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DAB aerial
Some years ago I bought a Pure DAB radio for SWMBO to use in the kitchen. It has been pretty poor, and has needed the telescopic aerial extended and waved about to get a non-burbled signal. Over the...
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Central heating filling loop
Our Baxi 105HE combination boiler - - has a variety of connectors, some with valves on the pipes. It looks like this (not a brilliant picture, sorry): If I understand it correctly, those taps...
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Shower kit questions
I'm trying to figure out which shower to buy for a newly created shower room. Found this one in Screwfix. It is by Grohe and seems a good price for Grohe. I'm a bit confused by the description. For...
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Pros and cons of extensions and conservatories
Hopefully a non-contentious topic (unlike my last post on solar heating!) Next year (according to the grand plan) we should be replacing our decrepit conservatory. Now that the regulations on...
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OT: IE9 and mail clients
Does anyone here know how I can set up my mail client to hotmail in IE9. Previous versions of explorer would do it, but I can't find the option in 9. Ta tim
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Bosch ceramic hobs.
We have a Bosch ceramic hob with the halogen lamp thingys. The other day a pan boileed over, it was a sugar/fruit solution essentially. So SWMBO is on to me to get the black burnt on mess off. So I...
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Double your house...
Watching this week's episode, I was struck by what seemed to be strange timing for a re-staged discussion. At the Wembley house, the original plan was to remove several internal walls, with Sarah...
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Bulbs, wattage, heat and maximum ratings
I need wall lights with individual switches for the bungalow I'm doing up. Wickes have these: use SES globe bulbs and carry the message "maximum wattage 40W" but just how critical is that warning? Is...
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Sentinel X400 follow up
Today I revived our ancient central heating system by giving it a dose of S= entinel X400. Do I now need to do any more? The instructions tell me to d= rain the system, refill and then add inhibitor....
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Wiki: Microwave repair
Feedback welcome NT Some microwave faults are fairly easy to repair. =3D=3DSafety=3D=3D Microwaves contain more dangers inside the workings than most household app= liances, and even experienced techs...
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The ancient barn window market...
I keep seeing reclaimed wooden barn/farm windows being bought and sold - several locally in the last few months. JOOI, what the heck are people buying them *for*? I can't imagine they're being re-used...
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Heat loss calculators
Was looking around for heatloss calculator for radiator sizing. 10+ years ago, there were several, typically one from each radiator manufacturer, and I used the Myson Java one (in beta at the time),...
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Re: D-I-Y Earn money on the internet. It works! It's legal and honest!
You're new here aren't you? - on Earth I mean
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Frame Nailers
I am thinking of buying a new Frame Nailer ...(compressed air) My previous beast was a 21 degree ... and I had great difficulty getting the nails I wanted - so sold it on .... 21 degree has gone out...
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Replacing eyelets in shoes
Some of the eyelets in a shoe seem to have developed sharp internal edges because laces keep breaking. The local cobblers say it's not a job they can do, but it looks simple; is there any reason not...
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