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MikeTNZ
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Electrician that enjoys working with steel, wood, electronics equipment and other stuff in my spare time. I just love designing and building things.
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MikeTNZ
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Tuesday

Hi @JodieMarwick, Welcome to Bunnings Workshop, it's great to have you here! I'm going to try and think outside the box on this renovation, I suspect ...

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Tuesday

Hi @michaeljinq, Welcome to Bunnings Workshop, it's great to have you here! Just a question about installing your drier, is the wall that this will be ...

MikeTNZ
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Tuesday

Hi @MitchellMc, My apologies, it wasn't intrinsically clear where exactly the spouting/outfall pipe was leaking from with the first pictures. I'm glad ...

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Monday

Hi @markphillips100, Yes that would do nicely, provided the flat part of the "H" is against the wall, that is where the most structural strength is. B ...

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Hi @MitchellMc, I don't know if I agree with what you're saying, my down-pipes are only held together with two self-tapping screws into the PVC on eac ...

MikeTNZ
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Monday

Hi @mills28, What is at the other end of the down-pipe? I'm picking there might be a restriction where it goes into a drain? Is the down-pipe exit ri ...

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Monday

Hi @markphillips100, Just be aware that the galvanised steel that you use for this project needs to be reasonably thick-walled, as in 4.0-5.0mm, not t ...

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Hi @Wayneos, Welcome to Bunnings Workshop, it's great to have you here. What is the reason for the replacement of the drain? From your picture, you ca ...

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Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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Tuesday

The simplest and most economical option is usually to stack the washer and dryer and just bring them forward slightly so they clear the taps @michaelj ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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Tuesday

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @sambear. It's sensational to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about guttering.What you’ ...

Wayneos
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Monday

Hi Mike Thanks for the advice,I'll give it a go 

markphillips100
Finding My Feet
Monday

Thanks @MikeTNZ . I used bitumen for the bottom of the old pine sleeper posts too, and the back of a block wall, albeit the latter I also used PVC in ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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Monday

Hi @MikeTNZ, Yes, the downpipe is typically secured to the dropper outlet with screws, as water flows through the dropper outlet into the downpipe. ...

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Monday

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @PoodlesRule. It's wonderful to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about installing a show ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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Monday

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @Wayneos. It's amazing to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about installing a shower dra ...

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@bn71 As mentioned on the output side of the 12vdc the amps are going to be your restriction. Think as it as a water hose. The water is your voltage ...

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MikeTNZ
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Tuesday

Hi @JodieMarwick, Welcome to Bunnings Workshop, it's great to have you here! I'm going to try and think outside the box on this renovation, I suspect ...

MikeTNZ
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Tuesday

Hi @MitchellMc, My apologies, it wasn't intrinsically clear where exactly the spouting/outfall pipe was leaking from with the first pictures. I'm glad ...

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November

Hi @Nailbag, I didn't know this until Pete told me about this and I've never seen it (or taken any notice). Old glass goes from white clear to a shade ...

MikeTNZ
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November

Hi @amberj31, Welcome to Bunnings Workshop and I hope that you enjoy and use your time here to the fullest, there are a lot of very switched on people ...

MikeTNZ
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November

Hi @sred, There needs to be a "flashing" in stainless steel around that gutter box, attached to the vertical wall behind it Otherwise, you're going to ...

MikeTNZ
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November

Hi @Jspittle, Just be aware that any new glass you might buy to repair this could be of a different thickness, especially if the window is quite old. ...

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November

G'day @EricL, The actual LED light strips themselves, I believe are rated to IP 56, it could be higher, as in IP67. IP 56 is shower-proof, IP 67 is s ...

MikeTNZ
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November

Hi @darrenk, According to the manufacturers instructions, you need to cut the insulation around the driver unit so that it has "free air circulation" ...

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