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    Removing hardened silicone excess from upvc window frame?

    Sharp wood chisel, silicon remover only works on small remnants .
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    Carpeting a floor - front door catching the carpet.

    It is slightly more efficient than foam per mm but you can only fit what you have room for .Your carpet provides most of the insulation .
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    Getting a new worktop, sink and taps.

    A competent handyman could do both plumbing and top replacement and maybe cheaper .
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    Carpeting a floor - front door catching the carpet.

    Maybe use a cork underlay , from 2mm thick.
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    Please identify the screwdriver type for this screw?

    My Mrs has found my impact driver , but still has more success with a kitchen knife.She doesn’t like the grinding noise it makes.
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    New fridge/freezer compressor rattling

    Under UK law, after 6 months, you need to prove that the device was faulty at the point of purchase. Where did you find that ? 1st year you do not need to prove anything .
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    Swa extension

    He meant resin filled , which is fine.
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    Plumbing wrench ?

    The tails have to pass thru the nut , washer, the loose threaded tube and sink before the tails screw into tap base while above the sink, then tightened and threaded sleeve tightens over the tails . No a great design . Had same problem with kitchen sink but was able to fit prior to sink install...
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    Plumbing wrench ?

    Can’t use box spanner tap tails prevent its use . All fixed now , ground down my tap wrench to fit , still only room for 8th of a turn with that . Thanks for suggestions .
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    Plumbing wrench ?

    No room to turn that .
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    Plumbing wrench ?

    No suitable size .
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    Plumbing wrench ?

    See post #4
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    Plumbing wrench ?

    Might have to butcher my tap wrench with grinder to widen it .
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    Plumbing wrench ?

    No room for anything adjustable .
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    Plumbing wrench ?

    As mentioned no room for one .
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    Plumbing wrench ?

    As I said , no room for it .
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    Plumbing wrench ?

    Neither of those work, basin wrench does not open wide enough nor does it grip a slim nut ( around5-6mm) and not enough room for it . Box spanner can’t be used around flexi hoses which have to be fitted first .
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    How to do washing using off-peak?

    Pour liquid soap ( diluted) into drum before adding clothes.
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    Plumbing wrench ?

    Is there a similar tool to this with wider jaws? Have a new basin tap and it has a single large nut underneath but standard wrench is 4-5 mm too narrow.
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    man dies putting up Union flag on lampost

    Natural selection at work
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