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Recommend a quiet air conditioner please!
I can't sleep in the summer heat, so thinking about getting an air conditioner. Never used one, so totally ignorant but prepared to learn fast. Room I sleep in is 3.5 x 4.5 metres. Smallish 2 bed flat...
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Car phone holder for mobile in case
I like to keep my mobile in a case, ie one that has a flap to go over the screen. Thus far all car phone holders seem to have sides that only want to grip phones that do not have a case. I'm quite...
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Interest rates are a scam
I lost a house in 1990 when my interest rate went up to 16% which equalled £1700/month.
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10 months ago
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Button Magnet Orientation?
I have a non-ferrous souvenir which has two button magnets, about 3/8" diam that are positioned approx 3" apart. They have fallen out and I'm about to glue them back in their rececesses. Something...
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10 months ago
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What is this clip ?
I use R clips to retain clevis pins etc. Came across a 'similar' type clip, but allow it to be used on other shaped material, any idea what these are called ? IMG_1085 | argonanut | Flickr IMG_1085 |...
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10 months ago
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Mains cables and data cables
I am finishing off the electrics in my mancave. This involves trunking round three walls with droppers of PVC conduit going either to individual sockets or to some dado trunking with a number of...
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10 months ago
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what audio options do I have?
When I refitted kitchen, I laid some 4mm2 Speaker cable between the boiler cupboard and to kitchen corners When I refitted dining room, I also laid 4mm speaker cable from the kitchen boiler cupboard...
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10 months ago
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How to get pallets off trailer
Hi all I am thinking of buying some tiles which will be delivered on 4 pallets each by my calculations around 1 T in weight. The question is how do I get them off my side and put the somewhere out of...
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10 months ago
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Is there a known/common GPS date/time bug recently?
I have a Panasonic TZ60 camera which has GPS for setting the location of pictures taken. It also allows you to use the GPS to set the date and time that pictures have been taken. However a few weeks...
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10 months ago
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seeing 'piggyback' LED dimmer
Hi all I'm looking for a mains LED dimmer unit in the 'piggyback' style - ie with three mains plug prongs at one side, and a mains socket on the other. I have a cheap one from years ago but it is only...
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Re-purposing a roller blind battery
I have a couple of 12.6V lithium battery packs for powering roller blinds. (Solux BMEB.9800, 2,600mAh each). I also have an EV whose 12V lead acid battery is possibly nearing the end of its life....
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10 months ago
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Double Glazing Units
I need to replace a couple of misted up double glazing units - a few questions: Any recommended source for the replacements? It's probably just a coincidence, but the blown units aren't kitemarked and...
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10 months ago
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Memory foam earbud tips
Even the most expensive earphones come with stylish but functionally crappy earbud tips, which don't isolate at all and turn your £200 earbuds into a £5 one. The price of 3rd party memory foam...
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popcorn and car tv ads
I know which car company it is but do not wish to give thrm free publicity. but WTF has that fool playing with a pop corn machine got to do with selecting a car brand?
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OT: recycling milk tops
I see that the semi-skimmed milk now has a white top but the full cream is still blue and the skimmed red. I was told at one of the supermarkets this is because there is a problem with recycling green...
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10 months ago
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