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[OT] Unlocking Orange handset
Orange accounts are being closed down. I asked EE, who took over these accounts, for unlock codes for some old Orange Nokia handsets. I received unlock codes for two handsets but was told Nokia don't...
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Smart meters - SMETS2 from today
[From BBC Radio 4 You and Yours] In theory, from today, SMETS1 meters can no longer be installed - all new installations should be the newer SMETS2 meters. This matters because the SMETS1 meters (the...
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Re: Teens Need the Truth About Drugs
[wrote nothing in fact, just copy pasted something from the USA about the USA and didn't bother marking it OT even] Rod? Is that you Rod? Rod Speed? TW Safely Connecting Companies with Professional...
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Re: Teens Need the Truth About Drugs
Do you have to post endless stupid crap? The answer is simple. Make supply a capital offence. Works in Singapore. Misuse of Drugs Act - Wikipedia Safely Connecting Companies with Professional Models...
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Anyone ever speeded up a stairlift?
I've yet to come across any old person who wouldn't like their stairlift to get there quicker. For goodness sake, they're either trying to answer the door, or get to the loo before they wet...
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Fence post mounting
The recent winds have seen the end of a boarded arris rail fence. The posts are 100mm x 100mm, 3m apart and the fence about 1.6m high with 3 arris rails per section. It was probably 30 years old. The...
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led floodlight
I'm after a recommendation for a LED floodlight with inbuilt PIR BUT with the additional override function - the type where the mains supply to the light can be turned on-off-on within a short period...
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5 years ago
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Terraced Houses
Why is the bit that usually has the kitchen and small back bedroom at a lower level than the rest of the house? Was it just cost saving or was it to so with roof construction
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Mending ceramics
I have knocked over a vase. It was cracked top to bottom and has now come cleanly apart into two large pieces and one small triangle. They dry fit nicely back together so I am going to attempt to glue...
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5 years ago
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Mixer tap spout removal
I need to replace the O rings on a mixer tap. It has no grub screw securing the spout so I understand that the spout needs to be in this position. ?dl=0 Is it always this direction or might it be over...
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5 years ago
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pottery kiln
I need to repair loose fittings on the outside of my wife's pottery kiln. An outer skin of stainless steel encloses very soft bricks that can withstand 1300 degrees C. The outside gets too hot to...
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5 years ago
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Wireless switches for lights - recommendations?
We want to install some lighting in a summer house and it seems to us that some sort of remote wireless switching would make sense as the switches are going to be a *long* way from the lights and it...
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5 years ago
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New cordless Makita (slightly OT)
Start your 2019 off right with the durable, cordless Makita Coffee maker. Start your 2019 off right with the durable, cordless Makita Coffee maker.
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Wrinkled Celotex - indicative of an issue?
Just taken delivery of a number of Celotex GA4000 PIR insulation boards and, as shown in the photo below, the 100mm boards in the foreground are extremely wrinkled one foil face, particularly when...
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Reducing width of wooden door
I've something like this, it's made of wood, 'm relocating it and could do with taking it down by an inch at each side. I can't see a problem..... Allows light to penetrate through from one space to...
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