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Shaver sockets and toothbrushes
I see my shaver socket is marked 'Shavers only' and the new ones have symbols for shaver and toothbrush. According to the manufacturer, there has been a design change. From what I read, the older ones...
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Personal liability for inheritance?
Hi All, IF (Asking for a friend !!::^*>>)) A parent dies and leaves say £100Ks worth of (as yet unsold) house and 10K (spent) of "cash". The estate has no tax to pay. However, if there are two...
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Boots to walk in?
Hi all, I'm looking for a pair of short boots to wear whilst walking the dog(s) in, but may not need (or want / justify) 'walking boots' as such? I was wondering if anyone here had bought some boots...
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suggestions for plumbing waste disposal
Current installation, (Nigh on 30 years old), has dishwasher discharging into waste disposal which in turn discharges into manifold into which sink bowl also discharges. (The manifoild came with the...
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Google and Facebook
Do they share data about us? If I google for something, like the other day I was looking for circular saw blades, when I use Facebook it alerts me to a dozen adverts for that item in the Facebook...
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FCU for bathroom fan in loft
I need to fuse a fan at 3A. I've got a ban against sinking further boxes unless absolutely required so I'd like to stick a 3 pole fan isolator outside the bathroom and put a 2 pole FCU in the loft. 1)...
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[OT] Music CDs
Virtually everything needs some sort of driver as they need to identify themselves to the USB bus.
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space saver
Why is a space saver called a space saver when you have to stow the full size wheel and tyre after a puncture?
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Curtain wire problem - sounds easy but aint!
Old fashioned curtain wire - like a spring/tube with a plastic covering.Hook or eye screws into end of wire, eye or hook screws into wall. Window has plasterboard either side. Someone's attached hook...
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OT: A view from America
A friend of ours in Michigan lives a hand-to-mouth existence. At least he has a roof over his head, just. Here is part of a recent report. Heating systems are forced-air, so gas heats recirculated air...
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Breeze blocks / concrete blocks
I have a drain of porous, ribbed, very old clay pipes, leading from my septic tank. A short area (18") has collapsed. Rather than try and replace the pipes in any way I'm thinking of installing an...
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No earth to light switch, so sinking a plastic surface back box in a wall?
I've discovered that the wiring to a light switch is in 2 core (i.e. no earth) so the metal back box was unearthed. Getting an earth to it would be a royal pain so I've removed the metal back box and...
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seeking ideas for low cost sheet material for tool drawer separators
Hi All I have a nice large tool chest with sliding drawers, bought via Gumtree a while ago. It has eight drawers of depth varying from about 50mm to about 200mm. I am using the shallower drawers for...
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Software to help with choosing room colours?
The wiring in the dining room is nearly complete and the walls will soon be being skimmed - now we need to choose paint colours. The arguments (sorry, discussions) have already started with me being...
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