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Need a hole to pass a mains plug through
55mm holesaw sound about right?
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10 years ago
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Mains screwdriver
Been offered one at a very attractive price, but cant decide. Are they still worth having these cordless days? This one isnt an autofeeder. NT
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10 years ago
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OT: Is this absurd or absurd?
Seems bloody absurd to me! Two diesel power stations planned in Plymouth will compensate for fluctuations in supplies from green energy, say developers.
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10 years ago
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Lidl battery charger repair
You may remember that in another post i commented that i had a FOC replacement for the failed Ultimate speed charger. Dismantled the old one today and the cause of the failure was the cheap DPST/PTM...
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10 years ago
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De Walt Drill/driver makes screeching noise!
My DeWalt drill Has 2 speeds. Slow speed works fine, but in the high speed position it just makes a screeeching sound (the chuck does turn, but only slowly). It is fixable? I plan to take it apart...
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10 years ago
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40inch Samsung Smart 3D TV & using Skype
Hi all, Can anyone help please? I am trying to help a friend set up their new Smart TV, they bought to be able to use Skype on it. On setting the set up an onscreen keyboard is available to type in...
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10 years ago
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Patio Black Spot Remover
Hi all, Does anyone have any experience of this stuff? th=60&product_id=54 By way of background it is intended to remove highly persistent black funga l growth from Indian sandstone paving. I've got...
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10 years ago
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Collection/delivery services
I'm trying to find some old wheels for an urgent replacement on a trailer plus some spares. Local scrappies and others have drawn a blank, but ebay might have something suitable. The trouble is that...
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10 years ago
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OT:Leccy stats from UPS ...
ah, what it is to have a new toy (well in this case an old toy you've bothered to get working properly ;) ). Finally got round to enabling logging on my UPS ... here's the first 24 hours data ......
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10 years ago
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Croydex shower rail and instructions and funny PB plug
Just a minor note about apparently good instructions which may not be quite as good as they first look, plus a note on buying more than you need :-) We bought a Croydex shower rail and the...
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10 years ago
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Miracle?
Or is it a variation on the marketing of the infamous boiler short-cycling gizmo? http://www.voltage-optimiser.co/
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10 years ago
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Reducing limescale
Do things like this: work? If yes, how?
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10 years ago
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cold water tank "thing"
Hi I've just been into the loft to replace the float valve as the previous one was just too noisy in a whistling sort of way. The new Pegler valve is wonderful! I had a good look into the tank, and...
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10 years ago
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Suitability of dimmer switches
Mother-in-law is looking for new light fittings for a couple of rooms but her final choice will be decided by the decorative design of the fittings, rather than what sort of lamps are used. There are...
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10 years ago
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How would you re-glaze a garage window?
Opposite end to the up&over door is an old fashioned single-glazed window roughly 3 foot high by 6 foot wide, 3 panes with one of them opening. 2 of the panes are broken and need replacing. Should I...
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10 years ago
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