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Time for DIY
I'm surprised that some of you have time to DIY judging by the number of posts to this group many of you make.
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iPhone help needed
Do we have any iPhone experts among us that can help me out? I have just upgraded to a 6s and iTunes refuses to transfer my ring tones from the old 5s. They transferred perfectly from the 4s to the 5s...
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8 years ago
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Restore small tarmac area?
Our drive is mostly paving slabs, but there is a small tarmacked are at the end near the road that is looking rather tired, although there are no actu al holes. It's too small, I think, to expect a...
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Circuit debugging
After an unrelated problem with my hot water, I spotted that the immersion heaters in my pressurised hot water cylinder have no voltage going to them. I'm guessing that explains why the hot water...
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8 years ago
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Names for parts of a house
Hi Does anyone have a link to a website that lists all the little parts of a house and the materials used in its construction? e.g. I don't know the difference between beams, rafters, joists, gables,...
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Replacement drawer liner
Hi, I have a spare one of these which I intend to use to replace a plastic drawer liner that has disintegra ted after 20 years of service. Can any advise me: What material should I use for the base...
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toilet waste pipe question
In the image link the current waste appears to be messy, it uses a flexi pipe bent round to 90% and then to the soil stack. The inset shows what I think would be better which is a solid 90% bend and...
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Colour matching is a ripoff
If you take an item to colour match in B&Q, the computer selects from one of 200 or whatever it is colours. NOT infinite colours. So you might aswell get it for half the price and just select from the...
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A very quick furniture project
I have not had much chance to get out into the workshop much lately, but did get a couple of days over the Christmas break. So another shelving and storage project for those that like that sort of...
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8 years ago
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OT have a live chat with Rod Speed
Talk to Woders Chat with the Sensation Bot - a strange little chat with a strange little guy. Chats rated family/G to adult/18+.
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8 years ago
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Behaviour of induction motor under varying load
Since this seemed to be a question causing some disagreement, I thought it might be fun to inject some actual data into the discussion... So I plugged my Delta unisaw into my el cheapo power meter and...
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The K Key, NYR
New Years Resolution. I must use the K Key....
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8 years ago
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MotoG Virginmedia Three
I have a problem with my MotoG phone constantly dropping the home wi-fi connection, and mostly not telling me. I have an app (WiFiReconnect), but I'm still not reliably receiving WhatsApp messages...
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8 years ago
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Acctim alarm clock
I've recently inherited an Acctim 71243 radio controlled alarm clock like this one . But it's display is absurdly dim, even in a darkened room. Reading on the Internet, I see it has a blue plasma LED...
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Leaky wall?
Today I discovered a damp patch had appeared on an interior painted wall. The patch is about 2ft across and half way between floor and ceiling, in a bungalow. In the roof space I can't easily get...
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8 years ago
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