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The practicalities of switching ISP
I keep reading and thinking about switching ISP, but how long does it actually take or, more to the point, is there a period without any connection, or does the service switch from one ISP to another...
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External woodwork re-painting frequency
I hate external woodwork which needs to be re-painted frequently, and my main home in the midlands is largely maintenance-free in this respect. But I also own a flat in a converted Georgian house in...
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Lidl DIY day
28 August: http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?id=369#
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What paint to use - part rusty gates
I'm having a go at repainting our front gates - they are fairly heavy, presumably iron or steel, and I've got rid of most of the peeled/cracked paint leaving parts of exposed metal. What paint or...
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NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto EDG625.B Melody 3 Play & Select Coffee and Beverage Machine
NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto EDG625.B Melody 3 Play & Select Coffee and Beverage Machine. Hi all, Have many here bought these coffee makers? I bought one on 7th May this year from Currys, I did pay for the...
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ALDI multi purpose folding ladder
This is a today only special buy. It's a compact version of the standard multi purpose folding ladder. My Wickes one has 4 rungs in each section, this has 2. As a step ladder it's a bit small, only...
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Ping John Williamson...
Knowledge search.... My daughter has a small, steel hulled, canal boat powered by a 4cyl Kubota marinised diesel. I am used to tractor cooling systems but find this one visually impenetrable:-) There...
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Fitting a TV mount to less-than-ideal wall
I'm refurbishing our living room at the moment, and as part of this the TV is migrating from a stand to a wall bracket. Possible issue is that the wall concerned is a 100-year-old, plastered,...
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Re: OT: recommendations for used laptop w/ dock?
On 22 Aug 2014, Bill grunted: Thanks to everyone for lots of very helpful advice - exactly what I was after. Just ebayed myself an X201 plus dock, which looks just the job :)
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BBQ Chimney design
Hi all, Are there any chimney designers out there??? I have an outdoor brick built BBQ which has a brick surround on all 3 sides . There are bushes on all 3 sides so I was looking to construct this...
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Electrical supply to grill in the kitchen
I need to replace the built in oven as the gas grill no longer works. I can do a straight replacement but you can only get one gas oven gas grill. If I get a gas oven electric grill I will have to put...
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Re: Metal light fittings - BS
The daft thing of course is that things like laptop psus are double insulated, but it seems not to preclude tickles from the outside of the plug that goes to the laptop if you happen to be resting...
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IR temperature oddity
I have one of those IR temperature measuring guns where you point its laser at a surface and it displays the surface temperature. Trying to check my cars a/c efficiency via the face vents, it was...
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patio paving cleaning
I have been quoted £950 to clean and seal 35 sq metres of back yard 15 ye ars old. Has anyone had this done and if so is it a good lasting job afterw ords. Wife wants the slabs replaced and was...
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Re: Slightly OT: Fitting lights to car radiator grille
The fuel required to produce sufficient electrickery to illuminate two dip beam bulbs is _MINIMAL_. A rounding error. Oh, please!
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