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Storing zinc-air batteries
I have a packet of Rayovac 675 zinc-air batteries ("hearing-aid batteries", according to the packet). They are nominally 1.45V, but I measured them at 1.3V or so with my multimeter, including new ones...
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Electric shower, lime scale
Once again the overheat trip on the Aqualisa Quartz shower in my wife's flat is giving problems. The complete shower has been replaced under warranty several times and it now appears the manufacturer...
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Mini Guttering
The saga of my son's summerhouse continues. He has fitted the shingle roof over the leaky wooden original, so now he needs the gutters to dispose of the now-external water. He went to Wickes and...
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Is this a record?
I just recieved an item of spam mail dated August 1996.
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Make your own shower tray?
Is it feasible to *make* a shower tray (or, better, the lower part of a shower cubicle) for a motorhome? I have had trouble sourcing a shower tray that is suitable so I wonder whether a shower tray...
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Repainting timber which has an unknown existing paint finish
Simple query: what preparation is required to repaint interior wood that has a preexisting paint finish? The problem is that I don't know whether the existing paint is water-based or oil-based. Is...
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OT Bills of Lading emails
Is anybody else getting these? I get 2-3 a week, all claiming that the .htm attachment is a bill of lading that I need to open, which obviously I don't. Colin Bignell
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Canon DVD/CD disc print function
Hi all, I originally installed my Canon ip4700 series A4 Printer on a Win 7 64 bit computer in March 2010 on upgrading the computer, I used the original installation CD to install the print drivers. I...
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electric sliding driveway gate(s)
Anyone fitted them/one? Tia Jim K
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Best way to "accidentally" damage a carpet
Not insurance fraud but just a way to get my Mum to move a wardrobe to the skip. It's at my parents holiday place at Filey. They have just had a new boiler fitted and now my Dad wants the freestanding...
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Boots electric toothbrush: how to open?
The battery in my (fairly ancient) Boots electric toothbrush had died, and I am wondering if it is worth-while opening it and putting in another re-chargeable battery? Has anyone tried this? I don't...
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PVC Double-glazed windows draught proofing.
I have some PVC double-glazed windows, one of which is quite large. These are at times subjected to very strong winds blowing up against them. I have no problem whatsoever with the integrity of the...
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how to build a wood jacuzzi
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Perhaps not a good time to work in police lost property
If there's a UXB knocking about... Police lose bomb from Birmingham terror attack Police have lost a bomb that was suspected of being linked to the Birmingham pub bombings, it has emerged. bomb2 The...
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CD read write drives
Hitherto, I have used R80 (700mB) discs in my computer disc drive. The current offering from Viking is for a much higher storage capacity. How do I tell if my fairly ancient drive will handle these...
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