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Push-fit connectors for cupboard shelving
I have a kitchen cupboard under the sink. There is quite a conglomerate of piping there including of course the kitchen sink waste outlet pipes. I want to mount a vertical panel (using an old cupboard...
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OT: slops in beer
From my sister: Brian refused to accept a pint as the barmaid had poured beer from a plastic container into the glass before pulling the pint. She pulled him a fresh pint, but then the manager had a...
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Power cut
The volts went off all of a sudden, so I went upstairs to shut the computers down. In the midst of this the phone goes, its UK Power Networks telling me I have a power cut in my postcode. Automated...
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Evolution saw offer, Screwfix
Just grabbed one of these when helping my lad get building stuff in a store My 1970's Bosch equivalent is getting noisy, and for £50 it seems like a steal. Expect I will have to make new sawboards,...
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Dual WAN router
Looking for a router with two seperate ethernet WAN ports and three or four LAN ports (can be a built in switch). Not interested in bonding the two WAN ports (probaby not possible anyway) but must be...
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failure mode of child sound generator toy?
Hi All We have one of those cheap battery powered novelty sound generator toys - 16 rubber keys, each of which when pressed plays a short 'amusing' sound clip. The Granddaughter like her 'spooky'...
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Underfloor heating (sorry)
Apologies for raising this venerable topic again but I do have a specific question which I can't find answered elsewhere. As I understand it, underfloor heating is a slow-response approach: good for...
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Don't try this at home
A huge fire which destroyed six luxury apartments was started after a pensioner used a red hot paint stripper to defrost a freezer, sources claim.
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Another cupboard project
...although for a friend this time: (first draft, so it may not be English! Feel free to fix if you so desire!) Face frame cupboard - DIYWiki
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Shed of the Year 2016 in Pictures
some of you blokes will enjoy this: A gallery of some of the best entries for Cuprinol?s Shed of the Year 2016 competition Some of the best entries for Cuprinolâs Shed of the Year 2016...
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TV: Hidden Killers of the Post-War Home
Hidden Killers of the Post-War Home. Dr Suzannah Lipscomb explores the time when British people embraced modern design for the first time after years of austerity and self-denial. The look and feel of...
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Expanding foam - or firework?
Well - I am not impressed... If the EU wanted to do something useful, they'd have dealt with this, not fecked about with hoovers. Me and mate are adding teh second layer of insulation in the dormer....
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have hot water but no heating, there are no lights on the wr1 receiver does it need replaced
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More Work Electrical Qs
Hi all The DIY bit is that I will be overseeing! This is a follow up to "Electrical Regs and Business Requirements" from 17-05-16. Adam has defined the lack of RCDs on our workplace power circuits as...
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Curtain tracks
Will likely be moving to a new house in the near future. One of the earliest jobs will be putting up curtain tracks as neither of us can cope with sleeping in rooms that are not sufficiently dark....
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