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Trim piece needed for UPVC window handle
Anyone any idea where I can get hold of a replacement for the white plastic bit of this window handle, thanks: Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and...
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Odd phone calls to mobile phone
This is a secret mobile number on a PAYG SIM card. Now this new mobile gets a phonecall once a day. CLID says "unknown" and the odd thing is that it never activates the answerphone and rings for a...
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dual sim phone recommendations please?
Still trying to decide on a dual sim mobile. Anyone using such? Budget upto £150/200 tops. Don't really want a tie-in contract, and prefer phone unlocked to any netwo rk. Tia Jim K
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OT:Indian Summer
Currently 26C here in the Midlands. Mainly sunny. Same yesterday. And Monday. And Sunday. When will it end ?
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OT: Is it just me?
Over the past couple of days I've had four voicemails left which were totally unintelligible. Not all from the same source, either. The laugh is two of them only got my mobile number by phoning the...
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Do these electric calculations look correct.
Does this figure look correc,t using a 7.5KW shower 10 minutes a day costs only £2.43 per quarter, appears to be too cheap a running cost. Watts 750 Watts/1000 0.75 hours used 5 kw x hours 3.75 unit...
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That walkie-talkie death ray ... a different perspective
Just read As for the Walkie-Talkie, Shepherd thinks the developers could employ a number of possible solutions. "They could coat the windows to reduce reflection - which would be a cheap fix - but the...
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Security Screws
Are any of the screws sold as security screws, such as clutch headed screws, reasonably secure in practice?
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10 years ago
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Xpelair not starting
Hi, I have an Xpelair unit in my bathroom that is supposed to come on with the light cord but is only doing this sporadically. Sometimes it comes on, sometimes it waits a few minutes and sometimes it...
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A concave building? What madness
They actually built this thing without considering the sun reflecting off i ts concave sides? I hope they are forced to paint the windows black. .article Parking bays underneath Rafael Vinoly?s Walkie...
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Woodwork joint
I have to join some 4.8m lengths of 200 x 47 timber ... end to end This is on show so no desire to use fish plates or any metalwork .... The solution seems to be to use a Scarf joint i.e: I have only...
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Trade UK account - activating
I have a Trade UK account (Tradepoint, Screwfix etc,) and want to set up online to manage the account and pay bills. Tale of woe here for anyone following on and trying to do the same. Just managed to...
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sliding door rails.
i forgot to add to the list of jobs i have to do i have to enclose our open lada. a simple job that just means putting up another shelving rail on one wall and putting up a side with a rail on it and...
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Covering up a bad paint job
Some years back some idiots decided it'd be a really great idea to paint a room in our house in aubergine, using that colour matching thing. So, now it's blotchy, partially faded aubergine and looks...
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