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Antique clock repairs
Hi all I have a late 18th century 30 hour long case clock in need of some TLC which might include making replacements for parts of the frame if the holes are too elongated to accurately bush. The worn...
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OT: Stupid brains and spatial awareness
Why is it our brains can't handle the concept that our heads extend a long way above our eyes, and end up bashing our heads on some low beam or other? A similar thing happens when wearing shoes, we...
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Radiator tails
I am trying to test some radiators for leaks, having had one fail in my daughter's house I thought the tail to valve connection would be 22mm but a normal stop end has a different thread. Can anyone...
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Single Flush Syphon repair or replace.
Hi Noticed some water leaking from under the cistern when I flushed the loo today. Took it all apart and there seemed to be a lot of limescale around the conical white rubber seal that is clamped by a...
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Digital inclinometer / spirit level?
Hi all, When calibrating a 3D printer yesterday I wondered if one of the digital inclinometers / spirit levels you can get now might make things easier than trying to use a short / conventional spirit...
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OT Problems with UK gas storage.
Could be trouble ahead. This is UK's largest gas storage facility by a long chalk. Yahoo is now a part of Verizon Media http://www.centrica-sl.co.uk/about-us/rough-guide
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noisy central heating system
my heating system vibrates and hums noisily when it is off and cold... i.e in the middle of the night. I have a combi boiler which works perfectly well for heating and hot water when it is on and it...
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OT: Here's a good idea
Let the NHS send the invoices for all the foreigners who come over here for free treatment to the Overseas Aid Department. It would be that department's job to chase the payment. If they didn't get it...
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[OT?] webcam for octopi
Anyone using octopi? which webcams work well with it? The official site is a bit vague about what really works and what works with errors (unspecified).
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Accurate hand-held drilling
I'd be grateful for any tips for ensuring that a hole made with a hand-held drill is accurately at 90 degrees to a surface. I've wondered about knocking up a flat metal plate with a short stub of...
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UK DIY Wiki : "The Lightbulb Ban"
In the UK DIY Wiki, page , I have replaced the outdated section "The Lightbulb Ban" with a new one, "The Incandescent Lightbulb Ban". Please feel free to improve it. I think that, in the Wiki, the...
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Washing machine no longer heats up water
It's a Zanussi ZWF 16581. I'm guessing that the heating element has gone, and replacing it will do the trick (is there any way to be sure without actually replacing it?). But, I am puzzled that it...
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Ot: More tunes for UK.d-i-yers...
Pamela: For Harry: Whiskey Dave: Brian Gaff: You walk into the room with your pencil in your hand You see somebody naked and you say, "Who is that man?" You try so hard but you don't understand Just...
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Removing nuts
I'm having trouble removing them, despite using spanners, hammer & blowtorc h. It's a 3 way momo heating valve. The nut I can't remove is on the unders ide of the thing, and access to it is terrible....
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Megaflow drain
Megaflow tank in property cold water feed to tank turns both hot and cold supply to property , turned mains off to tank attached hose to drain valve opened it nothing came out , wot am I doing wrong ?
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