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Where to get a bath drain/plug-hole washer?
Maybe more of a "what's it actually called" sort of question. I need to replace the washer that seals the plug-hole of our bath. The old one started dribbling water out when the bath empties and, on...
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Honeywell Ball & O ring kit for Motorised valve
One of the motorized zone valves Honeywell V4043H in my central heating system have failed. I have confirmed that if I use a new power head, the valve still does not close when no power is applied....
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Wickes mortar
I'm assuming this isn't just sand and cement! If it's another of the lightweight tub products, it's going to be mighty useful for outdoor work. You can usually get an inch of those on to a vertical...
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OT For gardeners
My Virtual Garden: Mosaiculture Exhibition
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Oops! bendy iPhones
Surely it's fairly obvious that if you make a super slim phone case out of aluminium and THEN punch a hole in it at a potentially highly stressed point, it's gonna bend? I presume the next iphone will...
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15 x 15mm angled isolator valve with handle.
Hello all. I'm searching for a compression 15 x 15mm angled isolator valve with handle operation. Can't find such a beast. Can find straights & tee's but these won't do the job. Can find the right...
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inventor needed
We have arrived at the time of year for Autumn fertilising the lawn. Out comes the trusty wheeled spreader and the digital scale to calibrate the flow rate. All well and off to the grass which I had...
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NEST Thermostat/Programmer
Anyone got one and what do you think? Have an opportunity where one might drop straight in to a relative's system and improve matters (they have odd but mostly regular occupation times and hate...
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Joining copper pipe and the Wiki
I might be blind, but is there a Wiki page on copper compression fittings? I have to embark on another round of plumbing and I wanted to check something. The something is: What's best practise for...
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Camera for home security
I have been wondering about getting web camera so that I can check the status of the inside of my house when I am away. One product that I have found is a Trendnet TV-IP862IC. Does anyone have any...
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Wiki: Felt roof repair
A first quick draft for feedback... NT Felt roof repair This article addresses patch repairs of felt covered roofs. Patch repair is doomed in the sense that once felt begins to go, it usually doesn't...
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OT Microsoft Word to iPad
I want to put a word processor on my iPad and create documents that can be read by MS Word on a PC and vice versa. Can this be done and if so how? mark
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New North Leeds Screwfix?
Just been on the phone to the Screwfix call centre and the guy I was speaking to mentioned a new north Leeds branch opening tomorrow. Anyone heard anything about it? Can't find any mention online...
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Paving slabs
I need 20-off 600x600 ordinary concrete slabs, 38 or 50mm, second-hand OK. Plenty around, but collect only or delivery kills it. There's a place in the W. Miidlands that would charge £168 for the...
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Does this exist yet?
it seems that techno types are intent in making everything have an lcd display these days, even toasters, so what is needed is a little gadget that you stick on or hold over the display, which can...
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