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Loudspeaker diameter query
I have quite a nice portable tranny that has a dead loudspeaker - the magnet has fallen off and try as I may I cannot get it to align to give a passable performance. I can get a possible replacement...
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Stannah Battery disconnect
This was installed for my partners use, before she passed away. Now, whilst it has no use, I am reluctant to remove it, but.... I was wrongly informed by the installer, that the large switch on the...
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Portable air con troubleshooting
I have one of these, unit-kyr-45/dp/HG00756 Is anyone familiar with the workings of these things. It's been on heat mode all winter, put it on cool and it still blows out warm air. Is there likely to...
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Kitchen worktop ( and possibly units)
Hi, Hope everyone is OK.Long time and no posts. I have an old kitchen - must be mid 1980's? I do not want to change it. I t hink it was probably one of those expensive fitted ones of the time....
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Kwality IT reporting...
From the new dumbed-down Torygraph. "Although the optical fibres that transport data are extremely thin, the cables have to be reinforced with layers of tubing, steel wires and plastic to prevent...
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Can I make a built-under oven into a built-in oven?
We had a new kitchen fitted a year or so ago. I wanted to DIY it but SWMBO didn't want to wait that long ;-) We have a double oven fitted under the hob, but now we've been on holiday to a cottage that...
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Plumbing zone valve Q
I noticed a slight damp patch near hot water cylinder ... it would only be there on rare occasions ... finally found the cause. There is a vertical 28mm zone valve (220V actuator) on primary loop .......
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OT First robot car fatality.
From the linked article: 'According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the car's radar system deliberately ignores objects high up, so that overhead road signs do not cause the car to brake.'
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VW the EU UK & USofA
What financial loss did VW owners suffer that merits compensation? Perhaps if there is a measurable loss of second hand value a tew hundred poiunds compensation might be justified, but I have no idea...
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Keeping the screw in the WH40 soldering iron from getting stuck (again)
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Hmmm... How many batteries could you charge in 8 hours?
And the air would be lighter in the loft eh. ;-) Don't have one ... but a mate does. Well, he has the (very deep) holes in the ground filled with pipes that terminate in a manifold in his garage and...
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when I googled for electrical house wiring circuit definition ukdiy came in at number one!
when I googled for electrical house wiring circuit definition ukdiy came in at number one! About 190,000,000 results (0.42 seconds) Search Results House Wiring for Beginners - DIYWiki - uk.diy wiki -...
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Contactless banks cards again
PeterC a écrit : Range is a couple of inches and readers are easily confused by other contactless cards in the same wallet. Even a single thickness of alloy foil between card and reader is enough to...
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Isolation valves - a question
I'm talking about the little 15mm in-line, often scewdriver operated ball valves for isolating plumbed-in tiems, in this case a Myson fan radiator. They are marked with a flow direction; is this: a)...
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