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Kitchen mixer tap
Can anyone tell me how to remove the hot and cold knobs/taps each side of this mixer? I can remove the neck/spout (grub screw at back) but I can't get into the taps. They are working loose and the red...
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Morecambe and Wise footage
I remmeber them coming to our lab to ask about using our laser cutting which wasn't really suitable. An old Morecambe and Wise film from 1968 has been restored using a groundbreaking new technique.
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Remove wooden fence post 'stub'.
We've got wooden fence post stub which is set in a sizeable concrete lump. It is broken off 'flush' at the surface- a lorry hit the fence. Obviously I could break up the concrete etc but, owing to a...
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ABS Plastics Repair?
Not an urgent requirement- ie I don't have a current repair to do but it it is something that comes up from time to time. To be blunt, I've never found a sure fire way to glue/repair ABS. In...
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Lidl washers set
I bought a pack of 383 assorted fibre and "rubber" washers and O-rings from Lidl as future spares. Noticed later that they are not to be used "in foo d and drinking water pipes". Does anyone know if...
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Shower V wife, I know I am correct.
OK, so in the morning possibly before the heating comes on (not that it matters) wife uses the shower, (combi boiler) she claims it is sometimes cold and takes ages to heat up. I advised her to have...
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Wago-things
I have a love-hate relationship with these. The connectors are wonderful and I love them to bits. The boxes, not as much. I can never get all the bloody wiring back in the box and get the lid to snap...
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Bargain: Rolson 5m steel tape measure @ Morrisons, 97p
Adrian Caspersz laid this down on his screen : Or go to a Pound shop and you can buy the same, any day of the week.
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Different plasterboard fixings
Never noticed these before, probably above my "buy some in case I need them" price, considering they must cost sod all to make ...
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6 years ago
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vacuum cleaner recommendation
Looking for a mains powered cylinder vac. Don't mind if it's expensive. Anyone care to make a recommendation? Bill
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Disposing of old lithium ion 18650 cells
I need to dispose of a ten-year old laptop battery, which is no longer needed as the laptop was decommissioned a couple of years ago. I've opened the battery case up, and it contains 9 x 18650 lithium...
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OT - Gridwatch - coal giving its all?
I do look at the site from time to time and from previous chats I expect nuclear to be going hell for leather, wind and solar to be doing what the weather dictates, and CCGT filling in the gaps, with...
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Patio doors - Monarch Union 3 point locking system
Unable to open aluminium patio door as upper locking point will not release. The key and lock barrel work OK. Both the lower locking point (hook type) and central mortice lock release OK. The lock is...
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6 years ago
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FreeFileSync scam
I often use to checkout files I download. There are two methods of entry, one is by entering the URL of an exe, and the other is to upload the file you would have downloaded yourself. If I enter: I...
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Neff oven cuts out
Hi Father-in-law has a Neff oven. I replaced the heating element a year or so ago and all has been well since. Now he tells me that when he turns the oven on, it heats up but cuts out and won't heat...
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