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O.T. All my DAB radios have started making a burbling sound
I've got a couple of Pure Bug DAB radios and both of them have completely stopped working. I've got two other DAB radios and they are now making horrible burbling noises which I associate with poor...
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Water based gloss
Being a fool, I'm lending a hand with a bit of decorating. Having recently buggered about with Dulux's water based Satinwood (tagline: Runnier than water on a steep slope!) I swore that if I was ever...
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OT - supermarket product packaging
There is quite a large and respectable club you can join to discuss the matter further.
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Wood Burners & Flues
Not DIY as such as I won't be attempting it, but the missus wants a wood burner in the living room. It's a mid 90s house & there is a flue in there for a gas fire, but the previous occupant removed...
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10 years ago
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Raising floor height
I want to raise the height of a floor on the first floor, to match the height of an adjoining room. The obvious and easy way to do this would be to run 45x70 C24 perpendicular to the existing joists...
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10 years ago
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Bodge replacement for hip tiles
Our neighbour (other half of semi) need to replace some hip tiles, and is having difficulty matching the original 1930s French Monopole tiles. Now we have a garage which has a roof matching the main...
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10 years ago
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WC cistern & cold tank overflow destination?
WC cistern & cold tank overflow destination? Anything with a ball-cock needs an overflow. What are the UK legal and other requirements on WC cistern & cold tank overflows, including where the...
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10 years ago
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David Cameron: Let's party like it's 1999
I see DC is wishing there were a "big 60" energy firms, rather than a "big 6" Where has he been the last 15 years, as slowly but surely the smaller companies got bought out by the big ones ?
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10 years ago
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Fixing timber post to patio using studding?
Hi all, I would like to fix a decorative 4" cedar post (part of a railing) to a ter raced patio. I have seen it recommended on this group that I could use meta l rods fixed into the base of the post,...
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10 years ago
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Setting central heating programmer
I have a Scottish Gas UP2 programmer which appears to be a Drayton LP722 but might be another Drayton model. I want to set different times for HW and heating but I can't find instructions for this...
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10 years ago
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FSKING STOOPID BT
FIL turns up. phone lines are down. try to report fault. Online says one line isnt BT (talktalk) cant report fault on that. Other is BT, report fault on that. web page says gimme a phone or email to...
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Railway track (OT)
I was idly looking at the track as a steam loco went over a joint and wondered why the joints in the track are not supported in some way by a sleeper (and chair) arrangement. The cantilevered...
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10 years ago
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Extended Over Voltage
I am seeing this message reported by a UPS. Can this be down to anything other than the supply from the grid? In other words, can other items connected to the installatioin or on the same internal...
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10 years ago
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Perhaps trees should be Gas-safe registered?
They're a lot more dangerous than DIY-ers who service3 their own boilers! "Three houses have collapsed and two others have been damaged following a gas explosion caused by a fallen tree on Bath Road...
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mixer taps, "high pressure"
I'm looking to replace a failed "Damixa" tap after only a few years (it drips badly, the vertical swivel is now loose so droops into sink and rubber grips are disintigrating). Looking at taps I see...
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