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Heat pump question? I have a Toshiba heat pump and just noticed the front panel isn't liftinf when it's being used like it normally does. The airs pumping out and cold, but unsure if the front always lifts - thought it did but thinking maybe I just don't take not |
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CHIMNEy CLEan What is the best way? |
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Best glue? I need to glue something to the front of a mirror. Please note I am not trying to glue a mirror to something, it is the other way around. Any suggestions? |
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Mexican orange blossom Can anyone help me with this the 3 on the right aren’t growing very well all the plants were planted the same day and it has irrigation I have given them a general fertiliser |
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Water blasting old clear-lite roof panels Hi, we water blasted the dirt off of our old clear-lite the other day and it degraded the surface, throwing lots of clumps of fibre off. Does anyone know if that stuff is a hazard? |
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So I asked the roof guy to give me a quote to replace the old gutter and down pipe on one side of the house. He gave me a quote which I read and said ok too. He did the job but didn't replace the down pipe. When the invoice arrived I emailed and asked when can I expect the down pip... |
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Stripping paint off a deck Does anyone know the best way/product to do this? We purchased our current home with two decks painted a solid green. We want to get rid of the green paint completely and stain the decks. Wondering how to remove all the paint, especially in th |
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Plant ID - Succulent Anyone know the name of this plant? PIC 1 https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/728391756.jpg |
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Fence line _------- kill all. Hi. What is the best grass, weedkiller to spray along a fence line only about. 100mm. Wide without effecting lawn. Its to produce a mowing strip. Thanks. |
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Anyone painted a laminate bench top before? have you painted a bench top before? how did it look? What products did you use? Should I paint or replace? Existing bench is in very good condition just dont like the colour. |
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Plant help We have a tall back hedge (pittosporum - mostly karo), and did have hebes planted in front of it - which looked great. But hebes look as if they have died off ( pruned too early and haven't recovered) - so want something to replace them. Easy mainte |
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What do u call plug on end caravan external power What do u call the plugs on end of a cable that was used to get power to caravan. Do they have a particular name? When we went to camp grounds many years ago, father use to plug a cable from caravan into box provided by camp ground for power. |
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What to plant next petunias finished, what to plant next as a fill-in before Iceland poppies? Suggestions ( in Waikato area) |
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Paint for Melamine? is there such a thing as paint that I can use on melamine walls in a bathroom? |
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No cold water in shower Hi all We have a Methven mixer in an older shower which has suddenly decided that its not going to give us any cold water. If we take the cartridge out the cold water gushes out of the base no problem. So we purchased a new cartridge and guess what |
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Spray painting of interior doors all our doors are spray painted and in good condition - thinking of possibly changing the colour - does anyone know the approx cost per door - realise prices will vary but just trying to get ball park figure and would be less for bulk surely thanks |
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Thoughts on kitchen layout? Anything you think won't work? (I continue to debate whether to put the sink in the island or under the window, but interested in other thoughts too). Layout: |
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Ponga log statues/ carvings. Does anyone know where you can buy these from? Local garden centres don't seem to stock them. Have on occasion in the past seen them on TM for sale. Cheers |
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Is my plasterboard is a bracing element? Is there an easy way to tell if the plasterboard in my house is a bracing element? Not sure if this helps, but it was constructed in the 1960s, brick veneer with timber framing and has never been relined. |
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Car Insurance back payments My son bought a car about 5 years ago and was rear ended, very soon after, the car was written off. Not his fault. Insurance paid him out between $4 and $5000. Shortly after, about 2 months later, he managed to crash and write off another vehicle, deemed ... |
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Running a fridge off a PV panel. Is a standard compressor type fridge sensitive to the waveform of the AC driving it? (ie do I need a flash pure sinewave type inverter or will the bog ordinary square waveish thing do the job). |
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Cold floor Hi, a couple of years ago i had my deck filled in to be a sunroom. and as an occasional spare room. The wooden deck floor is just above the ground and had plastic, then plywood put down. Then it was covered with a cheapish carpet but with no underlay. The... |
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Help with Plant Identity Please? Can anyone identify this cutting taken from an established half-metre tall shrub? It has a very robust, rubbery type leaf similar to the texture of a camellia leaf. Thanks for your help. |
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South African Guava I have a seedling come up in my garden from a the pink South African Guave. Is it worth keeping? Or will it take years to fruit? |
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Hot water cylinder size? and tapware question? about to upgrade to a mains hot water cylinder - pluber has tried to upsell us to a 250l cylinder rather than a 180l - we are a small family, 2 adults, and 2 year old - is a 250l necessary? also, has anyone tried to powdercoat bath taps? we ha |
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