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OT: Compatible printer cartridges
I've used Canon ink cartridges in my MG6250 since new, but now it's out of warranty I'm going to have a look at saving some cash by using compatible cartridges. Anyone able to recommend a brand and/or...
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Computer experts please
To cut a long story short I want to load 'Audible' books on to a USB drive. The only way I know is to down load them to a CD and rip them from there. This takes literally hours Is there anyway to drop...
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Now would be a good time for the annual"have you tested your central heating system" post
Wouldn't it ...
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Pressure washer again - recommendations? :-(
Hi all In August (back in summer - remember?) I asked for advice on fixing my Aldi Powercraft pressure washer, which had developed the "hunting" symptomatic of a pressure leak somewhere. I bought my...
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old gear mounting
Is this likely to be machined from a lump of steel, or is it cast: (Obviously it's two separate pieces, with the toothed portion staked to the hub section). It's about 16" in diameter; I found it in...
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combi problem
Hi i have a baxi duo tec 28 he combi boiler it works great when in hot water mode but when i switch it to central heating it fires up and the temperature display on the boiler rises rapidly, the...
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"Hook lock" for sliding door on boat - suppliers?
I'm after two "hook locks" for the sliding doors on our boat. They don't have to be super secure, it wouldn't be too difficult to break windows or even lift the doors off the sliders. The existing...
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Latest green domestic technologies
Where's it all heading... The latest in green lighting is night vision goggles. Switch all your lights off, and only consume a few watts with the goggles. The latest goggles even power down when you...
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Rero fit Double glazing in door
I installed an Alicante style hardwood front door which I got when they were solid wood- not the chipboard cored type currently available. It is single glazed and now that the nights are getting...
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GU10 LED electromagnetic interference
Just wished to share my recent experience with GU10 LED bulbs. Mostly positive, with bulbs in major use areas now replaced with a combination (as I experimented) of NxtGen bulbs from Simply LED (very...
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Wall plate replacement
In our property (bungalow), the wooden wall plates are rotting, leading to the rotting of the joists and floor boards too. New 100x50 isn't the same size as the original 4"x2", which is not the real...
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British Engineering, mate.
Put that in your pipe and smoke it. Using "wrong-time" electricity from renewables to turn air into liquid may offer a solution to one of the great challenges in engineering - how to store energy.
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Yellow gloss paint!
About two months ago I did all the glossing in Crown brilliant white. It is now yellowing and I am very pissed off. I did the bathroom walls and one door in brilliant white bathroom and kitchen...
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Noisy gutters in the sun
Now my plastic gutters have been up for some years, and I had them done by a professional. OK they tend to crackle a little bit in the sun, but just recently the crackling is more like loud cracks at...
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Belgian toilet cisterns
Can anyone give me a bleedingly obvious reason why two identical WCs with maybe a metre difference in head are performing so differently? The higher one seems to suck like a ... , and leaves only just...
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