart etc. That is a huge difference for an identical product. |
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Need help with maths Last year l thought about my demise and wrote a will, and decided on a funeral plan. If l keeled over today my cremation and bits is in a fund and paid for. Every year prices go up for forms, doctors etc, l want to know how much roughly l need to ad |
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How to heat downstairs with a heat transfer system Im after any thoughts on if it is possible to heat a cold downstairs room with our current first floor heat transfer system. It currently runs from above a new log burner to 3 vents in our open plan house and works perfectly. We have a cold bedroom downst... |
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Recessed down lights and insulation I was about to add more insulation in the sleep out and the room has 4 down lights is it possible to change the lights for ones that don’t need the heat clearance and use the same holes ? |
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Is if economical to repair a washing machine My Samsung front loader has died :( it is just the water pump I believe. Fill fine washes but just does nothing when it come to pumping the water out, no noise - nothing. In todays disposable world fix or replace? Is is roughly 6 years old. |
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Porina/Grass Grub Have a bad infestation on both front and back lawns. Is there a killer for them that works? TIA |
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Woke up to this crawling on my face.what is it? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/1543752255.jpg Has legs and antennas similar to a cricket but with way sm |
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New kitchen flooring laminate? If I want to lay a laminate flooring over an existing kitchen floor, am I better to remove the kitchen and do the whole floor, or do the flooring around the cupboards. Pro/cons to both approaches? |
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Identify mystery drill Anyone know the model number of the drill in this pic: https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/1554777674.jpg It |
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Hints & Tips for Bathroom renovation Is there anything you wish you had or had not done when building a house or renovating a bathroom as we are looking at doing ours. Quite a large bathroom so size not an issue. Thanks in advance for your help. |
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Can you get different size hose connectors for tap ? I bought one of these. But thr hose that goes to the water tap outside seems too thin to fit onto thr connector - ie doesnr slot over the bit that goes onto the hose if that makes sense? If so, where a good place fo get one? Thanks! |
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Is a switch loop allowed in NZ? switch loop or switch leg. I believe the live power goes directly to a light bulb socket and then to the switch. So the light socket is always live. Apparently some countries allow this to save wire! Sounds insane! |
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Wet and dry vac After heavy downpour garage had lots of water to be removed. Done now but I wonder if a wet and dry vac would be suitable to remove water if it happens again. Can anyone recommend one (not expensive as it hopefully would only be used on the odd occasion) |
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Zehnder air exchange and the rest Rather than "hijacking" someone post on Smartvent, HRV and DVS, i know that Zehnder is the "Ferrari" of the heat exchange system. If you have one, is it worth it? How much does it cost to change the filter? If you about to get one, how did you |
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Plant problem ID needed Can anyone help me identify what is wrong with my michelia gracipes. I've looked online and can't find anything :-( |
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Oily spot on Gib I'm repainting a house that's about 12 years old and there's a spot about the size of my palm where the original paint was sticky, so I tried sugar soap, a degreaser, more sugar soap, sandpaper, and then scraped the paint off. The spot is brown and smells... |
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Colour Steel Hello, we are having a fence built using colour steel, does anyone know the price difference between plain and a colour. Any suggests on a colour for a back fence, thanks |
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Buying appliances It seems that most shops have a number of different brands. And if the appliance needs repair they just call an "engineer" for that particular brand. Who pays for the repair under guarantee? I assume that the manufacturer pays. Or does the shop pay |
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Bench Top refurbishment Ok trying to find ideas to refurbish a bench top in the kitchen. In a rental and bench is to say the least scuddy. No surface left marked badly and chance of landlord replacing 'nil'. Trying to think about what I can do with it, other than rip it ou |
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Powder or liquid laundry what do you prefer and why . which do you think is more economical for a top loader? |
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How much is to much For renovating a home as far as noise is concerned, over a year and counting for basic renovations and the saw is still buzzing in the driveway every single day, now they complain about music during noise hours with no base and not that loud, about a quat... |
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1950's Sunbeam Mixmaster cake mixer Does anyone know of a handyman who refurbishes these? I have my Mum's from the 1950's which has just stopped working. Actually, that's a lie, its stuck on high speed! I actually have another, the same for spare parts and would love it totally reburbished ... |
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Dishwasher uses cold or hot connection? they heat their own water |
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Drain Cleaner Need to give the bathroom sink plus hole/drain a damn good clean out. I have pulled out dental floss and bristles, and black gunge (from previous occupier!) using tweezers and I've used Mr Muscle Drano and a plunger, but the water sort of banks up but the... |
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Carved camphor wood chest - how best to polish? I have an old heavily carved camphor wood chest which hasn't had a good polish for years. I'd appreciate any ideas for cleaning/polishing the chest - apart from doing each individual carved figure/scene. Thanks, C |
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