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Round pin era electrics are back
No, see above, they never went away. The 2 amp round 3-pin are sometimes (I hesitate to say often) used for dedicated lighting outlets, and the larger ones for theatre lighting, my grandparents'...
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Loft insulation
What is the type of loft insualtion that looks like chewed up newspaper called? We have had an energey survey on a house we are selling and it said there was no insulation - I want to challenge it...
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Small mains electric motor repair - possible? DIY? repairers?
We have a Bissell vacuum cleaner whose brush motor has failed. It's no longer available as a spare part but as it's a jolly good vacuum cleaner I'd like to fix it if I can. The brush motor is separate...
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Finally got glans shiny again with Toilet Duck household bleach
I've been battling with thrush for years. Then I saw the Toilet Duck product in Wilco and bought a bottle. Here's what I did: Scraped off as much fungus from the head as possible by repeatedly...
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Says it all.....
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Tower Controls WIR12JB wiring centre
I have 4 of these brand new - anybody want one for the price of postage let me know.
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Energy Performance Certificate Photos
INTERNAL photographs required for the EPC Bottom two entries in Column 3
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what use are broadband speed checks
A bit OT, just tested my downlink speed on 4 different web sites and got 4.5 5.25 7.5 9.06 (Mbit/sec) and uplink varying from 300 kb/sec to 1 Mbit/sec. How can they be so different and are any...
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Multi tool
Is this worth buying (or rather a suggested xmas present) Bosch PMF 190 E multi tool....
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central heating inhibitor
I'm unsure if there is enough inhibitor in the combi system at my mum's. Must the system be drained down and then refilled with fresh or may I just add some (different as I don't know what's there if...
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How do they make a Part L door?
Thanks Robert, that would be very interesting. Will send a mail now.
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Faulty gloworm 38cxi boiler
My boiler has suddenly gone off. There's no light or display. I've checked the fuse spur and that's fine and so is the internal fuse. When I turn it on I can hear the fan make a sound but only very...
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showers/tiling again!
The source of the long sought leak has been identified: minute cracks in a section of grout! Those with long memories may recall that this leak only occurred when one of the daughters visited and used...
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Shower head dismantle
We have a chrome finished shower spray on the end of a flexi hose. I think it was from Sainsbury's or Homebase. One setting is supposed to give a pulsating spray - now it doesn't and some water leaks...
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Samsung TV remote oddity
Could the button on the TV have been left wedged on, and you pressing it cleared that?
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