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Old phone chargers
I have a couple of old Nokia phone chargers do they go into the bin or is it possible to plug them into a toy that operates on a couple of batteries. if so, how do i go abot connecting them? I have...
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Table top update
Update of the table top, I am quite pleased with how it has turned out so far considering I hadnt a clue what I was doing. The (bed) slats are just laying on top for the moment and will need proper...
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UPVC windows into existing timber frames?
Just had a quote from Shaw's Brighton for three upvc windows to replace ail ing timber sash windows in my terrace house. About £550 each for whole window, about £450 for fitting two opening sashes...
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Old radio controlled clock
In the loft/come shack I spotted a radio controlled clock I had bought maybe a decade before - so I thought slap some batteries in and try it. I think it was an Aldi/Lidl purchase, most likely...
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DIY self install Aircon?
Anyone ever done one of these at all, the wall mount split system ones? Be interested to know of what experiences anyone has had. Cheers...
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Simple wireless window-open detector
We've got a couple or three windows that we've got a bad habit of opening, forgetting about, and then going out. I'm looking for a simple system consisting of a sensor on the offending windows, which...
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OT: My lamp post
I've been complaining about the lamp post outside my house since February. It doesn't come on. I've complained to the lamp post dept four times and to two councillors. My next complaint will include...
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Jodrell Bank thing on iPlayer
Very interesting indeed; and great to see James Burke again, although I hardly recognised him. But Lovell was quoted as saying (about building and using radio telescopes) that anyone could do it. I...
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PIR/Dusk Dawn/Dimmer
Following on from my previous Q. a month or 2 ago on the subjest matter, the plaster board is going up on walls and ceilings so I've been frantically throwing in cables and sinking boxes into walls......
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Noise from cooling fan
The hot weather has made me look for a cooling fan. I thought a pedestal fan would be quieter than a tower fan but this site says the opposite: "Noise can also be a factor. In this category, tower...
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7 years ago
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That was a lot of smoke from a CU
Best about it is that this CU was in the back of a very expensive van. Fridge, aircon, microwave, kettle, fully carpeted, nice computers, nice computer chairs, LOTs of CCTV. Ability to use the built...
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recommendations for wood preserver
When I finish my patio table I will be looking to use a wood preserver, any recommendations. Also should I varnish it (I prefer not to)
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OTish: Turning circles
Odd, my car's manual states its turning circle increases by 7.5cm if it's fitted with roof bars. WTF has that to do with turning?
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Working with a long reach hedge trimmer
We've got this long reach hedge trimmer from Scr ewfix to overcome difficulties in reaching hard to access spots of our hedg e, and to replace the existing set of trimmers (whcih SWMBO had stripped th...
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If Salvador Dali did oven elements...
On Friday I had a call from a former next door neighbour; "help my circuit breaker is tripping!" So I went round to investigate. When I finally managed to convince him that he was not overloading the...
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