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Macerator pumps, reliability Hi, please could anyone with experience tell me their stories of reliability issues with various makes of these pumps? (Sanitary booster pump). This is for a unit where people live, rather than for a batch. Particularly interested in the grundfos sololift... |
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Boggy lawn. Im in phillipstown chch and this year the worst since EQ; under a layer of water deepest prob 3 inches over ; am thinking of digging soak hole as EQC aren't interested! |
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Whats the roofing bit, like upside down ridge cap called? I just cant think of it! The guttering bit that goes where two roof profiles meet in a valley on a iron roof. My words escape me today. I though they were ridge caps, but when I got closer to the pile it was the other thing. Am I doing |
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Heart shaped tomatoes. I saw them in Kings and was intrigued till I spotted the price. And then, this morning, there they were in little punnets on special at Countdown. Hmmmmm, I thought. |
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Anyone tried a cheaper brand nail gun Anyone had any experience with the Makita gas powered framer ? I'm tossing up between that and the Paslode framer. |
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Where would I buy a twister weeder thing ? a garden tool that is about the size of a garden spade it has a claw like base and handle on the top that you twist. You stab the weed and twist, this loosens the weed and makes it easy to get out. I don't know what it is called, I had one and it has been... |
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Wanting Kumarahou leaves and small shrubs please Hi I am wanting to know if someone can help me acquire some Kumarahou leaves and florrets and maybe some small seedling shrubs for me to attempt to grow them in Feilding. Athough its meant to grow well up North, we had one yrs ago that lasted a few yrs be... |
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Planting fruit trees Canterbury this time of year? Planting fruit trees Canterbury this time of year? Good idea or not, can get water to them, looking at apples, apricot, quince that sort of thing, will post bore and fill the hole with some thing good, but have I left it too late? paddock has shelter belt... |
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New Garden We building and are wanting to put in new garden around back of house . Have a 6ft fence and want to plant tropical type plants. very boggie and wet, should I hump up the soil, will that improve drainage. I say hump up Husband say sleave flat. |
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Grinder problem If a disk grinder wheel goes in a anticlockwise direction, which way does the locking flange unscrew,, Mental block |
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Painting advice My 60's era house with hardie type cladding need a paint. As it's coastal there are rust spots and runs from the nail heads that are showing. Is there a good quality primer or similar that I can I can spot paint on the rust marks that will stop the rust c... |
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Lower end stihl chainsaws any good? Thinking about getting another chainsaw. Stihl sells their cheapest one for $300 new and next model up for about $400 new. Are these any good? It'll be mostly for chopping firewood logs into lengths and the odd trimming job on trees on my property. Or am ... |
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Planting Avocado Have room for one tree but have one of each type. Would it work to plant both, say 2 feet apart and then keep trimmed on the close side. Or, would it be easy to take a cutting from one and graft it to the other. What are your thoughts on this. Thanks |
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Growing two rambler roses? I have a long boring timber fence and wondered about growing two different coloured climbing roses together so that the colours mix? Would this work? And also they would have to be potted as only concrete there. |
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Tomatoe Growing Tip Plant a rotten banana under each tomatoe before planting it out. Break it up with a hand trowel first. Your toms will be the envy of all your friends and family. Last year mine grew over the top of the garage roof. |
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Roses and roundup don't mix Feeling pretty low at the moment, entered my garden in the garden competition this year, but have had to cancel as I have sprayed my roses yesterday with round up. |
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Poppy plants Christchurch Has anyone seen any in the garden centres this weekend? |
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Native plant ID please Only few of those plants along my bush walk so not very common here in Northland. http://iforce.co.nz/i/hceg5cx3.40c.jpg |
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Cordless hedge/shrub trimmer Anyone out there that has used the Bosch shrub shear. want to get one for doing topiary / grislina hedges. just the light growth. |
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Wooden pallet protection? Hi Ive got a pallet wood seat I need to weather proof and have been looking at water based linseed oil timber stains from miter 10 like aquamax and similar, deckmax . they are cheaper than the other timber stains and varnishes and I was wondering if they ... |
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Grapes Anyone else noticed a decline in the amount of fruit set this year. Just been out to give mine a 'wee snip' and the fruit set is abysmal. |
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Pamow69 - I need your advice again You've done it again - armed with that info, I found exactly what I wanted, it's installed and working. Thank you, pamow69. |
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Making a raised garden form pallets Is there anything that can be used to prolong the life of the wood? I don't want it rotting away in a hurry. |
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2400 for hrv fan? We have a 2 fan unit in our roof, the systems been great, and lasted a good 16 years. the slave fan has died, the helpful people at HRV told my wife its 2400 to replace it. Since the kids are kind keen to eat in the next few weeks, I was thinking a |
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Paulownia trees back in the 90,s these were going to be the new gold, then the bubble burst. I want to grow some for a hobby, anyone out there grown from seed, as growing from seed is supposedly not easy, any hints thanks. |
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