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Movable barrier to stop someone falling through loft hatch.
A friend of mine has just had some boarding put down in her loft and a new wooden loft ladder fitted. It?s a modern house with lots of trusses in th e loft. She?s worried about falling through the...
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Windows 8
Started a W8 machine in a hurry to do something. Huge banner over everything saying free upgrade to 8.1. One button saying "download from App Store". No Cancel, No or don't option. Didn't want that,...
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10 years ago
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PTFE tape as a rubber ring/washer replacement..
fixing all the dripping taps..one unit (double swan neck thing in kitchen') had to be entirely removed off the two up pipes to work in. seal was a stepped collar inside a pipe with a flat end, suppose...
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10 years ago
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Soil stacks?
Horrible 'drain' smell in a en suite bathroom. Family bathroom & downstairs (below) cloak (unaffected) have boxing in the corners obviously containing the soil pipe, confirmed by being able to see the...
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10 years ago
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Almost dead computer
Any ideas? It turns on and the fan runs. There is nothing else - no bleeps - no screen. The led that shold flash when the hard drive is working is not lighting up. I suspect a duff HD but ideas are...
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10 years ago
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Fibreglass bath - crack in the gelcoat?
OK - karma's at work here. Just cleared the microwave taking out the RCD and the dishwasher dying at an inopportune moment. Just cleaned the bathroom - really good clean, so got in the bath on hands...
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10 years ago
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washing machine door
Hi, I've got a washing machine door (it's French model, "Vedette" front loader) and the door latching lever has either broken or become detached internally. I've checked the user guide but no help...
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10 years ago
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Electricity monitors
Are there any whole house (current clamp on meter tails) that are any good? In the worst case, a basic one with USB output so I can log into my database would be OK. But I'd really like one that "just...
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10 years ago
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How to clean out an expanding foam gun?
I recently bought a "Bondit" branded gun for used with cans of expanding fo am. It worked well, much better than the cans with straws. It's the silver one here although I think they've for the...
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10 years ago
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amazing new socks
For 50p a pair Primark are selling socks that stay up but DON'T dig into your leg. This I regard as a major breakthrough, and a life changing experience. They wash well and are quite the most...
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10 years ago
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Google holding on to posts?
I ask as in this group I notice many threads start with re: and the start of the threads is missing. Brian
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10 years ago
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OT Speed awareness courses
It looks like I will now get my wish to see what they are like:-) The postie has just dropped off my NIP for doing 37 in a 30 zone. I knew on Thursday that I had been caught.
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10 years ago
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Economical way to prevent frozen pipes
Someone has a big old house and to 'economise' they are turning the heating practically off. But are now worried about the tank and pipes in the loft freezing up in the very cold weather. Is there any...
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10 years ago
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Cold tap on bath noticeably less flow
The other morning, in the bath, I thought, oh, the cold seems to be flowing less liberally than usual. Anglian Water must have reduced the pressure again. This happens from time to time. Once, the...
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10 years ago
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OT RBS
How does one "get rid of" 38 billion debt? Oh I know, pass it over to the Scots if they go independent. They'll be needing a bank won't they?
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10 years ago
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