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Laptop Battery (OT)
I need a new battery for my Dell. Looked on E-Bay. Loads available - any pitfalls or recommendations gratefully accepted. (Model J1KND)
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OT Anyone near Sleaford coming to London in next 4 weeks?
Looking for someone to help out taking a smallish bench vice from Sleaford, Lincs to London. The vice doesn't have much value but getting it here would be appreciated. Willing to pay for the...
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AS gaes sweep acroos England wasles and scoltand..
wind turbine output is only out by a large nuclear power station, from the forecasts... I wonder if a lot have shut down or toppled over. I have a glass of champahne every time one does...
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Bike pump
I know there are at least two cyclists here.... Some cyclist, having repaired his puncture on my forecourt, forgot to pack away his pump. Now I have a bike but no pump so my initial inclination was to...
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Dyson challenges EU ruling on his hoover's energy efficiency ratings
Never mind his cleaners are heavy, expensive and foreign made shit "...Dyson said that testing its vacuum cleaners in an empty lab wouldn't take into consideration their bagless design, which means...
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alluminiam soakers used for flashing on roof of boilerhouse to wall of extension to house.
Help please. I got a new roof fitted to the extension of my house two yea rs ago. The roof is slanted from the roof of the main house which is a hip roof. on the side of the extension wall is a...
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Bizarre issue with Eico smoke detectors
Very good point. I can therefore surmise that my assumption was based on an assumption, and an incorrect one at that. Apologies for the noise. Mathew
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Going rate for changing a gas hob
What would be a fair rate for a gas safe fitter for changing a gas hob (assuming an average number of embuggerances)? Assume that the customer is supplying his/her own hob. Tim
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uk.d-i-y is going....
... only 24 unread posts this morning (overnight), a new low point :-(
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OT: WiFi interference
Not DIY but I'm hoping to tap into the electronics expertise here. In our home cinema setup there's an active sub-woofer that's picking up interference (a constant burbling noise) from a WiFi router...
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Wiki: Rekey a lever lock
feedback welcome... NT There are 3 ways to rekey a lever lock: *file levers *swap lever positions *replace levers *and arguably a fourth, altering the shape of the side of the lock ===Swap lever...
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Connecting a rainwater diverter to a butt
Having recently done this I found,after a lot of rain that the butt fills too high. This means buying a new length of pipe to lower the diverter. To make sure I got it right this time I thought I...
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OT: Anyone in the Rotherham area? In need of a huge favour...
... in particular the Rawmarsh area. Needing to urgently get in touch with someone in the area, and the phone/mobile/email that I have for them don't seem to work. Was wondering if someone lives...
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fuel feed pipe for garden blower/vac
Now's the time to sort out the blower for the leaves and (possibly) winter snow ... and I find that the fuel feed pipe has somehow become detached and is lying in the bottom of the fuel tank. Feed...
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How interesting...
A local low-energy-renewable-green season of events is about to start. One venue open is an eco house which is allegedly so efficient it generates £4,500 in income every year from FiT, as well as...
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