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OT: Contains less that 5% nonionic surfactant
This one's been bugging me for a while. A lot of cleaning products contain things on the label like "contains less that 5% non-ionic surfactants". Why not put a proper list of contents, or at least...
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Elddis Caravan Damp (long)
Hello, My mother has asked me to take a look at her caravan, a Elddis Tornado 1998 . It has an internal damp problem. She took it to a professional caravan wo rkshop for repair. Then took it back for...
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9 years ago
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fixed price boiler repairs have their place
Some reflections on a neighbour's boiler saga. Insurance co's engineer says boiler is beyond economic repair, so they send the customer a cheque for £500. But boiler manufacturer fixes it for £300+...
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9 years ago
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3 pin plug (not socket) protector
Apart from these kinds of things Is there anything else that will stop my 3 pin plug from poking through a plastic bag in a nutshell i sometimes carry my phone charger in this bag along with a couple...
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9 years ago
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Soggy joist
Furtling under the floor in the bathroom for other reasons, I found water has been running down the side of the bath (from the shower over it) and saturated a confined area of a floorboard, together...
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9 years ago
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mains-powered MP3 player
Is there such a thing as a mains-powered MP3 player? What I'm after is a boombox which stores MP3 files in flash memory, transferable along a USB cable. No need for it to play CDs. Would be nice if it...
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9 years ago
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Faulty fluorescent lights
I have a number of fluorescent lights under kitchen wall cupboards. Two are flashing at the moment, but one stops and works normally when I remove the small starter (Chinese). Does it harm a...
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9 years ago
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Seeking good Henry spares supplier
Everyone here (myself included) seems to bang on about how good the parts availability is for Henry vacuum cleaners - but can anyone recommend a Really Good supplier? I have the Airo attachment brush...
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9 years ago
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Outside wiring question
Hi All, As part of the outdoor "kitchen", I have an outside socket which is run fro m the house using armoured cable. The problem is, that the armoured cable is too short :( I can position the current...
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9 years ago
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Wood treatment
Hi All, I am building an outdoor "kitchen". I have some tanalised timber left over from some building work so thought I would use that for the frame - there is a granite worktop on top. Although in...
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9 years ago
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OT A definition worth remembering.
Somebody sent me this:- A definition worth remembering: There's an annual contest at Bond University, Australia, calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term. This year's chosen...
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Cooling for hi-fi stack?
The hi-fi stack is slowly coming together, built from 15mm ply on drawer runners. Looking as though everything will {just} fit although there isn't a lot of leeway. I plan to cut ventilation holes in...
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Latest paint advice
We fairly recently painted our hall and stairs with a white satin finish, not sure now of the make, but have been disappointed because it's remained slightly sticky to the touch and has to be sorted...
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reshaping layout domestic waste chamber
Hi, I need to remove the white flexi pipe shown in the image to create a longer term solution in getting the bathroom waste into the mains sewer pipe. Building control have told me to amend the...
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wiring help
I have rigged up PIR to flood indoors to check it before installing outdoors. When wired up the PIR `clicks` and also using a non contact voltage detector it appears that live is getting through....
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