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Cookers
Looking for a bit of guidance here, as I'm (hopefully temporarily) struck down and waiting the results of scans etc. Two days ago, there was a spffffft, all the house lights dimmed and the cooker went...
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OT New element discovered.
Cambridge University researchers have discovered the densest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (symbol=Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons and...
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Seattle is Dying
Seattle is Dying News 2,087,995 views Thumbs up: 40,006 Thumbs down: 3,327 Published on Mar 19, 2019 KOMO's Eric Johnson explores the impact the drug and homelessness problem is having on our city and...
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Quinetic switch review
Interesting devices. I've now got a 2-gang switch and two receivers - one for the ceiling light and one for the wall lights. <>I was pleased to find there is no delay whatsoever; I thought there might...
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What's this pipe?
15mm Copper pipe stub comes out of concrete floor & is capped. Tracing it is therefore not practical. Question is, what plumbing circuit is it part of? CW, HW, gas, CH primary? Is there any way to...
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Tool Buy
In article wrote: You never need justification for buying good tools at a bargain price. They're not like a BOGOF offer of food in a supermarket that will go off. You tell the wife.
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Thunderbird acting like a cat
Unable to connect to your IMAP server You may have exceeded the maximum number of connections to this server etc Suggestions?
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Can a stud wall ever be load-bearing?
I doubt it, but I want to saw a big hole in one, so I need to ask. Our stairs go up the middle of the house, at 90 degrees to all the beams. There is a breeze block wall on one side, and a stud wall...
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Fused connection unit question
I've uploaded a picture of a fused connection unit. Would the team like to take a guess what it's used for? http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/images/thumb/9/95/Crabtree4106FCU.JPG/564px-Crabtree4106FCU.JPG...
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OT: DVLA
Anyone here had experience of renewing their driving licence after age 70? I'm just doing that (did it online), but ticked the box about eyesight as, in a year or two, I will need to get my eyes done...
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Diy Roofer needed.
Apply Houses of Parliament. grin. Brian
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Measure twice
Today I decided to fit a bit of plastic trim around a window opening prior to tiling the same. I measured the opening, marked up the trim and offered up the trim to the opening before cutting. It's...
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Nearly had a bit of a flood
I got a plumber to do this job and now I'm very glad I did. Replacing the ballvalve on a 'fortic' cylinder which had to come out of the cupboard to get access. Drained the cylinder using the gate...
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Battery charger go bang!
Several years ago I bought a Tronic charger from Lidl. After about 34 months it packed up and Lidl sent me a new one - well done Lidl. This second one went bang and emitted the smell of burning...
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Re: DIY surgery ...
Permanent? Not likely. Pushing that lump back through the weak bit of the abdominal wall, doesn't cure the weakness.
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