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Shindaiwa 501SX chainsaw Sorry I dont have a Shindaiwa chainsaw but I do have a Shindaiwa weedeater and its the best 2 stroke machine I have ever owned and I've owned quite a few. |
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Can anybody remember their Trig? Here is the situation. A mobility ramp is to be installed from a deck with a height of 0.6m. The recommended ratio is quoted as 1:12. Using that ratio, what is the included angle? Thanks. |
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Can the experts ID this tree? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/849267553.jpg The tree itself is about 20m high with this foilage. Looks v |
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Fruit trees , in suburbia I have transformed our quarter acre section surreptitiously ripping out rose bushes etc from her indoors to 4 gooseberry , 6 grape ,4 feijoa , 2 apple , 2 pear , 2 apricot , 3 raspberry , 1 persimon , 2 orange , 2 mandarin , 2 cranberry ,1 nectarine , 1 l... |
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Electrician Question Currently we have an electrical cooktop (solid rings) and wall oven right next to it. We are going to renovate the kitchen and move the wall oven elsewhere so yes it will need s new electrical feed. My question is about changing the current co |
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Washing machine Haier HWT70FVW2 This has a delay buttom on it and I want to know how to use or override it, Once my cycle is set the number in the window is 72 and that is far too long for a load to take. Machine starts to work as soon as I push start |
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De ice a freezer ? OK it's time to remove ice from my freezer how do you guys do it? |
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Very sad lemon tree https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/849369186.jpg I have just removed a large part of tree that was dead and rest of it co |
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How much does plastering an old bedroom cost? I've been removing old wallpaper from two bedrooms and found they didn't use tape in the joins and the old gib is a bit damaged. Any ideas how much plastering costs, some may need skim coating some might just be tape and plaster? I |
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Bosh washing machine ? Just wondering whether anyone has had one which switches from one cycle to another mid cycle? e.g. gets 1/2 way through sport wash (44 minutes so around 20 minutes) then switches time to show 1hr 20 and carries on for another hour and twenty m |
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Gardens, poverty etc. Green Expo. Further to bergkamp's thread on fruit trees in suburbia. as I walked around the Green Expo here in Chch today I was really pleased to see lots ( as in hundreds ) of young families eager to be "greener". I was a bit disappointed though with the emphasis on... |
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100 litre plastic barrels. Is anyone or does anyone know someone who sells these?I need some for composting,ideally specifically that size due to back issues. There used to be some on trademe but no longer. Im in Manukau but can travel around Auckland to pick up. |
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What best to plant in West Auckland this month Just prepared a raised vegetable garden. Our last one I got overly enthusiastic and planted too much which of course did not work too well. Any gardening suggestions welcome.p |
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Electrical certificate of compliance A couple of years ago we had our hot water cylinder replaced with an outdoor one. This required the wiring to be re-routed to an outside wall, which needed an additional length of cable. This was done and the plumber then installed the cylinder. Worked ok... |
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Garlic I have planted 30 garlic cloves in the egg carton method, now they are in the garden. Wow, they seem to grown 1/2 inch every day. How tall do they grow? Can't wait till they are ready. |
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Electric lawnmowers I’m looking to buy an electric lawnmower. Have done a bit of research and notice the Bosch has good reviews. Has anyone got an electric mower of any make that they could comment on, pros and cons. Thank you in advance. |
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Painting laminate flooring We recently bought a house with wooden laminate flooring, only a couple of years old I think. It is a light colour and marks very easy, always seems to b grubby. Anyway, short of replacement is it practical to paint it a black colour? |
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Sending a 2nd hand chainsaw? Has anyone done this and who did you use? Apparently can't send something that once apon a time had fuel/oil in it |
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Feijoa trees My feijoa trees are totally out of control. Is it possible to prune them right back ?. If you take them back how long does it take for them to start fruiting again? |
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Can anyone I.D this"weed" growing in my lawn? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/849958787.jpg |
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Getting rid of Wandering Jew(Willie) Its taken over under my hedges and onto the gardens. I was told to spray with Amatral(spelling) , but warned it could kill everything else. Thanks in advance |
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Water damage on gib under wallpaper I have moved in to an old rental house and am doing it up for myself. I’m starting with the smallest room in the house (the loo) to see what I could be in for. One wall backs on to the laundry where they seem to have had a broken pipe at some stage... |
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Cleaning outdoor Terracotta tiles.What to use? Does anybody have any ideas as to how to clean the above tiles.Few tiles have a small amount of moss on them but the rest are just a bit grotty looking and I really want to give them a good clean down but don't know what to use. |
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Why don't paint companies state. the viscosity of each paint on the product label? I'm just using, for the first time, some Berger acrylic gloss white interior/exterior and it's the most watery paint I've EVER used. Grrrrrr :( |
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Cleaning grout on bathroom floor tiles Also need advise on this.Have googled and tried the baking soda and vinegar but did not work that well.Any ideas much appreciated. |
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