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Talking smart meter display units
Has anyone, anywhere had one actually supplied yet? Ofgen claim they are available but EDF who I'm with say they are not. Who is telling porkies. I have put my foot down with a firm hand and told...
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Sturmey Archer gurus?
Hi, I am in the process of stripping a 3sp SA brake / hub (X-RD3) and wondered if anyone here was personally familiar with this range of hub (rather than the older models) and could offer any general...
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OT Geert Wilders on events last week
Geert Wilders, Dutch MP: "I am here on behalf of millions. Freedom of speech is being violated all over Europe and also in Britain. Restore freedom of speech."
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Water Paint on external woodwork.
A bloke is proposing to repaint windows, porch etc. He has said water based paints are the preferred thing these days. I raised one eyebrow. Am I hopelessly out of date? Water? better than oil?...
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Is tanking a job for professionals?
A friend has a garage and the adjoining garden covers the lower 1/3 of the left-hand wall. Water comes in from the soil through the wall. Whatever waterproofing was there is not working any more. The...
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Blocked gutter downpipe
This morning's fun and games. We have two walls that meet at 90 degrees, one single storey, the other two storey, both have gutters with downpipes leading to a single drain gully, where they are...
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E1 message on digistat +2?
I am getting E1 on thrmostat. Have changed battery. No way to escape the E1 on screen ..
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Lidl drill/chisel/scissor sharpener
I've just bought one of these and I'll be darned if I can follow the supplied instructions for setting the drill bits up in the holder. If I push it in to the setting guide far enough to touch the...
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OT: The sooner we're out.....
"Government in europe needs to implement a 5 year plan to gradually reduce regulation, reduce the size of government, reduce government welfare, and lower taxes. Taxes are bad enough but the...
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Booting (or not) a 386
Rootling around in the loft, I found my Elonex 386, bought in 1992, running DOS and W3.1, so brought it downstairs and set up, but no go, the PC itself seems to boot (fan noise, flashing lights), but...
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Ebay
Just a heads-up really. I put something up for auction on ebay and somehow failed to see that I also was prepared to accept "Best Offers". This seems to be a new feature. I got a best offer and tried...
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Plastering over previously wallpapered plasterboars
I have a ceiling that originally had a wallpaper covering over the plasterboard. This has been stripped off and whilst doing so some of the cardboard has been ripped off with it leaving a rough...
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Coffee maker cable
I'm looking for a cable for an ancient Russell-Hobbs coffee maker, model 3010/P. The plug is similar to a standard IEC one, but has a notch opposite the earth pin to accommodate a corresponding raised...
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sheet metal folders (brakes)
I need one. Manually operated, not more than £150. Must be able to fol d sheet metal 1000mm wide. Ideas or experience anyone? Bill
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Spiders - How to get rid..
Massive??? You obviously don't live in Australia. :-D
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