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Rose problem. I have a problem with one of my roses, the stems are covered in a white powder. It comes off easily but underneath the powder there is hard white lumps. Anyone know what this might be and how to treat it please. Thanks. :) |
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Toilet not flushing properly. 1 of our toilets (upstairs) doesn't flush properly. Lumps seem to go down ok but the toilet paper seems to take a couple of goes to get down, would it be a jammed toilet duck or something else? Any techniques I should try? |
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Treadmill experts in electronics OK bought this non running treadmill for $2.50 thinking I might do something with it. Pulled the motor on it 240 v DC. DC unit next to the motor with a 4 core control cable going to the user interface control panel, my ? is if I put a pot between which wi... |
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Curtains vs vertical blinds We have a relatively small dining area, which has the illustion of being smaller after i put up net curtains. Im trying to figure out the best way to dress these windows. I have the dining table up against 1 window which make pulling the therm |
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First time garlic grower. I am going to plant some garlic bulbs. The instructions on packet, says, split the bulbs and plant. I have split them, Do I peel off the outside bit, or plant as is. and of course , being a newbie, which way do I plant them. |
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How to protect my bulbs and wiring After a car accident, my neighbours will be hiring someone to fix his fence. He won't have to walk in my property but I bet he does, when I am out. I have put white pegs next to the bulbs in my garden. The fibre cable also goes past ther |
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Who has a big thicknesser? Looking for someone in the Aucks area who can plane down a roughsawn slab of red cedar 600x1800x60mm to make a benchtop. Any recommendations?. |
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Cost $ for Gas Fitter to test after meter is hung. Have not done or have any intention of doing my own Gas Fitting, All the existing piping and gas heater connections were done by a Qualified Gas Fitter, just wanted to know approx. cost, to pressure test etc. when a gas meter is re-hung. |
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Cordless Drills What is the best basic drill which will have very little use, but needed maybe 2 ~ 3 times per year? I know you get what you pay for but I don't want to pay hundreds, and I gave mine years ago to a daughter who had more use for it. (And I can't recall the... |
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Help with my kent fire We recently moved into our own home. We have an older style kent inbuilt fireplace, ive tried to upload a photo but not having much success! So we think it is 1990's. As said it is inbuilt and it is brown on the outsides with a hint of orange around |
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Questions about 1994 building plans for a house The exterior wall framing specifies "100x50mm P & G timber framing". https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/818956972 |
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Garden Edging Hi all, I just wondered what people have used or found the best to edge there garden with Im considering the wooden sort of half rounds that are wired together or maybe the plastic board - my garden is curved so cant do straight timber. How well has thing... |
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Underbed drawers - single bed I'm wanting to get some under bed drawers for a single bed to replace the clothes drawers currently in the room. But i think i would need a double layer of drawers and i cant seem to find any in NZ. The only ones I can find have one layer of d |
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Can you increase the opening in a chimney breast? Sorry for the title, I didn't know how to explain it. I have an open fire in a house which has been boarded up (and the chimney above the roof removed). It's rented out currently so I can't check if the chimney still goes through the roof space. Is |
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Taking a cutting from winter sweet My mother passed away almost 5 months ago, she always picked some of her winter sweet for me, I went to her house today and picked some, the new owners take over in just under 3 weeks, how do I go about taking a cutting to develop roots? |
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BATHROOM RENOVATORS Our bathroom is in need of renovation as it is 44 years since it was done. Does anyone know the names of someone who does this kind of work? Thanks. |
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Dutch Hoe? Are these better for weeding than the other types? The one I am looking at doesn't have a swivel head #1675193923. There are so many types out there that makes choosing a good type hard. I have limited hand use so need to choose carefully. |
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Ceiling Batts We have an upstairs section of the lounge which exposes the open beams below above an open porch area. We will put batts between the beams - DO WE HAVE TO COVER OVER THE BATTS - or is it OK exposed. We also have batts exposed under the bottom storey of th... |
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Semi blocked kitchen sink drain We have our kitchen sink drain semi blocked, tried a plunger to start ,then a commercial cleaner, then just now baking soda hot water and vinegar , also had the u bend off and that was clear. Also tried out door hose full power down the sink, and still no... |
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Bamboo/vinyl/tongue in groove flooring advice? Hi, am titivating the kitchen and wondering about cost/wear comparisons for compressed bamboo flooring versus semi commercial vinyl or tongue in groove. I'm a complete novice at this and it would be installed professionally but I'd like ideas please. TIA |
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Swan Plant question I do not have a green finger touch (more like a finger of death ! ) I purchased 8 young but established swan plants about 2 - 3 months ago to get them 'big' for the summer to attract the monarch butterflies. I put them in my greenhouse which I purchased e... |
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Dishwasher not filling - error code 5 We've just had our whole house re-plumbed and now running mains (was a low pressure system) Our 12 month old Westinghouse Dishwasher which has been in storage for 4 months has just been hooked up and now returns fault code 5 which is water supply. There i... |
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Parsley. Due to being away last year for 3 months, I planted a lot of parsley plants along the drive about 4 metres long. Upon returning I was amazed at how bushy and well they were. Planted in Nov. Now being July, they are still looking great, and hav |
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Mealy bug problem I'm looking after plants at work and among them there's a couple of ferns. I've sprayed them but short of rubbing off the bug from each plant I can't seem to get rid of it. Anyone had any real success please? I've removed them so they're away from all oth... |
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Labels on whitewear? Evening , How do I get the stickers off my white wear please I hate them thank you :-) |
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