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Lifting floorboards
And another of my projects is going to involve lifting some hundred-plus-year-old floorboards. They aren't in the best of condition - there's been woodworm at some time - and they're fixed down with...
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Cleaning windows - the frames that is
We've got cast iron lattice windows on the front of our house. For those of you that haven't met them - they look a bit like leaded lights, except the diamond shaped bits are cast iron instead of...
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Jigsaws
Personally I prefer the barrel handle type. It seems to give more control.
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Insulated blind for bathroom window?
Good evening all, I admit to being a little lazy here. Have had a quick google but can't find what I am looking for. No doubt someone here will have encountered a similar problem. Our ground floor...
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Mounting flat screen TV on wall and discreet cabling
X-post I'm re-mounting the 42" Panasonic plasma on the wall above the fireplace. All the important cable entries are to the back of the TV and so a right sod to get at when the TV is on the wall...
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Need new battery for Dyson DC16
There seem to be lots of non-original ones out there at about £20. Can an yone recommend a particular seller?
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Workshop task lighting
Although my workshop is not badly lit (couple of 8' tubes, and a pair of 5' ones in a 12'x17' space) - it still has dark corners or places where you end up working in your own shadow. Any good...
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Compressor dehumidifier
Who makes a decent, small, portable one? I have a desiccant type (original purpose conservatory and shed, alternately so needs to cope with cold, hence the choice). It's been under trial drying...
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Pump on concord wrs not working
Hi hope some can help pump on boiler has gone it is buzzing can I turn it off at wall. As don't want it to do damage to boiler of heating system. Thanks
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Bendy (kerfed?) MDF skirting - any recommendation?
Floor is down and the skirting comes next. We have a bay window that is curved, so we need bendy skirting. The last lot was constructed (not by me) in several parts, with vertical wood strips, ply...
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Nissan Tino wipers solved (Thank uou!!)
I just wanted to thank everyone for the help with my Nisan Tino wiper problem. I followed Lee's advice and bridged pins 3 & 5 of the relay. The wipers then worked! (Thaks a million, Lee!) So I guess...
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Anyone here part of SpeedWatch?
As per subject!
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Virgin media transferring some of its customers to Talk Talk
I've just had a message, apparently genuine, from Virgin Media, telling me that it's going to transfer its non-cable broadband and phone services to Talk Talk. I am not pleased, to put it mildly,...
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Video Clip 'Looped' (repeating itself ) on to monitor screen
After having downloaded a video from youtube using firefox on Windows 7, is there a way to very simply replay a clip of from the video (that repeats itself in a loop) onto a monitor screen? Preferably...
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Oil boiler problem - tripping out when windy
I've now realised that every time recently that it is windy, the oil CH boiler has a tendency to trip out with an apparant overheat problem. This has been going on for about 8 weeks (maybe more, I...
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