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Shower knob slips
Triton Ivory III and the rotary 4 position knob slips unless it is pressed really hard. It is a simple sleeve with a flat on it to engage on the plastic shaft which seems to turn fairly readily with...
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Another Alarm Q
The domestic alarm in question has an FM4000E control panel, two sounders (one wirelessly connected), and battery-powered wireless sensors together with a wireless keypad. The system never worked from...
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Swapping DG unit
My kitchen DG window has moisture inside. The unit was fairly recently removed and re-fitted, so an adjacent door could be renewed and the guy didn't seem to make much of it but I didn't watch him. I...
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8 years ago
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Alarm battery spec
Our rechargeable lead-acid alarm battery needs replacing. It's 12v rated at 3.3Ah (made by Lynteck) - does it matter what rating the replacement is as long as it's say 3Ah or higher? I presume it's...
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Re: Lidl 18V Li-ion SDS back
They also have their 'suitcase' mains compressor again. I don't have a garage or space for a proper compressor, and have found it very useful. Used it for spraying wax inside the old car cavities. And...
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Regrouting wall tiles
We have several square yards of very solidly fixed but tired looking [1] kitchen wall tiles, which require attention. Regrouting seems the best option, but looking online, the range of tools and...
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AA/AAA - Dead ones bounce
I thought a late April fools joke, but no it is not... If you drop a cell onto a hard resilient surface, it will or will not bounce. A dead one bounces, a good one does not due to its changed internal...
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8 years ago
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That IKEA SDS drill ...
I don't remember anyone actually buying one and reporting back, so here's a redneck tear-down ...
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8 years ago
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What a place to work
Let's start off with the important stuff - I wanted a brew as I had just driven for 2 1/2 hours. Once WE had signed in (that is myself and an apprentice) watched the induction video, shown and signed...
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8 years ago
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OT Advice requested about disposal of Amateur radio gear
This is not an ad* so please bear with me and the usual reasons for the OT posting here, being that it's one of the few groups I know of with sensible people still populating it. Following untimely...
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DAB and FM combi aerial
Has anyone had any experience of using these combined FM and DAB aerials by Antiference? Any good? Antiference is a leading TV reception & media distribution manufacturing company
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Re: How unlock my fb account
Not by sending blank messages I suspect. Brian
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OT; Customers....
Message left on Sunday morning. "My kitchen taps need new washers, can you come around and give me an estimate".
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OT Cost of French nuclear industry.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/11/us-france-nuclear-areva-idUSKBN0M71AB20150311
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OT; Is it taxed?
Saying to Mrs Handyman only today that, with the new 'disc less' road tax system, if you see a car parked up you wouldn't know if it were taxed or not. But you can find out;
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