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Rehau windows
Trying to decide which manufacturer to use to replace Victorian sliding sas hes with uvpc. There seem to be more than one "heritage" range with run thr ough sashes, deep bottom rail, and mechanical...
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Water hardness
I need to measure the hardness of our water (I suspect the softener isn't working). Can I find either of the test kits I have? Can I fuck. Are these digital TDS ("Total Dissolved Solids") test "pens"...
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TOT: kaolin and morphine
TOT even by uk.d-i-y standards. I am running out (excuse the pun!) of kaolin and morphine and it seems no-one stocks it any more. Does anyone know if it has been banned / discontinued? Does anyone...
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workzone heavy duty power puller model THDPP-2/2014
I bought this puller for my husband but there is no paperwork/instructions in the box. Can anyone please tell me where to get a manual or can someone scan one in for me?
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Parkside multitool sanding pads
Can anyone tell me where to get more sanding pads for this tool as Lidl only sell the pack with extra blades as well. Daughter bought a similar pack from Aldi but the discs keep sliding off the tool...
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DRAYTON DIGITAL SCR
my wireless receiver works fine for the heating but has started to pick and choose when it comes on for the hot water, sometimes it works for a week them working for a couple of weeks. has anyone...
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Lidl ultrasonic cleaner
I bought one of these recently and today got around tuit, to try polishing my polycarbonate lensed glasses. Using warm water and a non foaming universal cleaner detergent. The lenses had developed...
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What's going on with my drains?? Please help!!!
I live in a tenement flat that occupies the ground and basement floors. The bathroom is on the ground floor and the kitchen is underneath in the basement. For the last couple of years, most evenings...
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ping Bert Coules
My local ASDA are doing the cheap plastic boxes with lids again from ?5 for a very big one and less for smaller ones at the moment.........
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Hedge trimmer cable repair
My 30 something nephew cut through the cable on his first use of my Flymo Easicut 6000XT hedge trimmer - quite how is a mystifying as I've used it for years with never a hint of putting the blade near...
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New shed needs power, but no mains
I'll be having a new shed/workshop built soon but the position of it is such that I can't have mains power to it except by running an extension from the bedroom window which is a bit of a pain as it's...
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Laser
What about =A3200 for a 50W CO2 laser with power supply (I think the req= uired water cooling is extra). Sounds useful for cutting a wide variety= of materials (wood, concrete, metal?) accurately,...
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CO2 gas bottle thread size
I seem to be going round in circles. I recently bought a 'no deposit' bottle that has a strange thread to fit a regulator. I purchased a regulator that has an inlet thread: G5/8-14 It has the same...
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Stainless Steel Springs
I need to source some replacement stainless steel compression springs OD 4.84mm uncompressed length 20mm ID 3.5mm wire aprox 0.67 diam Guessing it is nominally a 3/16" x 3/4" spring Any know of a...
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poly bushes
Anyone here replaced stock rubber bushings with the polyurethane type and if so, what difference did you notice - if any - in the comfort and handling of the vehicle?
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