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B&Q Valspar Paint
If anyone has not tried it - I can thoroughly recommend it. I took a piece of painted wood in today - about 1" square. B&Q produced a Sample Pot of the specific colour and I was gob-smacked at the...
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Electric Clothes Drying Racks
Aldi just recently are doing an electric clothes drying rack for £29. Would anyone know the wattage on these things and whether they are a good thing to get, in terms of drying clothes in an...
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USB 2.0 cables
After doing a bit googling for a long, 3 or 5 meter, usb 2.0 cable, and looking on ebay, I noticed that there is a wide variety in prices for virtually what seems to be the same cable. Also I have...
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Asus eee problem - diagnosis assistance plse
Asus eee 904ha running 'legacy' windas XP. Been working OK for years. Very recently after booting into windas after a couple of minutes normal use, the screen goes bananas,scrolling, breaking up etc,...
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CCTV Camera
I have noticed many CCTV cameras have a ring of LEDs around the lens - but behind a front glass (Saw this on a drone which made me wonder....) Can the LEDs be of any use given the sort of useful...
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OT Cheap African solar energy could power UK homes in 2018
They intend using 'concentrated solar power', i.e. a massive array of steerable mirrors focusing onto a central collector: and are proposing to run an interconnector across the Mediterranean from...
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Finding a squeak in the printer
I have an hp 1020 laser printer here, and since I replaced the toner drum assembly it has started to make a kind of squeak/rubbing noise. Its working OK but you can hear that the motor is under...
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Gridwatch "excellent" - see Guardian
OK - so it was in a comment... :-) "One shutdown you didn't mention was Dungeness B about a year ago which was shut down by the St Jude's day storm. I remember seeing the electricity supply from...
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CDA Extractor ECP92SS {Curved Hood)
Both lamps failed. No power from switch. All Fan switches operate OK so suspect lamp switch. Anyone any experience in accessing and reparing the PCB ? Would appreciate guidance if possible. Rob
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TOT Printer
I have a HP C7180 printer with an empty orange cartridge. When this happens HP kindly stop all printing until you replace the cartridge. You can't even just print in black, I tried all the tricks I...
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Cabling in low density chipboard walls (1970s?)
Can anyone help on running services down through these walls? Are there conduit spaces? I cannot see an open end of the partition walls to find out what is inside them and the attic has eave to eave...
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DIY at Aldi
More DIY 'stuff' this coming Thursday. No angle grinders, but drill bits and an arc welder among others. Shop for Baby, DIY, Kitchen, Cycling, Sports, Tvs, Home & Garden online.
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Garage roller shutter door
Sons had a alutech electric roller shutter door installed. The fitters disappeared after being paid. The door can be pulled up about 3'. Any one know of any fitting instructions or knowledge of the...
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PEX not all inserts are created equal it seems
I'm a 1st time user of pex tubing for heating and got some inserts from 2 different suppliers (oooh don't ask why). They sent these. Is there a reason for the O rings on one - or are they just better...
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Re: B&Q spends ?60m on relaunched website
And thus give them gold-plated contact details for marketeers ... Of course B&Q would prefer *regular* purchases ... the medway handyman for all those little jobs that need to be done...
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