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integrated dishwasher
Two years ago we had the kitchen re-fitted, with the wife insisting on an integrated dishwasher. Now this thing is moving when you open the door. You can see the whole body of the machine move up and...
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Agricultural/farm machinery paint VS ordinary vehicle paint.
Hi there, just dropping out of lurk mode to see if anyone in the know could answer me this. Been watching some youtube videos on vehicle restoration. Several of these recommend using Agricultural...
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Wasps at the top of a capped chimney
Today I noticed a large swarm of very very active wasps at the top of one of the chimney stacks. This stack has 3 pots, two are capped and the third is in use; the wasps seem to be buzzing around the...
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Fridge shutdown
My fridge, after working for about 20 years, stopped some time in the night. By morning the contents of the freezer were half-thawed. I pulled the fridge out of its niche and unplugged it (plug is...
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Orbital sander velcro replacement
Still haven't fixed mine yet, but I noticed this on the RS website. Using velcro as a tool-tidy is something that would not have occurred to me until I saw this
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2 years ago
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Obviously I am hallucinating.
First of all, Petrol stations with fuel and no queues, and now a delivery from a Romanian van driver. But I have been assured they had all gone home?
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OT:
A US nuclear-powered submarine hit an ?object? while submerged in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region, injuring some of the crew, the United States Navy has said. None of the sailors on...
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Ratchet crimpers for insulated terminals
I've mislaid mine. It was an unbranded one that looks similar to the Amazon Draper at £18 although to be honest their £10 Hilka looks similar too. I guess "professional" models (e.g. Screwfix CK,...
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2 years ago
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Car insurance in Channel Isles problem (attempt2)
Not sure which group is best for this post so please advise if there is a better choice. Scenario is that a person has an 11 month job contract in Jersey and has taken their car over there. Despite...
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2 years ago
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filling small holes in uPVC
Okd phone cabling has been removed. There are a several holes. Any advice of what to use to fill them to render the result unnoticeable?
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2 years ago
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What is this feature of a staircase called?
What's the name of the slope in the ceiling above a staircase that maintains head-height, and the corresponding slope in the room above? TIA.
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Price off burley gas stove in scrap value
Burley Flueless gas stove
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OT: RM Tracked Delivery
This must be a good one for the record book. On 19 July, a small package was posted to me from Witney, Oxfordshire, and was sent RM 48-hr Tracked, posted at 13:15. By 5 October, it had made it to...
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OT: Flu vaccine.
Got the flu vaccine on Tuesday (Flucelvax Tetra), done at Lloyds. I could hardly feel the injection and I just got around to taking the plaster off. I can't find an injection point, even with a...
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Bath panel nonsense.
STWNFI insisted we buy matching bath panels to the vanity unit for our new bathroom suite from Easy Bathrooms. Came to fit them yesterday and they are too long, called Easy Bathrooms to be told they...
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