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Greenish tinge on block paving
Nothing too bad but the top of my drive is getting a bit greenish although the blocks don't look mossy. Any suggestions for a way of getting rid of the grees which I suppose is the beginnings of a...
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Garage door - how to identify and take apart safely
I have a problem with an 'up and over' garage door. One of the nylon pulleys that the tension/balance wire runs round has partly pulled away from its support and become bent. I need to un-tension the...
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storing old paint
Now that the decorator's been I have 5 half full (or is that half empty) 5L tins of emulsion (yes he did buy too much). I shall want to keep some of each to touch up future accidents, but what's the...
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Recycled plastic boarding
As a good husband (!), I am always willing to help my wife in her interests !! Her latest one she has spotted is a bird feeder made with recycled plas tic boards. Maybe it will last longer but at near...
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Refitting panel to integrated dishwasher
New world integrated dishwasher DW60. Stopped working, the locking mechanism was jammed. To sort I had to access the door innards (from the dishwasher side), when I put back together the wooden panel...
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8 years ago
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Talking of Air Conditioning
I saw DerbyBorn's post on air con for his car and it got me to thinking about my portable air con unit that is for the home and getting that regassed (sorry don't even know if that is a word or not)....
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Ryobi ONE+ battery system
AIUI, Ryobi make a wide variety of 18v cordless power tool and garden tools, etc. which have interchangeable batteries - designated as the ONE+ system. Is that correct? Some batteries seem to be NiCad...
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Replacing Toilet Cistern Innards
Our bathroom toilet cistern - fitted when the bathroom was refurbished in the early 1990's and not touched since - had become very difficult to flush, and it was pretty obvious that the syphon was...
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OT: Strange computer monitor problem
SWMBO's desktop computer uses a Samsung 17" flat screen monitor which is powered via a smart switch (extension lead where the sockets only turn on when the master socket is drawing power). She's been...
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8 years ago
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Car Air Conditioning.
Mindful of the recommendations to give the aircon a run even in the winter I pushed the button today. It got me wondering (as I was doing 70mph) - is it kinder to the system to switch it on at...
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Taking a level off an OS benchmark
With this type of benchmark Is the level,recorded on maps, given by the flat ledge immediately above the upward pointing broad arrow, or half way up the recess involving that ledge or some proprietary...
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Using no nails
Would I get away with using `no nails` type product to fix frame for boxing in the waste pipe on toilet instead of screwing the frame to the wall. I ask because it would be easier for me as the...
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Ot: Why you dont want to run windows Issue II
it turns out you have to use something worse that the command line - regedit (not available from a mouse click last time I used windows) to eradicate the automatic malware installation of Windows 10.
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OTish: packaging & couriering when selling mattress
Hi All I have a Kingsize matress that I wish to sell - very high quality, less than a year old, little use, yours for a song, etc. I realise that despite all of the above I am likely to make a big...
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Re: OT: Why you should not use Windows : issue 1
No, nothing as complex as any of that ... it's because all of the companies listed would rather risk loosing billions than employ even one Linux geek (and OSX can often be administered by a 'normal...
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