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Ideas please on how to get rid of nicotine smell From kauri scotch chest. Has been in non-smokers possession for 35 years and I have inherited it. I can still smell it. The great aunt that had it, smoked like a chimney and never opened a window. Everything in her home was yellow even the fridge. Mum had... |
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What is wrong with my tomatoes? Money Maker is the variety. They look okay on the outside but have a hard crust in the centre and under the skin. I have grown tomatoes for many years and have never had this problem before. Is anyone else experiencing this problem? |
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Tapware and hard water Are there any recommendations for chrome tapware (brands), that are more resilient to hard water ? We replaced all our tapware about 5 years ago when doing renovations. Most of them now are pitted and covered in limescale that I can't remove. Now our kitc... |
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New World Little Garden I harvested my first corn cobs tonight. Yummy. Tomatoes doing well just waiting for them to ripen. Thyme growing well too Kale grew really well Pansy died through lack of water, whoops forgot to water it. Lettuce - grew well |
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Gardening - fast growing edible plants in tropics I would love some gardening advice. I am going to spend 6 months on a small Caribbean island and am on a budget. It's a bit difficult to get to the island so food there is a bit expensive. The house I am staying at has a greenhouse - what plants cou |
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Macadamia tree Some brown spots are developing on our new fruit, any ideas of what's wrong, please? How far south can Macadamia's be grown? |
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DIY cleaning heatpump coils Anyone cleaned their own heat pump evaporator coils? I notice our heatpump isn't sending out as cool a air as it used to and I suspect it's because the coils (behind the filters) and getting dirty. Anyone every done it themselves. I have found several pla... |
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How square is square? How square would one expect a sheet (1200x600) of material like ply, Seratone or whatever to be? |
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What to buy for new Microwave please Last night our about 30 year old microwave decided it no longer wanted to work. Don't use it all that much but do think I want to replace it. Only need basic settings 'cos only ever just set time, leave at max power level and set it to go. Prefer to repla... |
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Aquadeck - yes or no? I used it on our plain cedar cladding and it has been fantastic. Waterblasted the 1992 cedar first, which had been oiled with CD50 a few times, and it still looks like brand new, 5 or 6 years later. However, on a new kwila deck, le |
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Gardeners World I really enjoy Gardeners World on Choice. Programs made in Britain about gardening I always enjoy. They seem to be able to give the viewer practical and achievable advice and the plants they grow are mostly the same as we grow in this country. |
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Barn Flooring Any cheap ideas would be great. I have search Pinterest and googled and you tubed and cannot find many ideas. At the moment the floor is dirt and gravel mixed into it. I was thinking of somehow using pellets, but cannot see how we would do this. I just wa... |
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Water pods in cages Does anyone know where to get, used, water pods 1000litres in a steel cage anywhere in Southland, please? |
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Dish tv, Freeview T1000 faulty? Dish Freeview box not working although the ‘on’ light is green there are no signals in the window. Any advice please? |
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What is good to grow in pots over winter? I've had great success with growing summer flowers in pots this year, but am thinking ahead to what I should plant and when for winter? |
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Repairing outdoor chairs I have a wooden outdoor set and the chairs are coming apart at the seams. it's pretty old and faded to a silvery grey, but I like the set and want to try to fix it. There are little peg things holding the seat pieces together and they're coming out. |
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Safe DIY casing for a benchtop overn. Following recommendations on general I am going to install a benchtop oven in an outside flatlet. They apparently get quite hot and I wondered if any DIY people here have any suggestions for a material I could attach either under a wall cabine |
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Moving a toilet? We would like to move the toilet by about four feet.Can anyone give us a clue as to how much it would cost? |
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New toilet pan and cistern Hi! Do you need a plumber to put in a replacement toilet pan and cistern , or can it done by myself. Thanks |
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Hot water getting too hot. Recently noticed hot water from cylinder is a lot hotter than before. Cylinder has date of 2001 on it. No adjustment dial, all hidden by metal plate. Please advise best thing to do? Partner is diy ok but safety first too. At moment we have turned power to... |
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Plum stones Hi,Had some beautiful red flesh plums the other day and am interested to find out if they can be grown from thes stone.Thanking you.maureen |
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Decent Gumboots. I live in Hamilton snd want to buy some decent short gumboots. Not interested in cheap ones. I would prefer 1/2 boots. As I am unsteady on my legs, I do need good sturdy boots for working on even ground. Would Hardware stores stock them or garden centres? Thanks for l |
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Concrete Foundation Underpinnings info needed Kind of a heavy subject, but I thought I'd give it a shot anyway. I am trying to hire someone to do a few foundation concrete mass underpinnings, and to feel confident I'll get a good job. I want to understand a couple of things about the job |
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Kitchen splashback is it possible to use lino? Want to upgrade small kitchen and wondered if anyone has used lino as the splash back for the kitchen sink. Have seen a lino with just the pattern I would like to use. |
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Dux cistern seating washer In all the 4 cisterns that I have, the seating washers cannot be replaced because the plastic clip/ round thing that holds the washer in place appears be glued there. And there appears to be a basic design flaw in that water can creep above the wash |
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