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Handbags for men
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Novice and attempting new valve packing
There is a room with a central heating radiator in it, that only gets used once or twice for a couple of hours or so during the week. To conserve gas boiler expense, we have been turning off the...
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Insulation and cables
Stonework acts as a heatsink. Just ensure no air path bypasses the insulation. I see no reason to clip any cables. NT
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Spot the knut
Newsnight 22:55 3rd April 2013 Probably on iplayer live
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Neutral cable
How can I check that a neutral cable is in fact neutral? If I can measure current then clearly is isn't neutral but measuring nothing could mean that it isn't connected? I am fault finding my CH...
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Building a wooden fence?
Not sure but the slats will be vertical with a small gap between each slat, at least thats what I am thinking. The wood for the slats came from next doors fence as the posts were rotten and his fence...
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OT: BFPO
OT but we're cross! Our son was deployed to Afghanistan in February. Soon after he arrived he emailed us his BFPO address, including camp and other details that says you must not include when posting...
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Toolbox with small parts storage *inside* (or under) the lid?
Has anyone seen a toolbox with small parts compartments which are actually accessible when the lid is open? Just about all the ones I've seen have the small parts compartments on top of the lid which...
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Iron Nail in Kettle
In another place, there has been a question about putting an iron nail in a kettle - and the person remembers grandparents having one. The thought process of the person asking was whether this would...
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Sealing a brick wall
Slightly porous, but nowhere near enough NT
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decent quality set of small 'jewellers' screwdrivers sought
Hi all I'm after a set of small screwdrivers, similar to wot used to be called 'Jewellers screwdrivers', for laptop dismantling & similar. I've had sets like this in the past: but they always seem to...
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Track lighting systems
Don't judge me. I've been rather taken by the Ikea track lighting system. Only problem is, the Ikea system only seems to let you connect power at one end of the track - not much use when the lighting...
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Dishwasher maintenance
Your dishwasher failed the other day. It made a big noise, came to a full stop and its fuse was blown. There also came some smell of fire from it. Without any more inspection I made the quick decision...
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Storage rad PCB
Hi All, We have had a couple of storage rads in here since I installed them yonks ago and they actually do a pretty good job. A while ago both started 'clonking' as the power relay dropped in and out...
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Connecting condensate pipe
So, the plumber forgot to connect the white plastic condensate pipe to the sink trap. The pipe looks about 22mm or so, judging by eye. The sort that you normally connect up with solvent fittings. The...
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