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OT More nuclear waste problems.
These people just don't want to deal with nuclear waste properly. Emergency declared at Hanford nuclear reservation in state’s south-east, but no one is injured and officials detect no release of...
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Bendable corded curtain tracks
Anyone know of a good source? I need one where I can take it round a corner on one side of a bay window...
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6 years ago
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Con@ctivity
Miele do sell some shite. It took me an hour to connect the hob to the extractor.
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SDS drill on offer at Screwfix
Well they are pretty good IMHO. Order online at Screwfix.com. Both versatile and powerful, this special edition Makita HR2470WX/2 SDS Plus drill is able to tackle tough tasks with ease. The drill,...
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New job starts tomorrow.
Well a one off special. I'll be washing pots in a pub kitchen. Due to a miscalculation of booked holidays (double booked) and ill people (one got run over by a bus) the pub has no pot washer. I said I...
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Cat5e Patch Panels
Also in the wiring cupboard with all the coax are a goodly number of Cat5e cables. These need to terminated on patch panels. Looking about you can pay anything from < £10 to > £100 for a 1U 24 port...
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6 years ago
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Tying a new brick wall into the ends of two existing brick walls
We have a C-shaped brick enclosure (back and two sides) which is about 3 feet high. It was probably once used as a compost heap. We want to enclose it by adding a fourth wall, to make a raised flower...
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6 years ago
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Propane or Butane
OK .. at a basic caravanning level 0 Propane is used for cold weather at Butane the rest of the year. Fully understand Butane has performance drop off with temp. I jut bought a new gas BBQ ... it came...
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Ping Bill Wright - Multiswitch
Starting to think I really ought to tidy up the coils of cable in the wiring cupboard. Had a brief look around at multiswiches but don't really know which are good or bad makes or even a decent place...
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6 years ago
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Boiling water taps - filter unit
Kitchen refurb in progress and now the old units are out, some of the floor is up, and some of the ceiling gone, lots of pigs-ears done by the cheeseparing previous owner are coming to light. We're...
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Removing a fan light.
I'm replacing the fanlight above the front door with new frosted glass with the house number engraved on it. Suggestions on how to remove the old glass safely. I'm not an experience glazier. The...
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Asbestos in yer water...
Talking to the water company installing new water mains/meters for the new build here, it seems my water main in the street is asbestos!!! so drinking asbestos doesn't harm you apparently. So why...
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Enlarge a hole in wood?
Some of our doors have knobs, which we like (like idiots, we tend to catch our sleeves on the ones with handles), but the problem with the doors with knobs is that one's hand is a little too close to...
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Tassimo coffee maker blocked
Hi trying to clean my coffee machine but no water getting through. I've cleaned it. I do on a regular basis. What can I do now?
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flymo speedi mo 32 blade wont revolve properly
blade connected with metal object now it keeps catching on underbody of mower and makes chattering noise
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