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[OT] Netflix, Amazon Prime, Amazon Fire etc.
A few days ago, I received an e-mail from my ISP (Zen) saying they had received an illegal download complaint from 20th Century Fox, which, predictably, was traced (by me) to our 14 year old son....
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Sink veg drainer replacement
The kitchen sink is one of those tough plasticky things, I think called a 1 and 1/4 one, with drainer/ 1/4 sink / full sink in that order. The 1/4 in the middle has a rather worse for wear (battered)...
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Wall-hung toilet pan question
We're thinking about a wall hung loo for our small cloakroom and looking at using a frame like this. Are wall hung pans standardised in terms of mounting bolt points, flush pipe and soil pipe...
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Storm drains/sewers
Not exactly DIY but should anyone happen to know. In coastal areas the road gully drain system seems to be outputted to the sea via flap-valve outlets. Assuming no breakages in the system is there any...
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Re: O T uPVC Fascias and Soffits
In message , TheChief writes I thought that was called *undertile* but Google doesn't seem to have heard of it. I don't think it is asbestos cement as the stuff I used was quite soft.
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Stud wall to support storage above
Hi all, I'm in the process of building a brewery in an industrial unit. As part of the build I want to put in an office and store room which I intend to build with plasterboard faced studwork with...
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Road Repair Gang Prog on TV (OT)
I was bemused watching a gang reparing the edges of a country road. There were no kerbs and no drains. They dug out some of the subsided tarmac and replaced it. A total waste of materials as it will...
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OT Petrol for 2 stroke garden equipment?
I have decided to change to premium petrol for my car. Is this OK for 2 stroke garden equipment, or should I always make sure I use the standard petrol?
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DotD
Screwfix have been tinkering with their deal of the day images again, I've sort of fixed the future deals page for now ...
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Help -advice request (sent again)
Hi, contacted you a couple of week ago - had no response. I used MER ultimate car polish (light blue flat bottle) on my wife's new Citroen DS3 On the paint finish it polished up really nice. However...
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Powering a mains radio from a lighting circuit.. Permissible?
As title really, using a round pin 5a plug & socket? Would it cause bother on a periodic inspection or some survey or other further down the line? TIA Jim K
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Doesn't do what it says on the tin
Been varnishing some furniture with what Ronseal call "Clear" varnish and it's full of brown/orange streaks. I expected them to dry transparent, but they haven't. What can one do (other than buying a...
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Maplin CCTV system
Looking for a motion triggered CCTV system with digital recording. I just had the Maplin email ... they have the 'Swann DVR8-4400 8 Channel CCTV Kit with 4 Cameras' It's on offer at £399 Anybody used...
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Can ceramic disk tap valves start leaking after only three years?
I bought a set (hot and cold) of Bristan quarter-turn valves from Plumb Centre almost exactly three years ago and this morning I noticed that the cold tap was dripping ~very~ slightly. After a while...
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OT Arctic ice increasing
or the layman's version: Researchers say the Arctic is highly sensitive to changes in summer temperatures as ice rebound continued through 2014....
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