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Lidl cordless drill
Bought their Li-ion small cordless drill earlier this year. It's a great smaller sized drill for where my full size one is too big. And it's a lot lighter too. Very pleased with it. So although the...
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Quantities of limescale remover to use ?
Not being scientifically minded, perhaps someone can help with this question. When using a 'limescale' remover in the toilet bowl, would i get the same result if i used say ' x ' quantity of limescale...
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Gas leaks and gas leaks and gas leaks
They have dug the same bit of pavement up repeatedly over the last 12 months, I have reported the smell twice, but the cannot find a leak from their new pipes. It smells like gas, rather than a sewage...
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OT - dog pee. The new wonder cleaner
Looking at the tarmac pavement down our street you can clearly see where dogs have peed up by the wall (largish circle) and the pee has then trickled down to settle near the kerb (another largish...
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OT Gumtree
Just whiled away a pleasant half-hour playing "Spot-the-Shoplifter" on Gumtree.
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Typical electrical consumption in gas-heated house
Just curious. Do people here (with mains gas heating) measure their eletricity consumption, and wonder where it all goes ?. The last time I looked at Combi boiler specs, they had a typical leccy...
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taking pipes and brassware to the scrappy
I've got a fair pile of copper pipe and brassware, accumulated for the last couple of years of DIY, to go to the scrappy. Is it worth me separating fittings from pipework?
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Composite Front Door
Considering one to replace wooden door with single glazing. Any snags?
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OT(ish) Safetey Glasses for over 18s only?
I am looking for some laboratory style safety glasses - not for DIY exactly, although cooking bacon and sausages probably counts as DIY ;-) Mainly, my glasses tend to get splashed with fat/oil now and...
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repair to terracotta pot
I have a pair of terracotta Wellington boot pots that have suffered frost d amage (yes, I should have emptied them or brought indoors over previous win ters). For sentimental reasons, I'd like to...
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EU to improve Oven gloves
I tend to avoid oven gloves as they often don't insulate enough. I use folded tea towels instead where I can control the thickness Maybe the Germans and the Dutch will ensure that we get good gloves...
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Preventing mildew stains on a panel with a towel hook
As mentioned in my previous post about "clear" varnish that is actually yellowish, we have had a problem with mildew stains gradually forming on a wooden panel in the bathroom where the hand-towel...
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Barry Bucknall: the Father of DIY
The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name. Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick?
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OT? Security cameras
Hi All I am now thinking about installing external security cameras. I would rathe r integrate these with my existing setup and instead of having a proprietar y box to manage the cameras and store the...
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cannabis can cure cancer and back pains
You really need to watch Samantha Pearson's video at It tells you how you can 100% naturally and safely cure almo st any visual problem and the real truth about the Eyecare industry...thing is.. your...
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