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Wher to find toilet seat bumpers with 40mm centres
I need to replace the white pads under a loo seat but can't find any woth spigots at 40mm centres (Mr Google has not been helpful). I could fill the holes and get some screw-on pads but would prefer...
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eneloop rechargeable AAA Question
On recs from this group, I bought eneloops AAs for our Braun toothbrushes and they're great i.e. 8 to 10 weeks between charging (s) and loadsa oomph. I've recently bought 4 x AAAs to power a hand-held...
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Cutting Thin Stainless Steel tube with Fibre inside
I have to cut a 4mm hollow stainless steel tube that contains 8 fibre optic cables. I need to remove about 1 metre of the Tube to expose the Fibres which are 125 microns in dia. The tubes are normally...
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UK supplier of to-assemble tall kitchen cupboards with sliding doors ?
Hi, I have been searching online and can't find what I am looking for. I want s ome kitchen cabinets (larders?) that are about 2.4 m high and to span a dis tance of about 3m. The kitchen is very...
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Using LED power supply to run incandescent bulbs
Well depends on the supply. I thought most leds these days were pulsed at high power, not straight dc? Brian
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Quick question - sanding/grinding down render
I need to take the top 2 mm or so off some external render. I need it slightly lower than the rest of the surrounding render prior to applying a finish which will build it up again. My first thought...
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6 years ago
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eBay feedback, Neg or Neutral
In DIY as I DIYed the fitting. :-) Bought an LED flood lamp with PIR sensor off ebay, cheap so probably from China. First thing I did was check the earth, earth wire to metal case using continuity...
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Times change
40 odd years ago, some big (really big) variable speed DC motors I installed, came with a rather ridiculously precise spec., suggesting it needed to run at some silly full speed figure like 548rpm +/-...
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6 years ago
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How to prevent expansion noise with long heating runs?
I'm about to replace my heating system within a 28mm spine down the length of the house and tees off it to the various rads. The longest straight runs are going to be about 20m so I'm concerned about...
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6 years ago
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OT A DIY Home Goal [One of several]
What a bunch of stupid tossers! Lied to, Thought those nasty foriegners would be banished, Even paid the staunch British Hen House heating stalwarts to back up the stupidity, penniless English...
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Drywall automatic screwdriver
My latest toy from Lidl. This just seems to work effortlessly. Amazing piece of kit for under 30 quid. I really can't justify buying it, but it's great fun! I've pretty much run out of scrap timber to...
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12/24V LED downlighters, low profile and IP65 or better
I'm having trouble meeting all those critera for my wetroom... I wondered if anyone might be able to recommend a source or make of LEDs? Low profile = about 8cm or less depth from rimp to back, 6cm...
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6 years ago
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flush mounting panels on a brick/block wall
Panels in question are 18mm MDF 48 inches by 24 inches wide which I need to affix to a plastered block wall, preferably without any obvious fixings or gaps. I have some interlinking clips from a local...
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2 stroke anomaly
Pulled out two hedge trimmers from the shed for first use this year. First one wouldn't pull. Cord ran so far and no further. Second one was the same except it pulled past the first stop so I worked...
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Best paint for rendered exterior masonry
What is the best paint for rendered exterior masonry? I am looking for something that last well.
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