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A bit OT: Air dusters
I've had an aerosol 'Air Duster' for a few years, which I've found handy for blasting the dust off computer keyboards, etc. It's just run out, and the thought occurred to me that I might be able to...
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Water softener and dish washer
Firstly, I've tried Googling but without definitive results. Since we had the water softener installed I've noticed that the (probably) aluminium rivets in some kitchen knife handles seem to be slowly...
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10 years ago
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Wired Security Alarm
We're about to move house shortly and one of the first jobs I'll want to do is install a wired security alarm (intruder, fire detection and communicat or) When I did this 10 years ago in our current...
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Pillar drill problems.
I bought a second hand pillar drill, which appeared fine at the time. It is a Sealey SDM90. It has a 3 spoke handle which attaches to the splined drive pinion/shaft. However the handle rotates around...
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Consumer Unit Replacement
I have an older Edwardian house. The present consumer unit is about 6 feet above floor level wired in pvc red/black, probably done in the 70s and added to in early 90s. Everything rings out fine. I...
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Removing floor tiles - over underfloor hot water heating
Throughout the ground floor, the previous owners of this house fitted underfloor heating - and we love it. But the tiles over it? Not good. Bland, at best, and plenty of them are cracked. They're not...
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OT True cost of nuclear power.
Easy to predict this one. Except to certain thickos here. Not even the start of it either. Public Accounts Committee says progress "poor", with targets missed, costs "escalating" and timescales...
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OP Where is the fence?
In these days of public safety where is the fence? http://tinypic.com/r/ea59mx/8
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10 years ago
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Plastic lock on loft ladder
I've an aluminium loft ladder that's too old for me to remember where I got it from. I've just wondered about the safety of the locks between the two sections that appear to be 1cm-square plastic...
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10 years ago
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IKEA flatpack
Don't know whats happened to IKEAs usually excellent quality control, but I'm currently assembling a small mountain of IKEA stuff & have had bits missing, dowel holes not deep enough & cam bolt holes...
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10 years ago
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Info on COB (chip-on-board, led) bulbs please?
I'd be interested in any info available on COB led lamps, especially suitable applications. How do they compare with the 3 (or more) x LED type bulbs? How long have they been on the market? Who are...
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incapatibilty alert !
You know those washing machine service valves with the 3/4" BSP thread and little blue or red plastic handles ? They are a fairly standard design. Well, after you have screwed on the hose you cannot...
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Worcester Bosch 28CDi combi - what's a normal system pressure rise from cold to hot?
Boiler is in daughter's house. System has 7 single panel radiators. With the cold pressure on 1.2 bar, it rises pretty quickly to about 2.5 bar when hot. I found my neighbour has exactly the same...
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Cavity wall insulation
I have tried in the past to have our cavity walls insulated but to no avail as the surveyor deemed our outer stone skin to have too rough/irregular an inner surface for the either fibre or bead...
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Tool to get rubble out of chimney?
I've made a hole into an old brick chimney from a bedroom. But its clogged with broken bricks and crumbled lime mortar. I've cleared it as far down as I can get my arm but need something longer to dig...
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10 years ago
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