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Diamond whetstones
Need some to resharpen TCT wood blade & planer blades that are struggling. But I don't know what grit's needed, and have no experience re brands with such products. Anyone have any guidance? Its not...
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Boiler scrappage or replacement schemes
Are there any boiler scrappage or replacement schemes active at present, or grants available for low-income households? You occasionally get British Gas marketing scrappage schemes, but it's just...
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Lamp adaptors at TLC Direct.
All sorts; BC to ES, BC to GU10, ES to G9 etc. 15 different combinations. Looks useful.... Lamp Adaptors ES E27 to BC B22 - BC B22 to ES E27
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OT: Windows 7 apps launch but invisible on screen
Sprog#2's xmas laptop came with Windows 8 which Sprog#1 just upgraded to Win7. Explorer works but Chrome, Skype and Control Panel (at least: haven't tried others) appear to launch (generating icons in...
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Problem with a pendant light fitting
In mum's house, in the lounge there's a pendant fitting that has three sort of goblet/vase-shaped metal cones which face upwards at the ends of three metal arms. The cones have frosted glass 'petals'...
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Partlially blocked kitchen sink drain?
At my mum's house the kitchen has a full-size steel sink with a half-bowl drainer next to it. When the plug is pulled out on the larger sink water flows away, but slowly, and some comes up into the...
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Water heater for sink
OK, friend of mine (pensioner) gets his hot water in the kitchen from one of those little over-sink electric heaters which has a 7 litre tank inside and a heating element. Problem is, it's gone kaput...
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Replacing part of a mixer tap
Some friends who live out in the country miles from anywhere have a kitchen mixer tap that's faulty. Last time I was there I took the tap apart to find the bit that needs replacing and the attached...
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Boiler replacement scheme - safety
The current boiler replacement scheme is for a like for like replacement. In a friend's instance, the water is still heated through a gravity system, where just the Central Heating side is pumped. As...
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Enclosure for 2 gel filled phone wire connectors
I want to extend a phone cable to re-route it. I have some of those gel filled connectors but I would appreciate advice about an enclosure - or can I just tape around the joint. IT will be external -...
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OT: Our BIll?
From a different newsgroup: "January 8, 1912 Thar's gold in them thar hills Swastika, Ontario: Harry Oakes and the Tough brothers snowshoe six miles through the dark and -40F cold from Swastika and at...
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OT Foreign aid to be cut.
Well, at last! The UK's decision to curtail foreign aid to South Africa and India may have been influenced by "short-term political pressures", MPs say.
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Water softener?
Our water here is very hard. Can anyone recommend a softener system/product? H
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Running two monitors from DVI
My computer has a DVI connection from it to the monitor. I'd like to run a TV screen from it at the same time. There are splitter leads on Ebay that are DVI in, and DVI and HDMI out. Which would give...
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OT: telewest broadband compatible with virgin media?
I'm in a new house, to me anyway, there are a couple of telewest broadband terminal boxes. Does anyone know if these could be compatible with virgin media, as i like the idea of re-using what's there?...
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