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Loo blue cage gone past U-bend :(
Yesterday SWMBO noticed the toilet was emptying slowly. Pressed for time, I quickly ran a coiled wire through the ubend, and seemed to clear it - water is going properly now. It was only today I...
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USB Keyboard decals ?
I'm on my 3rd USB Microsoft Keyboard. The key decals keep wearing away ... Is there a way to re-ink them ? Alternatively, can anyone suggest a longer lived keyboard ?
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USB Charger Amperage
I have just bought a 13amp socket with built in USB Charger and realise now that it is 3.1 amps. Will it fry my Samsung which specifies 2 amps?
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PPE for Circular Sawing
I'm doing a lot of power sawing of conti-board which make an enormous amoun t of high speed 'hard' saw dust. Aswell as goggles and ear protection I now wear a respirator mask aswell. All these...
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7 years ago
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Bult in gas hob question
How standard, or not, are holes cut into worktops for gas hobs? Mine needs replacing, sadly I cannot access the hole to measure its size.
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Parking - and Terraced housing
Parking in some arreas of terraced housing is a problem. Looking on Google Earth I see lots of back yards that are unloved and un-used. Has any town opened up the back gardens to provide off street...
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Vaillant Code 3
Vaillant came out to fix a boiler under warranty. They changed a part (water pressure sensor) and issued a warning notice, saying "Your appliance has been fully tested and meets design specification....
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treatment for "salt damp" on chimney breast?
What is the best treatment for "salt damp" caused by hygroscopic salts on a chimney breast? First, hack out the affected area of plaster and a good margin around it, and check the water isn't coming...
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Diagnosing sticking motorised heating valve
If a motorised valve is making a buzzing noise and not opening the central heating pipe is that likely to be just the actuator that's gone? The manual override works OK. This is an intermittant fault....
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7 years ago
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A £450 FAUX COAL FIRE
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Struggling to find 230 x 30 flat ducting for a kitchen renovation....
Redoing my daughter's kitchen in her new flat. I need to extend the ducting for the extractor as it'll be attached to the wall rather than ceiling mounted 350mm or so out from the wall. Ducting is...
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7 years ago
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Noisy central heating pump - cause?
We have a conventional CH system about 30-years old, i.e. gas boiler, water pump, and diverter value for radiators vs coil in hot-water tank. Over the last few days the pump has been making a lot more...
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7 years ago
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Thermostat modulation (and Megaflow / water hammer - follow-up)
Quick follow-up on my Megaflow/water-hammer issues (thanks to all who repli ed!) - I caught it yesterday morning at the critical moment, and heard it j ust start to hammer - followed by a small thunk...
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7 years ago
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Leaking electric kettle
My electric kettle leaks rather slowly. Enough so that a few teaspoons of water collect on the base overnight. Is there any way to seal round the element in the base? I can't see any leaks or...
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Energy (gas especially) comparison table?
All I want is to see the cost/unit and daily cost for typical household bands of usage for a given region from various suppliers. I don't want to have to give my address, existing provider, email...
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