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DIY double glazing.
The outer pane of a DG panel cracked on my conservatory roof, the inner pane was OK. I wanted the quickest easiest repair so just removed the outer glass, squirted black roofing repair mastic around...
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Daewoo queries on two products
Afternoon clever people. I have two product queries and to my surprise th ey are both from Daewoo. I have just had a new TV aerial installed so I ca n use my over 75 licence in a new mobile home. The...
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OT- Where to get Apple Mac maintenance Contract?
Hi All, My daughter has a MacBook Pro which has just come out of it's 3 year Applec are cover (annoyingly, we had to buy it a new PSU yesterday! (I suppose it may have cost no more than a policy...
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6 years ago
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Part P - replacing an entire cable - notifiable (England)?
Just a quick check - legalistic Q Is replacing a cable with one of equivalent or better spec from the MCB/RCBO right through to the end device *not notifiable* in England? This is outside of any...
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Electric cars - running costs.
On R4 You and Yours today - for those who may wish to listen again - there was a bit about some filling stations providing fast charge points. At last, you might say. And they interviewed an actual...
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6 years ago
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Holding morse taper bits in a chuck
So a mate turns up with a lump of steel about a foot square and not far short of an inch thick. Says he wants a 4 inch strip cut off the side, and then a 3/4" hole drilled through one end of the bit...
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6 years ago
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CH expansion tank fitting
as winter approaches going to sort this out once and for all, so a few quick Qs for those that know better than I ... 1) For a 10-radiator bungalow, an 8L tank is suffice ? 2) I need to cut into the...
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6 years ago
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OT - Carrier bag charge (or Not)
Overheard in a shop today (Robert Dyas if it matters) "Would you like a carrier bag madam" "How much are they" "Our carrier bags are free madam - they don't have handles so we don't have to charge -...
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6 years ago
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Microwave oven radiation
I find this interesting. Maybe someone here has some expertise or opinion in this area? 2 years ago a friend bought a microwave oven. He used to work maintaining things like scanners at a specialist...
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6 years ago
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Minimal cost/effort projector screen
I've been looking at various commercial and homebuilt projector screens. Some are expensive, some have very bad reviews and some require quite a bit of work. I have an old brick and plaster internal...
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6 years ago
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Only in America - diyfail #34368
Man tries to kill spider with blowtorch and accidentally burns house down [quote] A man who only wanted to get rid of unwanted pests has managed to burn down his home with a blowtorch. Officials in...
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NDA (a bit OT)
No great surprise to some of us who used to be in the trade... The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's ability to manage large procurements has been called into question by the National Audit Office...
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6 years ago
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Garden arch
I'm looking to put up a freestanding wooden garden structure, sort of a cross between a small arch and a full size pergola, set into my lawn to grow climbers over. A local supplier offers what they...
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[OT] Digital photography groups
Are there any good groups or forums? I've been after some workflow advice on Lightroom (PC and Mobile) - but I'm finding Adobe and dpreview's forums to be a bit dead - usual problem, dozens of forums...
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6 years ago
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Monitor/mains connection
As per previous post I have now opened up the monitor and checked the mains connection but cannot see anything wrong with it. (images attached) The mains connection was intermittently cutting out,...
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