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Clean Rubber
What is? "Foam rubber" is always polyurethane, AFAIK, which sounds more like a kind of plastic than a product of the rubber tree.
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[OT] Android question
I have 2 Samsung tablets. I would like them to be limited to one task only, namely, run a single (interactive) app that I have on them. Ideally, I would like the tablets to start with this app when...
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3/4" Bibcock output thread size ?
I have some 3/4" brass bibcocks on the way to me - these are the bigger version for a stand pipe (the more usual 1/2" ones are 1/2" BSP input and 3/4" BSP where the water comes out) Try as I may I...
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Anybody know what this hinge is called...
Same here.
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don't tell me......can't be ... can it
...it is a convertible smart car (mercedes) to tow behind the dormobile? ...but how would they get a Mercedes umbrella and freebees in THAT Tiny boot?....... am I right or am I right? ....
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6 years ago
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Replacement trailer suspension unit
The suspension units on my trailer need replaced, the hubs and wheels are fine. The axle has a taper on it. All the ones I can find by googling have a straight axle, so I would need to buy a hub to...
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Replace thermostatic mixing valve - what could go wrong?
In my experience the main difficulty in replacing a fitting while leaving t he olive (and original nut) on the pipe is that the bit of pipe that projec ts beyond the olive might not fully fit in the...
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condensate pipe airlock
If a condensate pipe is teed into the kitchen waste, is there some sort of gizmo that can be fitted to prevent backup? A non return valve? This locked out the boiler in my son's flat during the cold...
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Non Linear Halfords Concentrated Screen Wash
Used undiluted it claims protection to -20C 50% dilution claims protection to -7.5C How does that work then?
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Happy Christmas
and may your wires not get crossed, or your plumbing leak!
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What to paint on stripped plaster wall?
I'll not be painting the wood :-) We've decided we like the look of bare wood, either new, or stripped and re-used.
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Have radiator threads changed size?
Hi All, We are coming to the end of having the builders in (I don?t plan to ever do it again!). The latest is, we asked him to have the plumber fit thermostic valves to so me of our existing...
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240v AC to 4v AC plug adapter
On another thread (currently into a discussion on sound and phase) I asked if anyone any thoughts on where I could get a replacement for one of these: It runs three sticks of 12 LED Christmas lights...
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Quiet?
That's odd. I've been away since first thing Monday yet only have 49 messages in the uk.diy box. Have you lot all been too busy building up to Christmas to post? Mike
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6 years ago
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Hall, stairs and landing light switches
We currently have a light at the top of the stairs (on the upstairs lighting circuit, switched from upstairs and downstairs) and a light at the bottom (on the downstairs lighting circuit) switched...
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6 years ago
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