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A bit naughty Bosch and unrelated DeWalt drill observations
Just looking more closely on the Li-On battery on the Bosch strimmer - thought it said 4 Ah. What it actually said it BIG was 4 AII and below that small was 1.2 Ah. The size kind of gave it away...
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Wet room and waterproof window
I am converting my bathroom (upstairs) to a wet room and wondered about hav ing a internal window to let light in. This would have to be in the wet roo m area so shower proof and wondered if I could...
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Using anti freeze in a domestic central heating system
Is it practical to put anti freeze in a domestic central heating system to stop the water freezing if the system is left switched off in the winter.
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Petrol and Kerosene
Son-in-laws Toyota Avensis started to run badly lately. Garage reckoned he has got petrol mixed with kerosene in his tank. Apart from how this happene d (apparently there is recent history linking it...
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Is this impending doom?
Desk top computer tower emanating strange noises. Whiny hum linked to hard drive while loading software. Cooling fan never cleaned and m/c normally left running, about 8 years now. How difficult is...
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best fixing for this mantelpiece?
I'd be grateful for advice on fixing a mantelpiece to my chimney breast on top of 2cm thick brick slips. Beneath the slips there will be maybe 5mm of adhesive and then around 4cm of fire render, put...
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Cutting cement board (waterproof plasterboard replacement)
What's the best way to cut the cement based waterproof board? (as used for showers) Also, what about drilling it for fixing?
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OT: MOT certificate
Going to part exchange my car for a new one tomorrow morning. Just realised that I don't have the MOT certificate - must have misplaced it. Any idea if the dealership will insist on me producing it? I...
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Exploiting integral garage
Have been looking at various houses with a view to moving sometime soon-ish. Some have integral garages. We are among the many who never use garages for cars but for doing things and storage. It looks...
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(OT ?) Homeplug oddity
Due to the vagaries of brick walls, and WiFi, I use a Homeplug network in my house. The setup is Router (DHCP server) in Front room, Server in utility and (other side of the house) network media...
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Solar lighting
I was looking at solar lighting web sites and on the "Curve Solar Motion Light" product page there are several questions from potential customers and answers from the site. I thought this one was...
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small garden wall
As part of the new patio I am building a new wall 450mm high from ground le vel (plus 2 courses below ground, since I have dug out 150mm over the whole area anyway for 75mm MOT and 75mm slab +...
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Loft insulation
Long delayed DIY project coming up - planning to insulate loft at ceiling level. But I've seen a couple of websites saying not to put insulation over electricity cables, and I have several cables up...
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Draw opening stoppers
Any simple way of putting a "stopper" in a wooden drawer so that the drawer cannot pull right out when opened?
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OT The apprentice now has a new healthier lifestyle
Or so he claims. He told me that he has quit smoking, joined a gym and no longer eats crap food. Well he might have joined a gym but he has not actually been yet because he is to tired to go after...
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