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Hydraulic pressure (gauge) question.
Hi All, Just checking some stuff with the panel. I've had a Machine Mart 12 tonne - floor standing hydraulic press for some years now and a while back the pointer fell off the pressure gauge. The...
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Flooding
I see floods all over the news. Why should sensible people like me who didn't buy a house in a flood plain have to foot the bill for those that did? The government is paying millions to "victims" of...
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8 years ago
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Thick laminate and hollow bathroom door?
Ah. Just thought of this. Fitting thick laminate in the bathroom this weekend. Forgot about the door. Its a hollow cheap door so I guess Im limited in how much I can saw off the bottom? Any way around...
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8 years ago
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OT: hot water tank seam leaking after new support shelf
A local firm with has just replaced a Hot water (immersion) tank in our small studio flat. The reason was because the existing "shelf" was bending under the weight. They did the shelf work ok but now...
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8 years ago
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Underlay with water-resistant bathroom laminate floor
Bought some decent laminate floor for the bathroom. Pretty thick stuff - rubber on bottom. Are there any issues with type of underlay that needs to be used for this? For example, any reason why I...
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OTish WEb problem accessing page
I can access the MCOL (Money Claim On-line) website - but when I click on log-in it goes to the Government Gateway and then times out. When I go straight to the Government Gateway website: It again...
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8 years ago
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OT - who lives in Kent?
The Romans are returning, Mr Streeter!!! Opps, no it's the Frogs. Taittinger will become the first French champagne company to produce bubbly in the UK after buying farmland in Kent. The company has...
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8 years ago
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OT If you're into machine guns.
New super accurate almost recoiless MG. ItemFix - Social Video Factory
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8 years ago
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OT: Hybrid bus
The bus route I use most often - ie not often - here has just got new hybrid buses. Not the Boris bus. Was on one tonight - well after rush hour so it moved along, rather than crawling in traffic. I...
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8 years ago
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OT: (Windows) software for APC UPS?
I've got an old APC UPS (APC Back-UPS Pro 420, Model: BP420SI) with a serial cable connection. It came with Powerchute Plus for Windows to do all the logging and admin. The machine the UPS protects is...
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8 years ago
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should I skim this wall ?
See attached image. The gap is about a foot long and 1cm at its widest. Should I level off just now (I have some one coat) before tiling or take up the difference with the tile adhesive? The wood is...
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8 years ago
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Re: Gas ch & oven Agas....
jim scribbled It may need a service. When was it checked over last?
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8 years ago
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Oddest ways to kill someone, number 4782
Dear Alice, My girlfriend and I have oral sex. I heard that if you blow in the vagina of a female that it could kill her. Is that true?
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8 years ago
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G9 LED: heat a problem?
I have a new ceiling light to install. It comes with 28W (the maximum rating of the fitting), 370 lumens, G9 lamps but I would prefer to use LEDs that are at least as bright. As the LEDs will be 5W or...
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8 years ago
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Sliding cupboard doors/kitchen door ideas
1) The new house we have has a cupboard/wardrobe, about 3m long which has used ply or similar on plastic runners for sliding doors. Needless to say "sliding" is a bit of a euphanism. I could of course...
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8 years ago
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