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Canon Chesterton small top oven goes out
The flame lights ok then goes put when the door is moved eg closed or opened. How do i stop this happening?
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Removing stain on unvarnished wood
I managed to get a big WD40 stain on a nice piece of unvarnished wood. Is there any way to remove it or minimise it ? ie something to try to draw it back out of the wood?
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Brazing torch fittings
I have one of these: 1980s, the packaging says Campingaz and it's for butane/propane mix. The rubber hose looks in good condition, I have no idea what the insides are like. However the regulator part...
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Electric Shock
Gentlemen, I've noticed (in my case anyway - can't speak for anyone else) that a DC shock is much worse than an AC one. I'd sooner cop a belt off the mains than suffer a DC shock at half the voltage....
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Concrete Gravel Boards and Angle Grinders
I am going to install some additional concrete gravel boards to raise some fence panels one of which will need cutting to fit. So the question is do they have rebar in them? If they do can I use the...
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Snake oil?
Is this for real, or is this snake oil? much do these things cost - I can't find the price anywhere? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/stories-61030903How A power socket that helps you save electricity...
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Well that's a new one
A 1 second powercut managed to crash my soldering iron!
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I should have gone to Specsavers
Or is it that blokes do not look properly? On Friday I was swapping four spotlight MR16 12V lamps and transformers with GU10 lamp holders and GU10 LED lamps. One of the spring clips that holds the...
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Military Pact Between U.S., U.K. and Australia to Focus on Hypersonic Missiles
Military Pact Between U.S., U.K. and Australia to Focus on Hypersonic Missiles By Mike Cherney, Apr. 5, 2022, WSJ A military partnership between the U.S., the U.K. and Australia will be expanded to...
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?Back Boilers??
Over the years, I?ve heard the term Back Boilers - especially in the 60s and 70s but rarely since- but only had a vague idea that they are, in simple terms, a heating system which is tucked away...
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Dusty house
How the hell do you get rid of dust from a house? Our house is VERY dusty. We have a black TV on a black glass stand and a black wall-mounted electric fire. Everywhere that should look black actually...
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Brand new Hoover oven. Fault ?
5 week old twin electric oven. Basically fitted into a void and a clear 1" off the base of the unit. We've noticed that the top oven cuts out in use - light inside goes off and power no longer...
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Flexible hanging support for heavy SDS drill
Nearly sixty years ago, when I spent some time on building sites, I was given a Kango hammer and told to hack off some unwanted protrusions on a vertical concrete area. After about 10 minutes I was...
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FAA fines
"The $81,950 fine was given to a passenger on a July 7th, 2021 American Airlines flight from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, to Charlotte, North Carolina. According to the FAA, the passenger fell into the...
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replacement boiler
I currently have a Y plan central heating system, hot water tank and an open expansion tank in the loft. The gas boiler is old and I want to replace it this year. Controls are few years old and the...
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