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Ceramic disc tap cartridge
My kitchen tap has started leaking when fully open from the rotating part. Can this be repaired or is a new cartridge the only cure? Thanks John
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flash newsgroups??
Who are these people and has anyone tried complaining to them about the posts here from them. Its stupid using a newsgroup in the way their users are expecting everyone else to go to their web site as...
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kew 4200
I turn on and it runs , turn the water on and it stops, pull the trigger nothing happens . what is the problem
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Bargain merbile fern
Just got my GLOBALSTAR GSP-1700 today which was made in 2006 when it sold f or £2000; I got it for £200, but you can get free ones. My 120 da y contract was just £50 and will work all over the...
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OT: QR (datamatrix-TEXT) Q ?
Just wondered if there might be any QR code experts around. Have a document with a QR code on it. All my QR scanner apps happily decode it, and tell me it's "Data Matrix" and type "TEXT". So far, so...
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Bosch boiler flame failure detector
Gents, I have just installed a pure sinewave UPS on my boiler/solar thermal heating to protect against power outages. When I cut the input power, the flame failure detector is tripped and the boiler...
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Another striking success for wind
Which just now is producing 0.63% of national electricity requirements. About the same as during the last two days. Anyone know where the country applies for a refund?
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Gaskets for 20mm uPVC conduit bends??
Can you get them? BESA (round) boxes come with gaskets as an option, but I don't seem to be able to locate any gaskets for short or long bends. I have a couple outside, currently bodged with silicone.
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OT: Car speedometer accuracy
Got a new car last week (3-yr-old Yeti). When I was using the satnav I noticed that the car's speedo was consistently 2 to 5 mph higher than the speed that the satnav showed. I know that cars' speedos...
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OT a chance to relax with the radio
4.25pm and I was on my own, so it was a good chance to listen to the radio as I worked. I caught the end of Open Book, but then at 4.30 it was Africa's Digital Poets. This was essentially a sermon...
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OT the ?5 note
Surely being handled thousands of times, shoved into pockets and wallets will have the same effect? Bank chiefs claim the new notes are so durable they will last twice as long as the old fiver. But...
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Dewalt SDS 89.99
On clearance at Machine Mart. It's a 3 function job. NT
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Xmas Catalogue Review: "The magic of Toys" (Tesco)
Tesco* have a new Christmas toy catalogue. It is a work of evil ordering genius. On page 1, *See it? Love it? Stick it!* Kids! See a toy you love? Place one of these stickers next to your faves (and...
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LCD display
The LCD display on my Blaupunkt car radio has a few pixels not working. Wouldn't really matter too much - but it they are over the minutes section of the time, so an 8 reads 3 etc. The front panel is...
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Aldi Pole Pruner Chainsaw size Help!!
Bought the device, threw the manual away :-( Need a chain, has anyone any idea of the size or what equivalent product is on the market somewhere else ? Aldi are totally useless! Emailed and phoned...
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