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Re: a word of warning...
I think it says it all when companies 'sell' on the feature that their support is 'UK based'. When I signed someone up with a 'Uk based ISP' with the thought that the 'UK based support would be a...
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Lubricating screw thread so resistance not increased
Have a small aluminium bodied LED torch that takes a AAA battery. The aluminium cap on the end with the on/off button is difficult to screw off and the electrical connection it makes varies a lot when...
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Insulating Inside a Conservatory Roof
I have seen a few videos on YouTube about insulating inside a conservatory roof and the process loooks very simple whether using a PIR thermal insulation board or a multi-layer foil material with...
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How to, small drill bit.
I have a watch that the strap buckle pin keeps coming out. The hole for the pin is slightly too short, not deep enough to seat the retaining pin properly. I have a drill bit just under 1mm diameter...
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6 years ago
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Removing (cross type) tap handle without removing headgear doesn't get me wet, right?
Very quick question: removing the (cross type) tap handle on a kitchen hot tap, while leaving the headgear untouched, doesn't get me wet, right? I'm wondering whether I can help an elderly friend of...
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Fence paint anyone
Just boarded out half the garage roof space for storage and got the apprentice to put stuff up there. "Lid fell off" It was 4 deg when I hosed him down:-) File:Paint.jpg - DIYWiki
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OT: induction hob or ceramic hob?
We need to replace an ancient range cooker that has a ceramic hob. I'd prefer gas but mains gas isn't available and I don't want to mess around with bottles, so the choice is induction (and some new...
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milk frother
I have an aerolatte milk frother that is just about OK to make cappuccino s tyle foam when the batteries are new. So having returned an espresso maker due to the feebleness of the steam outlet, I went...
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OT Don't quite see how this'll work???
AIRBUS has teamed up with Rolls-Royce and Siemens to develop a hybrid electric engine.
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Many a true word ...
From the website of spammers operating some sort of US stock market scam. "We've even found the tiny company that Amazon has bought into that creates hydrogen batteries? the company that could explode...
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LED & Fibre Optic X-Mas deco's
She's just dug out a fibre optic santa, purchased a good few years ago for silly money no doubt from QVC. Once again she's lost all the transformers for everything FFS. Same every year. removes all...
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6 years ago
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Small laser printer replacement - recommendations?
Hi all I've had a Samsung ML-2010 B/W laser printer for about 10 years now and it has served extremely well. I do little printing, though every few weeks I do a "large" print of about 50 pages for...
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OT Car insurance Bloody crooks
Bloody Crooks! Car insurance was due for Roller. (Lancaster, specialises in heritage cars) Was quoted by post and Email £135 (This was up by £30 on last year). WHY? So went on line, (Gocompare)...
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Filling a chase
I'm about to start cutting some cable chases in a wall that's going to be painted, but when I last did this (a long time ago) I never managed to fill the chase so it disappeared completely. This house...
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used one?
Hmm another picture. I feel left out. Brian
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