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Did the mac users listen?
Probably Hackers convert 17,000 Macs into malware botnet - Tech Monitor
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Hex bits
What's the proper name for hex bits that have a "captive" end rather than needing to be used in a bit holder? Searching for "long" turns-up ones that are the right sort of thing, e.g. but are /too/...
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Magnetic CH sludge filters
Just about to put in 3 new rads on the CH system, wondering whilst it's drained down if it is worth putting in one of those magnetic sludge filters - eg a Magnaclean? System is old (circa 1970's I...
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How long till new sand-cement render can be skimmed?
I need to do quite a lot of patch repairs (mostly where I've chased out elctrical cable runs) on an internal wall which had been previously sand- cement rendered up to 1m, presumably due to s damp...
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Seal from copper to heat exchanger in boiler question.
The boiler is a Vaillant and there is a small leak between the outgoing copper pipe and the heat exchanger. There is an O-ring of an unknown size that should seal but doesn't quite. The result is a...
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Ceiling / loft insulation: What am I missing?
I'd like to insulate the bathroom. The walls will have to wait until I re-furb the whole thing properly, but I thought the ceiling would be a good place to start. The ceiling is in three sections,...
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OT what's this mast for?
I saw this tall mast in the field behind a Travelodge on the M40 in Oxfordshire. It looks relatively temporary, is held up with guyropes and has a fence round it like they use round building sites. As...
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"Soft Touch" remover
I have a bit of electronics that orginally had a "soft touch" coating on the normal plastic case. This kit is about 10 years old and the "soft touch" is now "sticky touch". Anyone know what is a good...
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putting a ceiling in a conservatory
3m x 3m plastic conservatory. Could you/ how would you add an insulated ceiling to this? I'm thinking, weight? Spans? Anchoring? Splay of existing structure, overloading structure.... Thoughts?? Tia...
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Strange screw head
I have an intermittent fault on a Moulinex electric iron, so I need to dism antle it to investigate. Unfortunately the two screws which secure the cove r where the cable enters have a strange head...
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Pipe bending
I'm attempting to bend a 22mm copper pipe with a (cheap) pipe bender of the type The pipe is few years old but I'm getting ripples on the underside of the bend. Bottom of bend and top of bend photos...
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Small goods trailer paneling material?
Hi all, Just thinking out loud ... I have a nice little light goods trailer, about 500kg/ 5' x 4' sorta thing and whilst left outside (covered), water has laid inside at the front (it sits nose down)...
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"Instant" water heaters
At work, our existing Sadia water heater (big lump on the wall, plumbed in) is disgusting and has been condemned (by the boss once he realised the state of it). We only need a small amount of washing...
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rendering inside old stone fireplace...
Old random rubble built stone fireplace. I want to render it (plaster will I think struggle with stove heat?) then paint it. So how to prep the sooty old stone for best adhesion of the render? What...
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Tory Green Deal scuppered
Only four people have so far signed up to a flagship government scheme to make homes more energy-efficient. Totally stupid idea. WTF is going to buy a home that comes with a debt. Okay, the odd Duke...
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