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Leaky plumbing under the kitchen sink.
On my kitchen sink I replaced the original old style twist taps with 1/4 turn lever taps, cheap Homebase ones. However now when I open the cold lever tap quickly a plumbing fixture under the sink...
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Today was not a good day to fit outside lights at Tescos in York:-(
Anyone else noticed the rain and flooded roads? York was not too bad but the onward journey was a bugger when I got to Thorne. Mind you it was only three 500W £5 a go PIR halogens that I fitted. Now...
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Totally OT. "Ruth is stranger than Richard"
A Belgian is seeking to have his marriage annulled after discovering that his Indonesian wife of 19 years had been born a man.
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Where to buy old fashioned light switch screws.
Have kust decorated a bedroom (well, I did first and second fix on the 13A sockets, and SWMBO did the painting). And I am now wishing i'd replaced the backbox for the light switch as it takes the olde...
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TOT Replacement(s) for TCP Ointment (2023 Update)
Have been a great believer in TCP ointment over the years, for soothing and helping to heal all sorts of things such as: cuts bites Farmers". Alas, even on line sources of this wonderful commidity...
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Plastic Oil Tank life expectancy?
Hi All, SWMBO is getting concerned......... Plastic Oil Tanks are guaranteed for 10 years, and ours is now approx 14. Anyone know how long it might be expected to last (Titan 1000ish litre upright...
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11 years ago
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GU10 double adaptor?
Anyone know where I can get a GU10 version of this? simply wish to put two GU10 lamps in one fitting. They're LEDs, so the heat/power draw is not a problem. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220909755545I
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11 years ago
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Solar Panel export query
This is whether the energy supplier, in my case Scottish Power, will fit an export meter. The SP website says that they only do so if the power output is greater than 30kW. However it does seem from...
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11 years ago
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Failed attempt for a darwin award
unfortunately. Firefighters in Oregon rescue a drunk driver after he crashed through a guardrail on a motorway bridge, leaving him and his vehicle dangling over a busy road below
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11 years ago
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Car: battery charger, jump starter, tyre pump.....recommendations please.
I am looking for one of those all in one: charger, starter, tyre pump thingies. I don't know the proper name. Recommendations please. mark
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Extra Deep worktop
I need some worktop 720 deep, just ordinary laminate. Where's a good place to find worktop that deep or deeper? (N London.)
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adding security to timber French doors
Currently 2 x rack bolts going across, & 4 small "bog door" bolts 2 per door 1 up 1 down into frames.??. Mmm Suggestions please on what to add/replace this lot with to add some reasonable locking...
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uPVC windows with cills
Hiya, Probably a silly question - but all the uPVC windows I have fitted before have been cill-less (tiled cills already in the brickwork). I have to fit 4 windows in my dormers that will have full...
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12V LED Recommendation Please
Just started to rent a garage that has no services in. I wish to put some lighting in, so the best thing to me would be LEDs as this will be able to run on low power consumption from a 12V car...
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Prolly paging Arfa
I have a JVC Av-32WFP1EK TV which for some time now has been suffering from horizontal barrel distortion for the past couple of years. It has now suddenly changed to horizontal pincushion. The...
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