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Power supplier wants to fit smart meters?
I've just changed Power supplier to E-0n and they want to fit smart meters. At the time of change I apparently agreed to smart meters to be supplied, but I never noticed it. I've followed the...
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Re: cannon coalridge bf gas fire
Hi Sparkydoo, I've just seen your request for the Installers Instructions. Should you be lucky and get a copy, could you please forward me a copy? Many thanks Tony T.
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Battery for WorkZone 3.6V cordless screwdriver?
My WorkZone screwdriver has been left unused for about a year and now has no battery power. The charger still makes the led glow, but charging for a long time doesn't result in any charge. I assume...
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LED house number
Years ago I made an illuminated house number. I soldered hundreds of little LEDs across busbars. I might have posted pictures here at the time. Anyway I decided I want an illuminated number on the new...
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angle grinder with chainsaw blade
I dare say several here have watched a few Stumpy Nubs videos on youtube, maybe even some of his safety videos for e.g. table saw kickback? Well, he had a lucky escape with a chainsaw blade in an...
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Rooting a phone
I've had a Galaxy Note 4 for many years and am still happy with it, except that something is making it run s l o o w l y. I plan to make a note of everything I use and then nuke it back to factory...
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Dell Support Assist Bios update
Just had a message come up on my laptop (Dell Latitude E6230) purporting to come from Dell Support Assist offering me a Bios update, tagged 'urgent'. Anyone any idea if this is genuine, or a cunning...
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Dam in Derbyshire - Whaley Bridge
Any updates on its current state and work being done?
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OT: More about the flood
Fishlake isn't news any more, but the drama continues. My daughter and her family are now living in a rented house at Carlton. It's a nice house, old but very thoroughly modernised. Both their cars...
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Which tool bag?
I stood on one of my tool boxes the other day, and went through it. So i'm going to replace it with a bag as i've a couple of others and prefer them in several ways. So if someone had offered to get...
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Thickness of concrete slab - 75mm
I'm having the slab in my kitchen replaced. The plan is: 50mm scalpings, DPM, 50mm Celotex, poly sheet, 75mm concrete with fibre and extra sharp sand, no screed. It will be tiled with porcelain tiles...
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Hook for holding door open
I've been asked to provide a hook to hold a door open. The hook on the attached picture is what's there on a post and I hope to retain that, what I need is the larger bit of hardware that fits on the...
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OT A wireless doorbell
This is not really DIY, not really work and definitely not politics. I have just had a few days off work and a bit of a road trip around the country. The final night was a trip to Blackburn to see TMH...
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Re: The disability industry
I do not think the over pricing of spare parts is exclusive most cars and domestic appliances come immediately to mind but I agree the more niche an industry is the greater the rip off. We like Bosch...
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the 'square' bar in a door
The square bar (the spindle?) should be square in cross section, shouldn't it? I've just replaced a door handle. The handle had a square hole but the spindle was 7mm x 8mm so I had to grind a mil off...
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