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Solenoid bolt for lock
I have an up-and-over garage door. It has occurred to me that I can probably add an electrically operated solenoid bolt - protruding into the track of the door as an extra level of security. When the...
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Suspect expansion vessel "problem" with Worcester Bosch Greenstar
Noticed the other day that pressure was at zero on the boiler. Hadn't checked for ages, so just assumed we'd lost a little through one small leak which we'd kept an eye on over the years on an old...
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Karcher HDS 601C
Hi Any Karcher experts here? I have a Karcher HDS 601c which has a chemistry issue? I purchased a new chemistry value because the flow of detergent was not stopping and to be honest the value was very...
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The Ebay cooker hood
We bought a cooker hood via Ebay for £60 guaranteed 5 years parts, 2years labour. Yesterday it failed at a bit under 3 years, so this morning I tried to chase up the seller. The seller referred me to...
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Gas boiler
Happy New Year etc. Brexit, Daesh, Trump etc, blah blah, but more importantly my boiler is having issues. No hot water this morning and it was evident that the boiler (a 30 year old Potterton) was...
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Thoughts on Extended Warranty
We have a Hotpoint Dryer, six years old, and which was 'Fixed' under the free Prevention of Fires plan, some months ago. It works fine, but is now in what I would call the 'risky' part of its life...
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Replace Car Sat Nav with 10" Phablet
Sat Navs typically have say a 5 inch screen, but i can buy a *ten* inch Phablet (a tablet which can take a phone sim card) for 60 or 70 pounds on Amazon. Then get a free Navigation Android App. (like...
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watchma oil gauge
just had tank filled up to three quarters. the watchman is only registering a flashing picture of a refilling pump
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7 years ago
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Calling John Rumm
John you are always looking for new projects, I thought you may find this interesting and a possible project: PART 2 IS AT http://youtu.be/RSMKSQagVZ4 (copy and paste ) Shed engineering is about...
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Labelling freezer drawers
I want to label the drawers on an upright freezer. They're transparent plastic with no insert for a label. Are there any markers which will do the trick? None of the ones I tried work on the frozen...
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7 years ago
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Twin-slot shelves - imperial vs. metric
This is kind of a cautionary tale really... I have quite a bit of Spur-type twin-slot shelving. All the DIY and trades places sell it. I always thought it was standard, but the last lot I bought turns...
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7 years ago
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OT Japan population, economics and immigration
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When does 400 = 500?
Just came to use my portable 500W floodlight & bulb goes pop. Sigh. Go to look for a new bulb, but everyone now seems to sell 400W bulbs which they state are the equivalent. What gives? And what's the...
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OT is this news?
And it has about as much skill in driving as most women drivers. A wire spool that fell off a truck rolls down a Pennsylvania motorway with cars swerving to avoid it.
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Paper pad glue.
The sort of pad where you just pull a page away from the top backing. What sort of glue is used?
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7 years ago
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