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New euro cylinder alignment problem

Hi all, I have just purchased a new keyed alike set of euro cylinders (anti-pick, anti-bump, anti-snap) to replace the...
8 comments posted 10yrs
posted by alanc
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by alanc

Chainsaw - Bosch or Makita

My 30 odd year old B&D has finally given up the ghost so a new corded electric chainsaw is required. I'm tempted by the...
14 comments posted 10yrs
posted by me
14 comments posted 10yrs posted by me

Nuisance calls near zero

Since I fitted a set of phones with the TruCall call filter system, the nuisance calls have almost come to an end. It h...
54 comments posted 10yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
54 comments posted 10yrs posted by harry.m1byt

[Cured} added to the front of most junk emails

Recently I get the above, about 90% of the time. I use Mozilla Thunderbirds. Not a problem I just am pondering on the me...
3 comments posted 10yrs
posted by messageboards
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by messageboards

Maybe OT: LED bulb for car interior light

First asked this in uk.rec.cars.maintenance but just thought there is probably more chance of someone knowing this in h...
26 comments posted 10yrs
posted by a
26 comments posted 10yrs posted by a

On Site guide page 69 cable buried in plaster

My house has solid walls with plaster, I was going to groove the plaster and bury cable in it Do I need plastic conduit...
3 comments posted 10yrs
posted by dicegeorge
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by dicegeorge

Splicing wires in car heater...

HI All There's a known problem with the multi-tapped resistor that provides heater blower speed control on my Pug 307sw...
31 comments posted 10yrs
posted by adrian
31 comments posted 10yrs posted by adrian

OT - more Wndows 10 issues (updates)

I left updating Windows 10 until the last fortnight of Microsoft's 12-month window, in the hope that other mugs would h...
61 comments posted 10yrs
posted by davidlobsterpot601
61 comments posted 10yrs posted by davidlobsterpot601

in the shadow land...

I was alerted to something I'd not thought of the other day when on a phone in a guy was annoyed that the council had p...
2 comments posted 10yrs
posted by briang1
2 comments posted 10yrs posted by briang1

Bottle trap seal unavailable

We have just had YW installing a water meter under the kitchen sink, just days after I agreed to have one last week. In...
8 comments posted 10yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Plywood with lots of plies

I am looking for plywood around 10mm thick. Very strong, and with lots of thin plies, rather than the usual stuff that...
9 comments posted 10yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
9 comments posted 10yrs posted by NOTsomeone

I have broken blinds

Basically I pulled the blinds off the wall, the screw is loose and the silver bracket thing it normally is attached too...
3 comments posted 10yrs
posted by GarrickN
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by GarrickN