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showerpowerbooster -any one used it?
Has anyone used these? ( My low voltage 'waterfall' pump has become faulty and I'm looking for a solution. I saw the showerpowerbooster demonstrated by the inventor at an exhibition and it looked just...
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Where have all the automatic car washes gone?
This is sort of on topic, because washing the car ought to be a do-it-yourself job, but I dislike doing it especially in very cold weather like now. So, especially in winter, I used to take the car to...
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Re: OT:RF Paranoia ?!
I doubt it. If you knew what frequency they were using it might be possible to jam it. But random is just as likely to effect their communication equipment as a bomber's remote. And these days it...
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OT: Physics
What is the difference between foot-pounds (or whatever the fancy, metric equivalent is nowadays) and foot-pounds/second?
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Water softener funny
Having lots of visitors for long periods this year, I took my eye off the ball and allowed the water softener to run out of salt. I refilled the softener from the leftover salt box, pressed the...
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Removing tiled plywood floor ?
Small room 6 x 6 feet. I have removed the floor tiles and now need to remove the plywood (nailed to the floorboards) The ply has residual tile cement on it and ideally I want to take out in sections....
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Extractor fan dead?
Have one of these in the (quite large) bathroom: It is/has been used A LOT. The original (identical one) lasted around 5 years, and this one around 3 years. The first one stopped working one day -...
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Disconnecting gas cooker in Suffolk - help!
Not sure anyone can advise here but... Mother in law is moving in with us - she's 95 and quite frail. We have to clear the house by the end of the week, and the house clearers are coming Tuesday...
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Mounting an LCD computer monitor
I've got a 24 inch LCD computer monitor that I'd like to mount to table or wall-mounted bracket but the monitor doesn't have the common VESA fitting that would make it easy, so I need to cobble...
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Disposing of polystyrene boxes
I am getting fairly regular delivery of frozen food in polystyrene boxes. These are too large to fit in the rubbish bin. Cutting them up makes a mess of beads everywhere. Anyone an neat and tidy...
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Insulating containers?
Looking at container conversion as option for office space in a larger unin sulated workshop. Top option seems to be spray foam interior with studs to take dry lining an d insulate floor. it fills all...
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OT: mathematical conundrum
Ok, let's try this: If 'i' is the square root of minus 1, what is 'i' squared?
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O/T Is there a group covering general health issues please?
Hi all, can anyone tell me if there is an active group covering general health issues please ? (I am a male in my 70s living in the UK) I have tried: alt.health misc.health But there seems no activity...
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Accuracy of plasterboard cut.
This will be my 1st time putting plasterboard on ceiling and I have to fit around the pipe stack. My main concern is if I measure too accurately and maybe a couple of mm oversize it would be a pain to...
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Damp area on Plasterboard
In my bathroom I have an area of plasterboard near the end of the bath where damp has got in and has cased the paper layer to lift and blister. Any ideas for a fix? The source of the problem has been...
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