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Essential household knowledge Electricity supply Gas supply Water supply What temperature should the hot water be? Waste water and drainage Fire safety in your home	Meeting your car’s needs Car maintenance - essential care Improve the life of your tyres Punctures - How to change a car wheel Push-start a car Jump-start a car safely Tow and reverse a trailer

Electrical management and repairs What to do in a power cut A few lights go out or an appliance turns off Safety with an RCD on an extension lead Power surge protection Replace a standard light bulb Replace halogen light bulbs Change a fluorescent tube Why do my light bulbs blow? How to adjust the temperature of the hot water Wet iPod	Using tools correctly How to use a pop riveter (hand-held) Use a hammer like a professional How to use a handsaw How to use a screwdriver How to use a spanner, Allen keys or socket set How to use a power drill Sharpening a knife Paint like a professional Use power tools safely Ladder safety

Problem doors, hinges, sliding doors and drawers How to reposition a screw slightly Problem doors - analysing what is wrong Problem doors - how to fix them Straighten up a crooked cupboard door Fix problem hinges Sliding and bifold doors Drawers	Interior walls and ceilings Repair a leaking leadlight window Roller blinds with side winders How to attach something to a wall Install or remove wall anchors Install toggle anchors Repair a hole in a plasterboard wall

Ties, straps and knots Thread a back-pack strap Tie downs for roof racks, car trailers and boxes Tie a double ring buckle Knots and their uses	Use of glues and adhesives Adhesive tapes Glues and adhesives

Developing a tool kit A tool kit for basic needs The average do-it-yourself tool kit Tool kit - advanced Maximise the life of your tools	Stain removal Stain removal - What to do first Stain removal kit Handmade soap A to Z of stain remedies

Nails, screws, nuts and bolts and anchors What metal type should your fastener be? Nails Screws Bolts, nuts and washers Wall anchors	Caring for food and food hygiene Food - what can go wrong? Safe food strategy

Plumbing hints Install a washing machine Install a clothes dryer Install a dishwasher How to check for a water leak Toilet repairs Noisy pipes A spurting, unpredictable hot tap Hot water coming from a pipe on the roof No hot water Clearing blocked drains Repair a leaking or dripping tap Repairing a leaky roof Guttering and spoutings Septic tank systems	In the garden Improve soil fertility by adding nutrients Making compost for children Protect vegetable plants from pests Improve soil fertility by crop rotation Build a free-form bread oven (1) Positioning and building the base of a bread oven (2) Building the floor of the bread oven (3) Building the dome of the bread oven (4) Final layer and decoration of the bread oven (5) Bread oven tools and how to cure the oven (6) Cooking in a bread oven (7) Grow, train and prune table grapes Dig a new garden by the grid method How to dig a post hole and secure the post

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