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OT: Yanks want to buy BP!
Successive UK governments have allowed our prized companies to be taken ove r by foreigners - euphemistically describing it as "inward investment". BP is the largest contributor of tax to the UK...
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replacing 'o' ring/seal on Wickes own brand pressure washer
How do I get into my Wickes own brand pressure washer to replace a water inlet seal? I can see that this is split and the water sprays out. So much so now that I am not getting any pressure to cause a...
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Snooping TV.
Just been listening to a radio piece about those Samsung smart TVs the CIA etc have apparently hacked so they can listen to what's going on in the room. So wondered if any of the computer savvy types...
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13 amp sockets in bathrooms - houses and caravans
There is an awful lot of regulation about mains power in bathrooms (but not kitchens). I was intrigued to note the 13 amp sockets in the bathroom of our new caravan. Are there different regulations...
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Sort out my friend's lousy shower
Since 1992 my friend has had an impossible to control shower which drives his family (daughter especially) and visitors mad. It is difficult to believe that given the installation no improvements were...
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joke needed
Anyone know where I can get the full text of that joke about the Mexican wall made by Ikia or whoever with just one allen key? Brian
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CCTV networking problem
I've set up a Hikvision DS-7608NI-E2/8P/A NVR with four Hikvision DS-2CD2042WD-I cameras plugged directly into and running on it. They're all currently in the same room as I wanted to get them working...
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Device for finding cables and pipes prior to drilling
I've got one but it's years old - has the technology improved and has anyone got any recommendations?
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Later
22h24m 921 20/12/16 09/03/17
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Dremel recommendations?
[On topic!] I'm thinking of replacing my old, cheap Dremel-like multitool with a better version (for a start, mine only has one speed, i.e. bloody fast). On looking at Amazon, I find that there are...
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How do I fit an old-style spark plug connector on Suffolk Punch?
The existing connector is broken. I can get a new one from e.g. eBay, for example: This type has a screwed thread inside and presumably I just trim the end of the coil lead, then screw in the new...
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Corner protection
My entrance lobby (hall would be rather too grand) is quite restricted. The decoration is lining paper and emulsion. A couple of corners suffer from regular knocks and scuffs. It is overdue for a...
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Socket not quite flush to wall - need to fill gap
I've got a double mains socket that's mounted on a metal backbox and because the backbox is not quite deep enough the socket isn't flush with the wall. I need some kind of plastic "frame" designed to...
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1893 house and trouble fixing to walls
I'll soon be moving in to a new place in a house that was built in 1893. Th e outside walls are brick on the outside and 22 inches thick. Given the age of the place I was expecting it to have very...
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Microbore blockage
I have a couple of sluggish radiators and I believe (from experience with another that got re-piped due to a kitchen extension) that there is a partial blockage where the pipe connects to the...
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