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Heavy Duty Sealant Gun
Heads up Purchased today in Wiko (Ex Wilkinson) a heavy duty sealant gun for £6 Its appears to be good quality It takes the short and long tubes of "stick like shit" etc. There is a blade in-build to...
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Garage Electrical supply
I am in the process of purchasing a garage that whilst on the same street as my house is a few doors down, so there is no possibility of a direct connection to the existing supply. I have instead been...
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Energy fixes
My current deal is until July 2018, with only a quid or two a month to be saved by switching (and probably nothing taking exit fees into account). Just logged into current provider to enter readings...
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Re: Unplugging a pcb plug
I could be wrong, but I would have expected to have to prise it out at 90deg to the wires, ie towards the camera. Some PCB headers do not unplug at all, but that one looks like it does.
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OT Healthy Sweets
I've just opened a packet of Rountrees Fruit Pastilles with "30% less sugar" As some of you may guess - each pastille is 2/3rds the size of the original.
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OT: What's happened to Simon Mason ?.
He's gone very quiet recently.
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Telescopic ladders
Anyone used one of these telescopic ladders? The main use will be cleaning/repairing gutters, don't need to get on the roof. I have a suitable double extension already, but sometimes getting it...
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console brackets
any Idea where I can get console brackets? ...
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OT: Current 'best' mailhost please?
Hi all, Looking for a good / reliable / vfm mail and possibly web / domain host (again / still / long story) and found this site: And if you look at that first chart it sorta shows a negative trend...
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OT: pubic hair
As usual, when I woke from my nap I flicked through the channels. I found myself (and Hil) looking at a programme where people were naked. It appeared to be some sort of dating programme. All the...
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Old TVs
Normal sound is from a PC speaker system bought for this job, if I want better sound, then the Humax feeds into the Amplifier (called HiFi back in the 1970s).
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British gas rc2 thermostat
Hi, we switched the boiler off for summer and when switching it back to water and heat the rc2 wireless thermostat doesn't seem to be connecting to it module. Usually when we flick the thermostat up...
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How think are 1/2 inch tap wahers please ?
Hi, I need to know how thick 1/2" tap washers are, I don't have one at hand and need to make one. I looked at British Standards web site and they want to charge me £46 quid for a PDF standard. Many...
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Showerroom - partly tiled
Pics: or short Tiler did a great job tiling (I diy'd the screed and concrete slab) and I have tested the fall with water and it runs into the drain nicely. I woke up this morning with one huge panic...
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Clothes pegs - longest lasting if left outside?
Which will last longer if left outside, wooden clothes pegs or plastic clothes pegs?
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