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Smelly covers ..
Just gone to put SWMBOs scooter away, and noticed that the cover - a generic BBQ cover made of some sort of synthetic - is giving off a nasty whiff that comes off on your hands. *Exactly* like the one...
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Stihl 038av chainsaw
Hello, I have a Stihl chain saw. It was working fine when it went away but now wil l not start. When I pull the pull cord the cord extends and retracts okay b ut there is no real resistance there. I...
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Bonding oil supply to outside boiler
Does the oil supply to a boiler which is outside the house need bonding since it doesn't actually enter the house and so is not an incoming supply?
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9 years ago
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$10,000 Ethernet cable (not from Russ)
Got £6,899 (US$10,500) to spare and worried that a Cat-6 Ethernet cable is keeping you from hearing the very best of your NAS-stored collection of MP3s? ... ... ?The beating heart of the AudioQuest...
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OT: Sl-o-o-o-o-o-w LJ5M
In recent months, it appears that my trusty LJ5M is taking longer and longer to render pages (sometimes as much as 5 - 10 minutes per page), I assume as the complexity of them rises. I'm printing a 37...
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Sewerage advice please
My 81 year old father's neighbours have decided that they need a new bathroom in their house. This new bathroom is (of course) on the opposite side of the house to the existing utilities. Now, there...
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Costs to renovate an old house
My daughter is looking to buy a Victorian ground floor flat that's not been upgraded for years. Re-wireable fuses, lath and plaster, poor insulation etc etc.. It would seem sensible to budget for...
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Raised slabbing - any experiences ?
Following the idea of raising my patio with decking, I stumbled across the possibility of using slabs set on adjustable supports ... support-pads/ has anyone tried this ?
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Anyone mended an Insinkerator Boiling Water Tap?
Insinkerator 'under sink' boiling tank and tap above that provides filtered cold, and boiling hot water for tea making etc. JUST out of warranty the tap part has started to let by. Cold mains enters...
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9 years ago
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B&Q prepares for tape and ties demand
Staff told to read book in preparation and to deal with queries in a 'sensitive' manner
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expanding foam gun tip
When you go to use an expanding foam gun that hadn't been used for a while and only a disappointing little worm of foam comes out, don't be tempted to take the adjustment knob off and pull the rod...
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9 years ago
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New jigsaw
I just tried to use my old B&D KS633£ jigsaw, which I haven't needed to use for years. Needless to say, it was as dead as a doornail. Open circuit (fuse checked ok). Absolutely impossible to remove...
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OT...Warning! Your Samsung tv is listening to you
Samsung is warning customers to avoid discussing personal information in front of their smart television set. The warning applies to TV viewers who control their Samsung Smart TV using its voice...
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Toilet overflow pipe slope (also B&Q PVC cement WTF)
Yesterday I changed the float valve (I think the previous one lasted for 12 years or so) in the toilet & also discovered that the overflow pipe was soaking our "picnic deck" & splashing all over the...
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9 years ago
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Endoscope cam woes
As reported last week, the endoscope failed after just 30 minutes use, due to the fact that where the cable entering the USB plug, it had been left un fixed, with no strain relief - simply hanging on...
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9 years ago
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