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Moulded-on 13A plugs going bad
How often does that happen? I've just come back from almost[1] fixing an issue with a washing machine which was reliably tripping the kitchen-circuit RCD in a flat. Isolating the various stages of the...
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Air dust removal?
Not in a workshop context - more the house... We have a LOT of airborne dust here (outside dust, fabric dust and others). I was wondering if any of the air filters (floorstanding ones) were any good?...
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Belling country chef gas cooker Double oven problems. Right hand oven not staying lit so never heats up.
This cooker is some 14 years old and I have been told by my insurance company that they cannot repair it due to lack of spare parts for this model. I find that hard to believe but am prepared to fix...
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TOT: extract from my letter to my MP
Apparently Doncaster Royal Infirmary are revamping their catering arrangements, and as I understand it they intend to invite the Subway chain to operate in hospital premises. To do so would be a...
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Most efficient shed storage
As just posted, I am finally setting about the shed. At the moment most of the storage is Kettler style black plastic shelving coming out at right angles to the rear wall. This gives a lot of storage...
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Distance from wood burner heat source, electrical wiring.
Several years down the line I am looking again at installing a small wood burning stove in the Mother of All Sheds. The fireplace area is all there as planned. The flue will go up through the tin...
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6 years ago
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How do I remove glued-in headset drivers (tiny speakers) from my headset?
I've got a surround sound headset which needs a driver replacement. The problem is that they're firmly glued in. The surrounding plastic is ABS and I'm guessing the main body of the drivers probably...
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[OT] Blade Shaving
.. as opposed to the Electric Shavers thread ongoing. Has anyone tried the new boys on the block - mail order or otherwise? I have tried all the ones usually found in the supermarkets/pharmacies. They...
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6 years ago
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Wayleave "scam"?
Two or three times a year I receive a letter from a firm offering to negotiate on my behalf with the Electricity Board (or whatever it they are called these days) over payment for a wayleave for the...
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6 years ago
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which LED bulb for old-fashioned inspection lamp?
Hi All I have one of those old-fashioned 240V inspection lamps - a variation on those hand-held things with a handle, wire frame and glass surround. A bit like: I would like to put an LED bulb in it -...
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6 years ago
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H264 recorder repeatedly reboots when Ethernet cable connected
I noticed my generic Chinese 16 channel dvr started shutting down and rebooting at around five minute intervals yesterday morning. Having spent a fruitless few hours changing power supplies then...
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6 years ago
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Re: Re:"Handmade" on BBC4
That was the week when the media studies guys and gals were on their holidays I imagine, was the shot durations longer as well that used to be my tell tale thing. If the shot lasted for more than 1.5...
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Buttons to control the timer aren't working
The boiler is a worcester 15/19. The panel is on the front of the boiler. The black arrows are fixed to 'once'. These arrows don't move when the buttons are pressed. The buttons to change the day or...
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Removing a WC pan
Spent time today removing a WC pan, or rather the cistern. The pan itself is sitting on the floor, loose, waiting to be removed, but I'm not sure what else I need. The pan is not being replaced, so I...
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OT: Electric Shavers
Beard and sandals here, mate.
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