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water pressure pump
Hallo from Bulgaria. I have the same water pressure pump. The question is old but naw I saw it. The problem comes from valve in this modul: situation: If you are change hose and gun, the nozzle in new...
 
Wall warts seem to be taking over the world...
They are a problem. It have a switch to turn the lot off when not needed. Leaving them turned on is foolish.
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electric showers
Hello, I want to install an electric shower in a new en-suite in a garden annex. Can anyone recommend, or steer me away, from any makes/models? Apart from the looks and any reputations, I presume I...
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HD for a desktop
Have a second desktop PC which isn't much used - but is handy when needed. Is similar to my main one, having dual boot with two HDs - one XP, one Win7. Used it a few weeks ago and discovered the XP HD...
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Flier from CPC
Am looking for a new HD or two for my desktop, and this caught my eye:- Desktop 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drives FROM £42.95 (£51.54 inc VAT) And yes, it does appear to be 6Gb. Am I missing something?
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kitchen cupboard height
Hi, My slow kitchen refurb continues and I am finally about to hang the wall units. I am wondering how high I should fix them. I have a tall unit with a double oven in and my original plan was to put...
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Routine computer maintenance.
I just thought I'd start a little thread for people to discuss what te subject line might mean. The reason being I was chasing down some unrelated issues when I noticed some 'reduce CPU speed - over...
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sand/cement prices
Horrified at the prices for sand and cement at B&Q yesterday. Am I just out of date or has there been a 50% increase nationally? I just need a car load at a time so not in the bulk discount area. Is...
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Re: The most beautiful sound in the world
Is when your drains are blocked and backed up with sewage and you're rodding them like billyo and suddenly you hear that marvellous slurping slooshing sucking gurgle that tells you that things are...
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Central Heating Cleaner
I had some work done on my heating system - to fit a new radiator as part of an extension. Unfortunately I was out when the plumber finished his work and I cannot be sure he added corrosion...
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[Completely OT] Problem with HTML
Greetings all. Completely OT, but knowing the vast range of knowledge here ... I have been running a web site for about 15 years. Hobby related, very, very basic HTML. Yesterday, I added a new page,...
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Time to work the new wire cutters in
It's the Knipex 74 01 200. The old ones have done their stuff and the new ones arrived today. They might be the same cutters in name and number but they are not the same - the new ones are still sharp...
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Li-on Button battery check and storage
I've jsut received some CR2032 batteries in the standard cardboard/plastic packing and a "best before" date of 2022. The batteries are spares which I expect to use over the next 2 to 5 years or so. My...
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No good will come of it.....
Popped into a new build site today to drop off a handful of business cards to the sales office. Got chatting with one of the builders & asked him about walls etc. Outer skin brick, inner skin...
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OT: Kwik Fit
What's the world coming to? I bought 3 new tyres from Kwik-Fit, and their price was significantly better than anyone else I could find, including BlackCircles. Fitting was all done competently, etc....
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