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Aqualisa Shower Dripping
Hi, I have a Aqualisa shower which I'm having a bit of a mare with. It was leaking from the wall outlet and the mixer. Sorted the wall outlet and then the fun begain. It only leaked when in use but it...
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OT Hazard warning lights and hard braking
Well I never knew that. They turn on automatically if you slam the brakes on. First time that has happened and I have done 100000 miles in that van.
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OT: car tyres
I went to Kwikfit (*) this morning to get the tyres checked. I was told it was 'advisory' to replace a tyre five years after the date of manufacture. I have never heard this before. Is it correct?...
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Firefox disabling add-ons
FF has just put up a message on my screen telling me it has disabled several add-ons, including Adblock and Ghostery, but also a couple I'd never heard of or thought I was using, Blue gradients and...
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CD-ROM drive.
Attempting to fix an Audio Solutions CD jukebox. Basically a CD player with an HD that you can rip CDs to. HD and CD look to be standard PC parts. It the CD player drawer which is sticking. Won't open...
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OT On fracking (economics)
Interesting one this. The U.S. fracking industry could implode when investors begin to demand “real returns” -- and trigger wider damage, according to a new book. The U.S. fracking industry could...
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Circles on water damaged monitor?
I'm interested as to how this happened: formed circles, after the monitor got wet (ok, my cat "scented" it, which I assume is salty water) - why the circles? I can't believe the "water" physically...
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OT Only three road sweepers out this morning at 5.30
Set off at 5.30am and drove 5 miles down the Tour de Yorkshire route into Barnsley town centre to drop the gf off for work. Only three? Doncaster had five out yesterday morning when I went to work.
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4 years ago
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Kitchen units advice please
Not for the kitchen but for the home office (or junk room). It does look pretty straightforward; a straight run of work surface roughly 2,400 mm across the room with two pan drawer units under, one at...
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Wire-brushing a shed - tool for the job?
Wow -- such a consensus, and so quickly! Of Course! Power washer! I never thought of that, even though I've used mine for stripping my own garden seat, and (using the special revolving jet thingy) for...
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When did this earthing last meet standards?
Looking round a house (with a kitchen refit done in 2013 and a boiler in 2010...) and came across some bare wire earths Undersized bonding | jbb1003 | Flickr Undersized bonding | jbb1003 | Flickr...
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Recommanded gloss paint for handrails
I haven't done any gloss painting since the demise of the high volatile paints. What would be the recommended gloss paint nowadays for banisters and handrails which are going to get a lot of wear, and...
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Useless Phone Scammer
"ring ring" (answer) "Hello" "Hi, my name's Alex and I'm calling from BT" me (sceptical) "Yeeees" "We are doing some work on your internet and have moved you from channel 853 to channel 629" (thinks...
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Another Lidl goodie.
For those who don't look out for their offers, another goodie. A Li-Ion work light - like a small floodlight. Much more useful than a torch as it gives an excellent spread of light. 8.5w LED and a 5.2...
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Heating engineer in the Leeds area - recommendation?
Can anyone recommend a heating engineer in the Leeds area? Follow on to various CH questions. Cheers Dave R
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