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Repairs to a pressure washer hose
The hose on my Bosch AHR150 pressure washer has a couple of pin holes with ensuing jets about 8 feet, always in undesirable directions and the pressure loss keeps the pump cycling every few seconds. I...
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Where do I get the code for a car radio from?
The manual makes no mention of codes, I'd only expect them with a factory fitted radio But it does have a helpline phone number.
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Chair leg protectors
Does anyone know where to buy chair leg protectors like these: Basicaly they are circular with the following side-profile: | | -------- Cheers. http://i67.tinypic.com/2mzz68h.jpg
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DPD unpopular?
There are several different-but-related companies called DPD. DPD UK is not the same company as DPD Germany. See also DHL, which has an even more complicated corporate structure (with different bits...
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How much for a CAT5e module?
You know those things and inch wide that clip into a face plate. I wanted four but can anyone guess how much I was quoted, each, including discount, on Friday?
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Theatre Technology (a bit OT)
I went to see a performance of West Side Story at Kilworth House Theatre yesterday and found myself (as usual) looking at the lighting rigs. Later as the show started I was also reflecting on the...
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OT I am expecting too much from the apprentices
Why should they be expected do it right when the Sky Sports football journalist does not even know the rules of Euro 2016?. FFS As we head into the final match day in the Euro 2016 group stages, we...
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OT: Message from Ancestry.com
"Hi, you have 5 new hints." "Our hint system is temporarily offline. During this time, hint notifications may not appear and existing hints may be inaccessible. We thank you for your patience while we...
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OT: How long to build a soyuz rocket for the ISS?
Going by launches, not that long. Soyuz Data Sheet
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What does this mean?
The word is commonly used to mean cleaning/minor repairs in Yorkshire. A "fettler" is a tradesperson who cleans up castings after they have been turned out of the mould.
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OT: Graphics card for gaming
They all say that. He'll have plenty. Bill
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Just having a ponder...
Being a once decent DIY group, if someone asked for advice about near anything related, they'd get a reasonably consistent set of answers. Plenty of debate about the dotting of 'I's, etc, but...
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conservatory too hot?
What temperature would a conservatory need to reach for the structure to inrcur heat damage. (Talking plastic not wood or aluminium) What would be the nature of such damage if it occured ?
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OT:Newsserver/Astraweb
Hi, Does anyone here use Astraweb? I haven't ben able to get any postings for last 2-3 days and the Members area on their website seems unavailable as well. I have found an IP address (91.208.207.39)...
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Ping TMH (Patio canopies)
Riverside Cottage 5... Some years ago, in a fit of excess funds, my sister had a patio canopy installed. Now considered redundant! 3m wide and mounted on 75mm box section steel uprights through patio...
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