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Ideal home exhibition
We went to this today. Very poor from a diy viewpoint, only found 2 very small stands selling drill bits.. Smart meters/solar power and a few other "good" ideas were being promoted to the unwise....
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No Pressure for Mono Block Tap kitchen Mixer
Wife and motherinlaw bought a Franke sink and Monoblock Mixer for me to fit in the mother inlaws kitchen ground floor flat. So new worktops, units redistributed and new hob and sink in. All was going...
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Still grappling with fluorescent light fittings
Still grappling with fluorescent light fittings We have four fittings, each with two four foot tubes. That is around 28000 lumens. A couple of tubes have blown, and it's not too dark, so we can...
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Parental guardian - internet (WEB) filtering
Never bothered with our two but the computer they used was in the breakfast room and anyone passing through could see what was on screen. We also took the time to try and make 'em Web Wise. As some...
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combi boiler question
Is it ok to run dhw while the central heating is drained ? thanks in advance hal
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Wind turbine pwned ;-)
Oops: Still, at least we know they would never make the same mistakes with smart meters etc... Wind turbine blown away by control system vulnerability • The Register
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[OT] Smart meters are a ‘costly mistake’ th at'll add BILLIONS to bills
I did not realise the government was involved much other than pushing the idea to the suppliers. I'm glad to see cyber threat was mentioned.... But this statement was a bit stupid: "Abandon the whole...
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new wall, not load-bearing, foundations?
I am thinking of building a block wall adjacent to the party wall to reduce noise from next-door. It's a standard victorian terraced house. Can anyone tell me whether I need a trench foundation or...
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B&Q to close ~60 stores
Kingfisher, the owner of DIY chains B&Q and Screwfix, is to close about 60 B&Q stores in UK and Ireland over the next two years.
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OT: How does one report a failed medical practice?
OT: How does one report a failed practice medical practice? The details are probably not of interest here and the list rather long. Please no "what's the definition of 'failed'" - and I know google is...
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Rising damp
At 5 oclock in the morning I've just been watching one of those daytime property programs that is repeated in the TV teleshopping hours. The property had a damp problem in one small area under the...
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Artex remover - does it work?
I'm just evaluating my options for dealing with an annoying Artex ceiling (mid 80's, so hopefully no asbestos). Has anyone tried the x-tex stuff? Does it actually work? It seems a bit expensive, but...
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External door will not unlock
My external (Swedor) rear door with the top and bottom mechanism is locked and refuses to unlock. Key will only partially turn which appears to free up the bottom half of the door whilst the top...
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Senior Moment
A while back I bought a workshop vac from Lidl, the type with the power tak e-off for power tools. As well as using it for vac duties I got it to use a s a dust extractor for my mitre saw. So duly...
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Back to wall toilets and concealed cisterns
Thinking of a back to wall toilet, the appeal of being able to mop underneath a wall-hung seems less than my concern about how sturdy they are to the wall, so looking at floor standing ones. Cistern...
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