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wiring bathroom extractor fan

i am wiring my extractor fan to the lighting circuit so it comes on with the bathroom light.it was wired into my shower switch but this is now illegal. my question relates to the wiring- there is 1...

Early

Florecent lighting

What causes 4 ft florecent light bulbs to burn out in less than 2 weeks, have used cheep fixtures & bulbs, have used expensive fixtures & bulbs. Have other fixtures in my home that the bulbs last...

wduk2005

Peugeot 306 oil pressuse high ?? Help please !

Hi i have just bought a peugeot 306 xsi 2.0 i petrol It has a standard fuel pressure gauge ranging from 0 to 8 bar. is it normal for it to constantly be at 8 bar when driving and about 6 when ticking...

dentech

Cats

Does anyone out the have any good ways of keeping other peoples cats out of my garden. With the summer coming and a baby in the house it would be nice to have the garden free of poo.

dusty1

earth bigger or the same size

Is this planet getting bigger, the reason I ask is because every time you see time team, the further they dig down the earlier they go in time, if not who comes along and covers it up?

hogan

moisture meters

how accurate are moisture meters?

tigerlily11

spinning earth

just another daft question but what would happen if the world stopped spinning? Does it keep us on the planet? Or is it something else? Thank you for your time.

kermit911

What harm can battery fumes do to a person.

I work with BIG forklift batteries about 5 hours out of the day. Putting water in them cleaning the acid off the tops of them etc... What are the fumes called that the batteries produce? How harmfull...

babalicious

lithium-ion batteries

thinking of buying a samsung digital camera (L70), but it has one of these batteries, and we were wondering how long they last before needing to be recharged!

knockavacca

cleaning whaite upvc guttering

suggestions please

neemic

Replacing a central heating programmer

I have a 1 year-old honeywell central heating programmer which has never worked properly - it seems to lose power for no obvious reason and then the boiler decides to go out in sympathy. Question: is...

spoodles

How to kill ceder tree

I have a huge ceder tree in my garden, how can i kill it without anyone finding out it was?

PFA

Vauxhall Vectra Please Help

Hi All, I just have a few questions abt my Vx Vectra ... if anybody could ans I would be much obliged. -> I was driving along when I suddenly noticed the temperature started to climb pretty...

emuchops

Cleaning outside painted walls

My house has painted smooth rendering outside which is covered in green algae. How do i get rid of this? Will a pressure washer work, or should I get a long handled paint brush and paint something on...

lady jane

bmw mechanics

my bmw 325 is still running when you turn the key off and pull it out, and battery lead off, please help thanks

DavidUK

How fast can you wear out tyres?

I'm looking at buying a 3 year-old Honda Civic 1.4 with 18,000 miles on the clock. But - all four tyres are near the legal limit (1.6 mm). That seems to me an incredibly high rate of wear. Is it...