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OT One here for Mr Pounder (Esquire)
I know he loves cats.
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Hedge responsibility
I own both the side hedges between myself and my neighbours. I used to cut them every 6 months or so, but sadly old father time has come to visit so now I employ a gardener, to cut them annually. I...
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I've just seen a reply ..
I've just seen a reply to a topic I posted a few days ago (thank you Michael Chare) but I can find no sign of the post itself. What's occuring?
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Burglar Alarms - DIY
Can anyone recommend a burglar alarm suitable for DIY installation and possibly to replace an existing system. Ideally I would like something suitable for remote monitoring with an alarm notification...
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Brilliance
As I set about removing a radiator today I pondered about a better way to do it without spiking any water. After a quick rummage in the recycling bin I came up with this, a sawn-off plastic milk...
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8 years ago
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Hot or Cold water to outside tap
I have an outside tap, currently fed from the mains. I have a combi-boiler. I want to be able to switch between hot and cold water to the outside tap. I don't want to actually mix the hot and cold - I...
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Grinder adapter
I have a 6" bench grinder ... and occasionally would like to have a polishing machine ... Has anybody used one of these: (Do polishers run as same speed as grinders ? )
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8 years ago
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Modern DG door lock question
The door has multi-point locking, which comes into force when the handle is first lifted. Turning the top of the key towards the frame one turn it locks it and prevents the door handle from being...
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Tiling question
Will be tiling walls in a couple of weeks, I have had to remove some of the old tiles for other work just now and discovered there is another layer of tiles below, so it was tiled on tiles. For the...
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Inkjet printers (slightly OT)
I occasionally want to print drawings at A3, but my ancient Laserjet 8000 has just died. I swore I would never buy another inkjet, but all the refurb A3 mono lasers are large, expensive, or both,...
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Woodworm?
If you spot evidence of woodworm in an old building; It's completely dry so is it safe to assume the woodworm holes could have occurred at any time in the past and woodworm no longer poses a problem?...
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LED Lighting - the technology
Could someone be good enough to explain (or point me to a web page that will do the job) the differences in LED lights designed to replace halogen bulbs. I was just perusing a recent CPC catalogue and...
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8 years ago
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OT Bit of light entertainment
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Tiling in a shower tray
When laying a new shower tray is it better to tile to the floor then put the tray in or put the tray in and then start to tile above it?
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how to remove nibs from paving blocks?
Hi, What's the easiest reliable way to get rid of the nibs that stick out from concrete paving blocks? I'm considering using blocks that are 200mm x 100mm x 50mm - widely used in block driveways,...
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