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What freezer for garage
We have a totally separate, from the house, garage, and want to put a freezer in it. One place we looked around , the guy told us that upright freezers don't do so well in garages if it gets very...
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OT - Bloody wasps!
Found a queen wasp in the hall buzzing round the light this morning! That's the third wasp in the last three weeks. Fortunately it flew out when I opened the front door. I have no idea where they are...
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patio boarded ramp .
Small patio boarded ramp as become slippery. Any ideas to get over this problem. Jet wash first then what can be used as a preventative cure.
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Hanging a gate
Or fill the holes with what TNP suggests, leaving about 5 - 10 mm at the end. Then collect some of the brick dust you get when drilling the new holes, and mix that with a little mortar to retain as...
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ISS85 or maybe IS585 pin diodes
To carry out a repair of a radio I am stuck for 3x ISS85 or maybe IS585 diodes. Does anyone know of a source please or a direct replacement?
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Amazon gift wrapping
Why do Amazon offer gift wrapping, then include a packing note that says what the gift is? Owain
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Small kitchen fire
Out of interest (considering all the bollocks that has recently been spouted) I have just had a customer on the phone following a small kitchen fire. So this was a grill left on full with the...
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Strange microwave oven problem
It was working earlier today, but stopped heating up the soup inside. We noticed a "hot plastic" smell & the outside (case) seemed unusually warm. The display, internal light, & cooling fan are all...
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Probably OT
I am getting adverts in the bottom right hand corner of my screen . this is when I open Google chrome. how do I get rid of them please?
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Flickering room lights and occasional total power loss. Possible causes?
I've been experiencing very brief flashing of my ceiling lights although they are on separate circuits upstairs and downstairs and while I had a lamp plugged in to the mains I'm pretty sure I saw...
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BT Youview Box free to a good home
Hi All, Anyone want an elderly (4-5 years old) BT Youview box and Remote? Yours for the cost of postage. Cheers Chris
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How does a thermocouple have enough power to operate a gas valve?
On older boilers (furnaces if you're American), when the heating isn't actually running (eg. the thermostat says the house is warm enough), there's no power to the boiler, so how does the pilot light...
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Solid oak flooring.
Mate is re-vamping a living room. Size is approx 30 x 15ft - fairly typical through lounge in a modern house. Concrete floor. He wants a solid real oak floor. And matching skirting boards and...
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TOT: cookies
Because I searched the other day for 'thick card' I am now getting ads for firms making business cards. They can bugger off. I make my own. Bill
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BS docs again...
I notice that Manchester library no longer seem to have public access to the British Standards docs (unless you want to go there in person, which seems a bit excessive from here). Anyone know of...
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