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Lidl insect zapper
For anyone who bought one of these recently and was disappointed to find that the four D cells don't last long, it'll run from 5V and takes somewhere around an amp. I threw out the battery carrier and...
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Safe to use old *diamond* angle grinder disc?
I know grit disks have a limited life but is there a significant risk with old diamond disks? My 9" one has loads of diamonds left on it. It has never been abused (I'm too wimpish to even think of it)...
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Parch marks - anything interesting ?
Our front lawn is showing a couple of very interesting lines. One I knew about - it's a previous path that was moved and grassed over. But the other is new in 16 years here .... looks like a sewer ?...
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Pump to increase water pressure to bathroom.
I had a bathroom completely refitted about 3 years ago. After the job was d one, the flow at the taps, showerhead etc was significantly reduced. The gu y who did the work told me that the old, wide...
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Garden Bench Replacement
I've had enough of trying to resurrect garden benches from the effects of weathering. Can anyone recommend a source/brand of bench that will stay half decent for longer than 12 months?
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Need instruction as to how to unlock hinges on bosch oven door.
took off oven door to replace bulb and managed to lock the hinges when trying to put door back on. Have seen previous advice for other ovens can this be applied for bosch?
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Ping GB
You said it took three hours to swap your CU (not that that matters as it was a DIY job) but how long do you think it would take you to swap this one (and add another 4 circuits that are coiled up in...
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Too many gadgets
I have just spend nearly an hour trying to track down the source of an occasional double beep every couple of minutes, from somewhere in the house. Mobile phones - no, handline phones - no, weather...
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Potterton Suprima 50L
Gone into lockout. Almost certainly the PCB, but according to the picture here (middle of page - right hand) we already have an upgraded replacement board. But I don't know how long it's been in the...
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Too much spare time :) ?
Our bungalow has an electric shower fed by about 10ft of piping in the loft. I found myself idly wondering just now if I ran the shower without any heating, and took the output temperature, and also...
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Black slime
One of our downstairs toilets suffers with black slime building up in the cistern above the water line and up in the rim of the toilet bowl. STWNFI keeps cleaning it off and treating it with bleach...
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On Topic: Lidl impact screwdriver on thursday
Looks like the impact mechanism is switchable. https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?articleId=14894
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three phase
Does every connection have to go back to the board or is it possible to extend the supply to a separate machine ??
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how come
when you replace an old radiator with a new one exactly the same size the wall brackets will be totally different and the tails will be just that much further apart making connection to the microbore...
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Accelerator stuck wide open while car is going fast: what should you do?
Depends on car. My current car has an electric steering lock which would come on if the ignition button was pressed. On most cars I would expect the foot brake to stop the car particularly a manual...
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