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Crescent washer under monobloc tap is bending.
Can anyone help me with suggestions for this problem? The tap goes through a hole in the kitchen worktop, it has two soft copper pipes that screw into the underside of the monobloc and a threaded rod...
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I hope that the TV I installed today does not fall off the wall
And I had to run CAT 6 from it to the middle of the building. http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/images/6/6e/Tvdbs.jpg
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Source of flexible cable for soldering iron?
HI Folks Somebody must make / stock this stuff, but I've not been able to locate an online supplier. Got a loverly new temp-controlled soldering iron (Hakko 610, if you're interested) for the...
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OT You can imagine this happening here too.
Migrants get priority care over locals. ASYLUM seekers in Austria are being given priority medical care ahead of nationals - to keep expensive translators in its hospitals and surgeries busy.
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Well I've never seen that before....
Yes, that tumble dryer is actually on and running. Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again!...
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Rejuvinating faded colour photos
I have 2 colour photos that have badly faded over time. Sadly I have lost the negatives. I would dearly love to get the colour back. I can scan the existing photos into my computer, any suggestion as...
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Bending of a beam
According to Superbeam 4, a uniformly distributed load is giving a higher deflection than the same load as a point load dead centre. That doesn't seem right??? 50x150mm C16 timber, span 2.8m supported...
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How to clean sash windows?
Does anyone have a good way of cleaning high sash windows? Do magnetic cleaners work well? Any other method been tried? I know it should be possible to do this by pulling the windows up and down. But...
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Gas explosions. (For the brain dead)
They also need to have no sense of smell not to notice any leak. (more common than you might think) There was a famous one not far from me where a DIY gas CH installation on bottled gas went up...
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Make a shiny PVC surface matt?
I covered up our nasty artex ceiling with some tongue-and-groove PVC cladding. It's not brilliant, but it was an easy way of hiding what was there (which was truly awful), and I'm happy with it. I'd...
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9448 alarm issue
I just moved in to a property that has the 9448 alarm installed. It seems t o be working properly, arming the alarm when leaving, but when re-entering the house, I have basically no time to disarm the...
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; TOT; Piggin passwords
I've used the same password for years, nobody has a hope in hell of ever guessing it. I can remember it. Recently some site insist on having numbers as well, so I've had to add one. Now the bloody...
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First concrete 3d printed building?
Started with a Rep-Rap and a `model` castle and is moving forward impressively, actual machine building things rather than just renderings http://www.totalkustom.com/3d-castle-completed.html The...
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Superbeam - non uniform beams
Is there a way in Superbeam to handle non uniform beams: eg a nominal 4x2" with another 4x2" bonded to the top with glue and screws for about half the length? None of this is critical, but I am...
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Why would a coffee maker switch iteself off
I bought a £10 Tesco coffee machine in November, which uses an electronic on/off push button, rather than a mechanical switch. I'm the only coffee drinker here and make myself two coffees, drink one...
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