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Collectors
I've heard of people collecting bricks, but this collection is even odder. RETIRED Richard Jones has it nailed on for what may be the world?s most boring collection - more than 3,000 nails.
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Silicon or Wax best to keep the rain out ?
Have an old wax jacket (not a Barbour but a similar type copy from Aldi bought many years ago). Its done a good job for years, but needs re-proofing a bit on the shoulders and arms. I have some...
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10 years ago
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disk imaging software
In message , Jim Hawkins writes One of the problems of copying stuff from one disk to another is long filenames. In my case, these are usually saved HTML files of websites. Where a 'too long' file...
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10 years ago
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Diamond core drill bit - which drill?
Aldi have a diamond core drill bit set for £25. I only need to drill 2 holes for extractors so they'd pay for themselves. Thing is - I only have a hammer drill, and a cheap mains Lidl SDS. The...
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10 years ago
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garage drive lights
Are there any that can be turned on or off with a radio signal from a handset or from my Samsung Galaxy 2 ? Jim Hawkins
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10 years ago
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AC adapter
I've bought a garage door sensor from the US which has, as expected, come with a 110v AC/DC adapter. Input is shown as 120v - 60Hz - 0.06A and output as 12v - 100mA on a 3.5mm centre positive plug....
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10 years ago
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Washing Machine in Cellar: pumping waste
Looking to move the washing machine into a reasonably dry cellar, and need a method of pumping the waste. Looking at this: but the 60C might be a problem on the rare occasions we do a boil wash - I've...
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10 years ago
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Which booster pump for the shower?
Possible, but not permissible. Chris
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10 years ago
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water pressure pump
Hallo from Bulgaria. I have the same water pressure pump. The question is old but naw I saw it. The problem comes from valve in this modul: situation: If you are change hose and gun, the nozzle in new...
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Wall warts seem to be taking over the world...
They are a problem. It have a switch to turn the lot off when not needed. Leaving them turned on is foolish.
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10 years ago
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electric showers
Hello, I want to install an electric shower in a new en-suite in a garden annex. Can anyone recommend, or steer me away, from any makes/models? Apart from the looks and any reputations, I presume I...
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10 years ago
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HD for a desktop
Have a second desktop PC which isn't much used - but is handy when needed. Is similar to my main one, having dual boot with two HDs - one XP, one Win7. Used it a few weeks ago and discovered the XP HD...
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10 years ago
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Flier from CPC
Am looking for a new HD or two for my desktop, and this caught my eye:- Desktop 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drives FROM £42.95 (£51.54 inc VAT) And yes, it does appear to be 6Gb. Am I missing something?
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10 years ago
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kitchen cupboard height
Hi, My slow kitchen refurb continues and I am finally about to hang the wall units. I am wondering how high I should fix them. I have a tall unit with a double oven in and my original plan was to put...
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Routine computer maintenance.
I just thought I'd start a little thread for people to discuss what te subject line might mean. The reason being I was chasing down some unrelated issues when I noticed some 'reduce CPU speed - over...
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