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TOT - Web pages design question
I've got a web site (anti wind turbine) which consists of 5 pages with a standard header with navigation buttons across the top. When a button is clicked the appropriate page is loaded, complete with...
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Planer thicknesser
Any recommendations for a planer thicknesser? I have been looking for a unit which is reasonably portable or luggable. The Woodstar PT85 has a good spec for my needs and at about ?250 is affordable...
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Cutting a doorway
One of my endless future proects is to move an internal doorway from one wall into another and to avoid making a mahoosive mess I really want to avoid breaking out the 9" angle grinder. It's 1909...
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Samsung VP-D230 digital cam help
Ok not the correct forum but I have tried google and a Samsung forum bu no replies so thought maybe someone here has the same model. I have been given the above camera and although an old model is...
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Cleaning toilets with old battery acid
Is it a good idea to clean toilets with old battery acid? Or could this damage the china etc? [George]
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OT Some interesting stuff on the opportunities for Pumped Storage in Norway, to act as Europe's 'battery'
and the video presentation http://tinyurl.com/md7u5k5 http://tinyurl.com/kc3j8go
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Dehumidifier speculation
A dehumidifier works (I am assuming) by drawing air at the ambient temperature over a cooling area where the air temperature drops past the dew point and water condenses out. The higher the ambient...
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Poles
Had some unexpected Polish sub-contractors at my place the other day. Useless set of wankers, just out to make a quick buck clearly. Why anybody would want to employ Poles baffles me. Get a cheap job...
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Curved TVs
Call me stupid, but why would you want your TV curved? Isn't that like going back to the old crappy tubes?...
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Need help with rather old gas CH system no starting up
We have a CH system which has a Potterton "Netaheat" boiler running on bottled gas (big tank in the garden). It's a fully pumped system with a Honeywell ST7100 controller. It only gets turned on...
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Strange LED outdoor floodlight behaviour
I am in the processing of replacing my outdoor security lights with LEDs these are in 2 separate circuits. There is one at the back of the house controlled by a single PIR while 3 at the front...
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Re: car breakdown cover (again)
£15 quid a month would probably be quite good value if it not only covered breakdowns, but the cost of a new boiler when needed. But most maintenance contracts don't include the cost of a new boiler...
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GIGA News still taking my posts via BT internet
BT sent me an email a few days ago saying that their agreement with Giga News had ceased and directed me to them to sign up for what looks like an outrageous amount. However, I can still reply to...
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Boiler cover - is it worth it and who to get it from?
I got a letter from Corgi HomePlan about boiler cover. The price didn't loo k too bad but I presume it's just a form of insurance from someone who's bo ught the Corgi name after they became GasSafe....
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Dimmer switch wiring - reality check
I've just installed a fancy new 4-gang all-singing all dancing dimmer switch. The wiring diagram for this is at (or and it shows the switch wired 'L' to the terminal marked 'live' and 'N' to the one...
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