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Smelly Urinals
Local supermarket had very smelly toilets. Noticed they have those waterless devices in the urinal drains. I also noticed there is no U Bend Trap under each urinal. How should these work to prevent a...
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Gas boilers
I've been told that my electric boiler is useless during a power cut. Are Gas boiler C.H. pumps, timer and control electronics gas powered?
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Brennan's Bakery
Amazing blatant product placement on Mrs Brown. Bill
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Carpet Cleaner
Just about DIY? My brother's asked me to check Which? for carpet cleaners, and it's come up with a Bissell Clean View Deep Clean 18Z7E. In fact, this was the only Best Buy by a long chalk. £350,...
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Super glue questions
I've not used Superglue very much but recently have found it useful for a couple of jobs. The problem is that it's so liquid it tends to run all over the place and you get into problems of gluing your...
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Goldman Sachs - Marcus account
Has anyone any opinions on the newly advertised Marcus account from Goldman Sachs please? From what I can make out, it pays 1.5%, there are no charges and you can only pay in or withdraw into another...
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Chipped Crystal Glass
We have a chip in the rim of a crystal glass. I have tried emery to smooth it - but really it needs the whole of the rim grinding down by about 2 mm. Should this be possible? Will it be satisfactory...
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The Railway Children
Just watching it on the telly. The boy's voice doesn't suit him. Have they dubbed on a younger voice? Did his voice break during filming? Bill
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Terminology
Following advice from Tim and others in here I have laid in cat6 cables to all rooms likely to require a direct data connection. Is there a simple way to common the star point of these cables without...
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long time no see. i have a problem
I am girgels and i have seen you in ages is similar to Long time no see! and is another way to greet someone youve missed for a long time
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Flourescent fitting Q ..
Bought 2x2 4' fittings for the kitchen just over 10 years ago. A couple of months one of the tubes in one started flickering and delaying firing up. I bought 2 new tubes, and swapped it out. Worked...
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12V battery charger from Screwfix - specifications?
<>"12V automatic heavy duty plastic-cased battery charger for car, motorcycle and lawn mower batteries. LEDs show current charging levels. Double insulated and protected against thermal overload and...
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OT: egotistical
Why are humans so egotistical? What's the reason for it? Bill
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Hello guys glad to be here
Hello guys all the way from France Happy New Year
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Father in law and DIY...
I decided to catch up on some long overdue DIY jobs over Christmas. The windows needed some sealant applied and smoothed off. Part way through the job, I needed something to clean with. So I walk to...
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