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Tool Stand - Which one?
Opinions please. Was about to order the Evolution stand but noticed a Parkside one coming up on Thursday 01/08/2019. The Parkside says: "Includes 2 additional tool holder sections for more mounting...
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Wallpaper off - next prepare wall for paint
In the process of house restoration the boss has decided that tatty wallpaper has to come off and if walls suitable paint applied instead. (New Wallpaper is to be considered only as a very last...
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low-level stair/night lights
Looking for low-level night lights (not interested in plug-in ones), most seem to have their own mounting frames, or metal clips into a plasterboard hole that I could see working loose. I found these...
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Enamel bath cleaning
Have a new steel/enamel bath that, due to lack of space, has been stored outdoors awaiting installation, rainwater has pooled in it, with decomposed leaves etc, so not ideal. I pressure washed the...
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smart meters
Should be called dumb meters. Being rather silly I ignore the advice here and opted for one. It is very flaky at the least. trying to get sense for Eon, the owners is a waste of time, withe one goes...
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lotta wasps all of a sudden ...
(With the caveat that patio door and assorted windows are open) Just seen 3 wasps in the kitchen (which doesn't have the window open) and quite a few buzzing around close to the back of the house. Had...
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Disposing of 'used' white spirit
I've been washing my brushes in white spirit to remove the residue of oil-based gloss paint, and now I have a few hundred mls of WS plus sludge to dispose of. I could simply pour it down the drain, or...
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Wifi - Anyone Tried Mesh ?
Our house is a bit of pain Wi-fi coverage wise. I suspect it is combination of layout (split level over 3 floors), size(especially length), and materials. While I have got it covered by using several...
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Cable that looks like SWA but maybe isn't
I am trying to identify the cable that feeds our house consumer unit. It was buried many years ago, before 1998 at least and quite likely some years before that. It's not a 'company' cable, the...
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Noise early on a sunday, and why we cannot make silent tools
Now with all the great strides in technology, how is it that sawing up wood for flooring is still mechanical and not done by a handy black and decker laser device? A friend of mine had to vacate this...
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OT Spare bog roll storage
Having watched a few TV programs in the last few days where the cameras enter peoples toilet/bathrooms, why do people store their spare bog roll(s) om the floor next to the toilet bowl? In one case...
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Nice fire place plastering
To cheer up my shit week I managed to find a customer today that has bricked up a fire place and plastered it ready for an electric fire to be fitted. if you are called Brian and you are blind image...
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OT ISP upstream
Sorry, but there are knowledgeable people here and I wondered if anyone knew where to look. I have been using the same block of IP addresses for more than 15 years and I now have to change ISP. This...
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Bathroom Mirror with light
SWMBO wants an illuminated, demisting bathroom mirror on the wall. I have agreed proviing ith has a shaver socket. My question is about wiring it. It will be fitted almost where a Shaver Transformer...
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Anyone got a surplus UA3730?
Its an old, redundant, Texas, 18pin IC code lock IC. Yes there are some on ebay, but at ridiculous cost.
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