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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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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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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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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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6 years ago
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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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R. Cott. 22
Pipe insulation. Suggested securing method for non self adhesive polyethylene foam sleeves is cable ties! Accessibility, age/eyesight and unsightlyness set me looking for a reliable alternative. Any...
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Door Mirror - Fiat 500 L
Son in Law has had his door mirror damaged and had an attempt at glueing it. I saw it last night and realise all seems okay other than something is missing that connects the base part to the mirror...
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The Sun on Isalm
Exclusive: The letter to paper’s editor – signed by 107 MPs – was organised by the Labour MP Naz Shah and includes prominent politicians, including former Cabinet ministers Baroness Warsi and...
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Condensation vs leak
Did a spring clean of the bathroom today, decanting all the movable furniture out and a hand-on-knees deep scrub of everything. I found a damp patch in the plaster behind a cold water pipe near to a T...
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OT replacing a single running light on a Fiat 500
SWMBO's Fiat 500 has an offside "running light out". So... just change the bulb right! Seem the entire bumper has to come of and is fixed on by a mixture of torx and inaccessible self-tappers inside...
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Protecting wood.
As the ongoing redecoration of the outside of this house continues, latest problem is a rotten sill to a sash window. And also the largest one in the house, at 1.1 metre wide. My local Travis Perkins...
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