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S.O..problems with tailgaters
Her indoors gets quite a bit of hassle from tailgaters - esp. white van apes and artics who "park" about 10cm behind her, (admittedly small), car. She's not the world's best driver but is not a...
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Eclipse risks national grids
The sudden loss and then rise of output from solar panels is a much bigger sudden drop and rise than national grids are designed to handle. Germany in particular is expecting to loose up to 35GW...
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Composite front doors
Hi- I've been looking at these, and have a couple of similar prices (£1000 - £1100 fitted) for composite front doors. The offers are two very differen t types though. One is made by XtremeDoor ( )...
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Drystone wall replacement
I asked this question on the NG some time ago but the suggested solution of rebuilding in the same fashion does not appeal. Would it be feasible to use "casing" or a couple of wood sheets nailed...
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generator to power elec concrete mixer....
If I wanted to remotely power my ekec concrete mixer (850w), what size/capacity genny would I be best off with? TIA Jim K
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Where to buy quality tools.
I'm sick and tired of cheap an crappy tools. In future, when I need something new, I want to buy something decent that will last. I had some CK bought for me by my Grandfather when I was a teenager,...
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Speaker compatibility with AV systems?
I have a 7.1 surround sound AV receiver, which was actually sold as a 5.1 system (ie speakers included; with the option of adding another pair of rear speakers). I already happen to have a pair of...
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TV advert
Warning There is an often repeated advert on TV at the moment informing SHMBOs how easy it is to fit toilets into unsuitable rooms. The purveyor of this useful information is Saniflo.
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[OT] Dental crowns
Definitely not a DIY - but my "temporary" filling patching up a part broken molar has just started failing. Not bad for 2 years, the dentist expected it would fail sooner... I guess it's time to get...
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OT: Green marks on shower Reloaded
We have a Gainsborough shower about 6.5 years old. Not electric. Plastic "chrome" pole to which the tube and shower head are attached. I've recently noticed green deposits on the pole and shower head....
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Wickes refit
Local Wickes has had a complete refit and opened today. Nice & clean & bright, seems to have more space, some new products. They now have a 'Pay & Collect' section which is a bit like a...
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Electrostatic dust collectors
Do they work? I hate dust, and dusting.
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Taxing
Do the inland revenue ever answer the phone? 39 minutes listening to crap music, read all uk.d-i-y post from past 3 days, fed up now! Mike
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Help with a leak.
This is my sons newly bought house, after moving in and removing a fitted wardroble he discovered a damp patch on the wall. The other side of the wall is a shower room. It needs to be sorted but cant...
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Philips food processor question.
I have a Philips HR7754 food processor. Recently, it just wouldn't switch on; there was no noise or smoke or anything, it's just dead. Needless to say, Philips said they don't repair this model any...
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