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How to fix 30mm hole in plasterboard?
How to fix 30mm hole in plasterboard? It's too small to poke a piece of wood through and screw into that through the plasterboard. I tried some scrunched up newspaper, but it just drops down. Any...
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OT: How to break a Reebok treadmill
Overclocked Extreme Speed Treadmill Harry And Photon test the treadmill until it pops! For Proper Electric Motion, see below in the links: e force Web: https://eforce.cvut.cz/en/...
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Green button - BBCi unstable
Using the Green button, to restart things like the BBC One news, when I have had it interrupted by phone calls, I am finding it quite glitchy. Lots of drop outs and picture breakups. I'm on Plusnet....
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100A DP isolator with double terminals?
Is there such a thing? I am considering fitting an isolator between the meter and my consumer unit, to ease future work. However, I am likely to need a separate small unit to supply an EV charger in...
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Flat roof - again.
Have a felted flat roof which was constructed some 30 odd years ago. So past its sell by date. Very wary of roofers in general, so looked for recommendations. Contacted the architect who designed the...
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Eco grants for heating and insulation
I have been phoned by something called eco grants sw or similar ( didnt listen hard enough) . They told me I qualified to have all my storage heaters replaced for "free" by government grant. We...
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Brick repair ?
Having some new windows fitted and the installer broke the corner off one of the bricks ..... I don't want to cut the brick out and replace .. too messy On stone cills & headers, they advise mixing...
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August 4th 2026
Not be long now....
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Leaking joint between strap-on boss and soil pipe
I've fitted several strap-on bosses without a problem, but the one I did recently is leaking at the join between the boss and the pipe (and yes, I did remember the solvent adhesive). The only thing...
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Recommendation for a hose reel please
I've got a 30M hose on order, wondering if anyone can recommend a hose reel for it, one that's like a cart or that just stands on the ground, I don't want to hang it on the wall. The Hozelock ones...
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TV Aerial Failure
I've just had to have a three year old tv aerial replaced. The old one was a log periodic. I didn't realise until it was brought down that the clamp end shorted the two beams and that the coax passes...
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Changing bank accounts
Works on from firefox 95.0.2 and 97.0.1 on fedora35 signing in with android pinsentry only niggle I can see is some fonts which I think ought to be san-serif look like they're using serif font. The...
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Filters for Dehumidifies
My parents purchased a SilverCrest dehumidifier. Model SLE 420.A1 IAN 89301 It?s working fine, but they removed filters to change them ?. And lost them. I contacted manufacturer of SilverCrest brand...
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Old, flat, leisure (golf) battery
I've acquired an electric golf trolley that has not been used for at least 6 years. The charger won't charge the battery. The charger has two indicator lights, Red when charging, Green when charged...
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reminds me of the Barratt house warnings
A teen's birthday party turned into a night of horror after a floor gave way from the weight of the crowd, injuring eight people. Scores of dancing teenagers plunged into the basement at the home...
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