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B&Q larder unit sizes
I've a project on at work that would benefit from a pair of larder units, B&Q's cheapo larder units are 336 or 636. They don't sell doors that size. Am I being thick? How do you put a door on them?
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bloody crane
best not to use them on windy day then
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3 years ago
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Cheer up!
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3 years ago
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Anyone using 'Your Phone' app in W10 to connect to an Android phone?
I've just acquired a bluetooth adapter for my W10 (1909) desktop PC and have tried to set it up to provide hands-free control of my Moto G6+ phone running Android 9. [The phone works fine in my car -...
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How to prepare wall for painting
SWMBO has decided that the lounge needs redecorating. Wallpaper has been stripped using a steamer but has left glue/paste on the plaster. How best to prepare the plaster for painting? There are 2...
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3 years ago
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Ctek clone battery charger button replacement?
I was talking to a mate tonight and he mentioned he had an older Aldi / Ctek clone type charger where the button had stopped working (so he couldn't even put in into 12V mode). ;-( Is it very likely...
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3 years ago
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OT Todays customer
Well really the customers Dad be he is supposed to be a joiner and is a site manager. Simple job, the wall between the games room and utility room is coming down to make room for the new gym and the...
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3 years ago
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Phone line and Broadband contract for 9 months?
That time of year is fast approaching, and am looking for a contract for a contract for a student that only lasts 9 months. Do they exist? Or will I have to take a 12 months one, cancel and after the...
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Very old tin of paint
I found a very old tin of paint in the garage, oil-based undercoat made by Dulux when it was part of ICI. Does this mean it will contain higher levels of volatile organic compounds and therefore be...
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3 years ago
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OT: one step forward, two steps back
I was delighted to learn that my AEG (but apparently now Electrolux) tumble dryer used a multipole (?8) three phase induction motor at 240Hz, saving weight and cost and avoiding brushes to improve...
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3 years ago
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ATX motherboards.
Notice some recent ones have an 8 pin power connector on the board (CPU?) Older ones more usually 4. Which explains why my fairly recent PS has an 8 pin that can be split into 4+4 But it also has an...
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3 years ago
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Direction sensitive jacks
Well that was a duh! moment... I was removing some fence posts where they were set in metpost style sockets, but the whole socket was buried well below ground level surrounded by concrete. So I...
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3 years ago
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Rechargeable AA batteries - choice of chemistry? HR6.
Had to resort to Wikipedia to find out how to determine the battery chemistry of rechargeable batteries! You would think that the packaging would indicate this, but you have to know the nR6 code....
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3 years ago
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Ladders
I've noticed modern ladders have stabiliser bars which possibly can't be removed once fitted. I have a 52cm gap between my conservatory and next door's brick one and I'd like to look at the gutters up...
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Will Resin Coating on paving tiles crack?
We have small red tiles laid down in the front of the house. They are very solidly laid so i don't want to dig them up. But after some thirty years the frost is breaking them up. I have seen recently...
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3 years ago
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