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Ideas for removing paint spots from carpet White water based paint on blue carpet. Have tried water, no joy. White spirits? |
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Oven not heating properly Hello. My oven seems to take forever to cook things and when opening the door, most of the heat seems to be coming from the top, am I right assuming the bottom element needs replacing? Also, one of the stove elements always heats to the max instead of bei... |
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Vegetable garden, what would you grow again? Hi, I am still a beginner with growing vegetables (in good and prepared soil) and I would definitely grow spring onions, garlic, peppers, beetroot, beans, lettuce and zucchinis again. My tomatoes are just going red and you can buy them now for $1.99 per k... |
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White Butterfly Spray Have been told that the product * Target * has been removed from the market, does anyone know of a similar systemic spray that is available |
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Black Tomatoes This is the Midnight tomato. Just coming into harvest http://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/359869375.jpg sliced |
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18v drill time to up grade. What 18v drill should i buy? who has the best deals? just a home handyman but want something that will last |
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What to back-fill retained area for garden? I've got an inclined section so I'm putting up a retaining wall (6m long and 1m high) and then back-fill to build a garden. At the moment there is just clay on site. What should I back-fill with so I have a nice garden-able plot? I don't have to fill the ... |
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Corrugated poly-carbonate panels for a greenhouse Does using the corrugated poly-carbonate panels for a greenhouse still give the same results as glass, I am unable to install glass and was hoping this would give the same results |
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Leaking new chimney Hi there, Ive had a new fireplace installed a few days ago and now its raining its leaking. I can't get hold of the builder and will probably end up fixing it myself. The flu hole is centred on an over lap of corro iron and i think the water is coursing i... |
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Replacement recliner handle Does anyone know the easiest place to get a replacement recliner handle for a John Young chair please? Not having too much luck with Google. |
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Replacement lock barrel / cylinder http://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/hardware/door_furniture/yale_night_latch_cylinder_206674/ Is this the same as?. |
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Plants good for cuttings What plants are good to get cuttings? And easy strike. |
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A question re separate earthing cable for lighting I can't find a definitive answer in the AS/NZ 3000 regs for this: Scenario: An older house with twin 1.0mm TPS without earth, run for all the lighting circuits. Proposed new light fittings at some points have exposed metal so a separate |
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Best way to use test pots? I put the same colour from the same test pot on two types of card - one the card provided by Resene, and the other white card from Warehouse Stationery - and they've come out completely different colours! The Resene one much paler and cooler, the other de... |
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Peach stones. I was given lots of peaches off a friends tree. was wondering if i could just put the peach stone in the garden will it grow. information would be great. do you let them dry out. or what can i do to get a successful little tree growing. |
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***Painting a bathroom ceiling*** Is it ok to use ceiling paint in a bathroom or is a semi gloss better ? Thanks for any help |
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Battery operated garden tools - battery life! Does anyone own a battery operated garden tool? What is the operating time of your tool? Hedge trimmer? line trimmer? Anything! |
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Southern Rose People, please What an interesting tread to reread. Makes me all enthused to go out and buy some more roses. Tasman Bay Nurseries are on my backdoor step. I wonder how OPs garden is now with all that wonderful advice. |
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How to get rid of bulrushes in pond. They are increasing like mad, and need to be gone. Has anyone had any luck removing them. I am a bit concerned about using weed killer, as it might kill my waterlillies. Because the pond (which has running water), has so much silt in it, it is difficult t... |
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Can I paint a melteca bookcase. Any special care needed please. |
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Casting Resin vs Fiberglass Resin Can I use fibreglass resin to cast? I am guessing it won't dry clear? Or am I best to just use casting resin? I want to be able to see what is embedded. |
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Wind tolerant specimen tree? Hi all, I am looking for a wind tolerant tree for my front garden. Not too large but it is to go in behind corokia hedging. I have looked at prunus trees and quite like the look of these. Would they be hardy enough? Thanks |
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(push) petrol mower advice please hi all. From 30 minutes of research the good brands seem to be Masport, victra, lawnmaster and rover? and is it important to get a aluminium base? Ive just bought my first home yay! so wouldn't like to pay more than $500. thanks |
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Harvesting walnuts - what to do? I googled it a bit, and have removed the husks, given them a really good wash with a hose to remove the tannins. They are still quite black. Is it OK to soak them for awhile or will this wreck them? Then I have to dry them. Ok to put them in a couple of o... |
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HRV filters Just want to replace the filter on my HRV unit. I see that there are a few for sale on here.What should I look for as far as filtration goes. I asked how many micron's is and they replied 0.4 um. Is this good, bad or the normal. thx |
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