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 Topic: I have no hot water ! Help ? |
JonO
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 Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Thu Feb 01, 07 10:09 am Subject: I have no hot water ! Help ? |
Got it !
Pilot light was on and the valves where in the same position that I started with. My problem was I have to turn two taps on to fill the rads and I turned them on in the wrong order, I was ... |
| Topic: I have no hot water ! Help ? |
JonO
Replies: 3
Views: 4272
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Thu Feb 01, 07 9:32 am Subject: I have no hot water ! Help ? |
This may be the wrong section but I was wondering if anybody knew anything about hot water systems as I don't want to pay for a plumber !
I took a radiator off to do some decorating and when I put ... |
| Topic: All our ducks are dead ! |
JonO
Replies: 26
Views: 15084
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Tue Jan 23, 07 6:33 pm Subject: All our ducks are dead ! |
| I know I did it this morning and this afternoon, with the "bigger predator" theory. It means my compost heap is going without though ! |
| Topic: All our ducks are dead ! |
JonO
Replies: 26
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Tue Jan 23, 07 4:53 pm Subject: All our ducks are dead ! |
Well the culprit returned this morning, spotted the security light going off and saw a fox sniffing around the pens. Quite a small one. Makes me worried for my chickens which are loose in the day.
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| Topic: All our ducks are dead ! |
JonO
Replies: 26
Views: 15084
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Mon Jan 22, 07 6:01 am Subject: All our ducks are dead ! |
| Thank you all for your e-mails. I certainly know we're not alone ! I have beefed up the chicken pen security now. We probably will get some more ducks in a while, but less skittish ones (We had Indian ... |
| Topic: All our ducks are dead ! |
JonO
Replies: 26
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sun Jan 21, 07 9:29 am Subject: All our ducks are dead ! |
Got up this morning to find that out of 3 ducks and a drake, our pen only contained the body of the dead drake.
We had one duck with a poorly foot last night that didn't seem to want to go in to t ... |
| Topic: Killing a chicken for Christmas day |
JonO
Replies: 10
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Wed Jan 03, 07 8:52 am Subject: Killing a chicken for Christmas day |
| Forgot to post back to say all went well. Killing was pretty smooth, plucking took quite a while, and the drawing does smell a bit ! But pot roasted her and had a fine Christmas lunch. Thanks for the ... |
| Topic: Cheap sheds @ B & Q |
JonO
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Tue Jan 02, 07 10:50 am Subject: Cheap sheds @ B & Q |
| OK not quite the sustainable post that should be going in here, but I have just picked up a 8 x 6 shed marked up as �180 for �25. They have a new range and are clearing out the old stock. This one was ... |
| Topic: Killing a chicken for Christmas day |
JonO
Replies: 10
Views: 7098
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Tue Dec 05, 06 5:23 pm Subject: Killing a chicken for Christmas day |
Cheers for the replies, I will do it either the Sat or Sunday, I suppose everyone has to do it for the first time at some point !
My one reservation is that the bird isn't a nice young chicken, sh ... |
| Topic: Killing a chicken for Christmas day |
JonO
Replies: 10
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Mon Dec 04, 06 1:20 pm Subject: Killing a chicken for Christmas day |
| OK I know its supposed to be a fattened goose, but we have one of our chickens (The one that ate all my seedlings and demolished my veg) ear-marked as Christmas dinner. I have killed chickens before, ... |
| Topic: Poorly Duck - Help required |
JonO
Replies: 9
Views: 7963
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Thu Jun 29, 06 8:50 pm Subject: Poorly Duck - Help required |
| Well the update is good. Pond was sealed off and the duck got plenty of water last night and today, this afternoon she was fit enough and looked back to her old self ! Hopefully completly recovered, a ... |
| Topic: Poorly Duck - Help required |
JonO
Replies: 9
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Wed Jun 28, 06 6:43 pm Subject: Poorly Duck - Help required |
| Thanks Judith, from a quick scan on the net I think your right. We have sealed off the pond from the other birds and we will see if we can keep this one alive as some of them do recover. The pond will ... |
| Topic: Poorly Duck - Help required |
JonO
Replies: 9
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Wed Jun 28, 06 6:02 pm Subject: Poorly Duck - Help required |
| One of our 4 indian runners was looking very poorly this afternoon. Seemed fine in the daytime but later on she was sat in a corner looking weak, eyes glazed, drinking lots of water and not good on he ... |
| Topic: Car washing - which way is more efficient ? |
JonO
Replies: 38
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Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Posted: Thu Jun 15, 06 6:46 pm Subject: Car washing - which way is more efficient ? |
| This is the first time I have washed it this year so it's not a regular occurance, I jet wash the underneath in winter to keep the salt away if I did it more often I'd probably have more of an idea !
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| Topic: Car washing - which way is more efficient ? |
JonO
Replies: 38
Views: 22278
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Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Posted: Thu Jun 15, 06 6:19 pm Subject: Car washing - which way is more efficient ? |
| My usual trick is to just not do it which saves approx 100% water. Occasionally it has to be done though, which is more efficient I have just used a bucket and sponge to clean our car but it feels was ... |
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