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Flashing fairy lights
Bought a set of LED fairy lights of eBay, described as multimode (i.e. various more-or-less irritating flashing modes and one steady on) but able to remember the last setting (simply 'static' sets...
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Philips recalls potentially dangerous GU10 LED lamps
In case any of you have used these GU10 8W MasterLED retrofit spotlamps...
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Which seal/adaptor for this 32mm connection?
I have just purchased one of these to plumb my basin into the 110mm waste (the 110mm waste passes behind the basin pedestal above the floor): 32mm hole has no seal, and the 32mm waste pipe is loose in...
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Volvo parts
Hi Guys My son has asked if I know of a reasonably prices supplier of Volvo S60 T5 oxygen sensors? Or have any suggestions for a cheaper fix? Volvo want £220 for one and £154 for the other. I don?t,...
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Fixing toilets
The new shower room progresses... slowly! Floor tiling done although I now wish I had used wider grout spacing. Fitting the toilet is next on the list and leads to a query... because it is not now...
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TOT Delivery services
I sent a package by RM, 2nd Class signed-for, on Monday this week. I wasn't really expecting it to be delivered until some time next week, but it was delivered on Wednesday morning.
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useless sink overflow connection
The new sink looks lovely etc, but the overflow connection is useless. The = sink has a row of vertical slots in it. The connection is a rectangular pie= ce of plastic with outlet that has a rubber...
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Temporary repair for felted flat roof leakage?
Hi All we have a large-ish front porch which has a felted flat roof. Somthing needs repair... in the recent downpours we are getting water coming into the porch. It seems to be coming in at the corner...
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The Tug Toner
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Shortening a washing machine inlet hose...
Can anyone tell me a way to shorten a diswasher inlet hose (same as a washing machine inlet hose)? I have one that is about 3m long, but I want it to be less than 1m long. After I chop 2m out of the...
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Opening Philips (Bosch) speakers
On the off-chance that someone else has used these, LBC 3052/03 Anyone any ideas how I get inside them? I fear the metal mesh side strips are machine-pressed over the two halves of the plastic case. I...
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Best choose your circular saw carefully
have 251V ATV so I can use neither:-) http://www.screwfix.com/c/tools/230v-circular-saw/cat830876http://www.screwfix.com/c/tools/240v-circular-saws/cat830878I
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Electric motor burning
Recently bought a 'Silver Crest' electric carrot grater from Lidl. It says in the instructions not to use continuously for more than two minutes at a time and then allow time for it to cool off....
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Combi - replacing circuit board
In message , fred writes Received this today I thought I'd share (a board we send out with a 12 month warranty for £50 ++) "Hi, I found you via Google and wondered if you would be interested in...
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GU10 bulbs - LED type
Friend has a 4-lamp ceiling light which takes the usual GU10 halogen bulbs, 2 of them blew so she went out and bought 2 replacements which were LED ones - same shape and fittings but have what looks...
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