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In car handset to switch garage drive lights on and off
A while ago I found a website offering radio control handsets which operate a receiver in the garage to turn the garage drive lights on or off, but I cannot now locate it. Anyone know which company it...
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The great cholesterol con
Like many older people, I was brought up to have considerable respect for members of the medical profession. Pronouncements from the family doctor were to be taken very seriously - almost a latter-day...
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Carbon Monoxide Detector
A neighbour bought a detector and asked me to fit it. As her Combi is in an upstairs airing cupboard, I fitted the detector in the cupboard (the door isn't especially soundproof) Would you agree with...
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"Green" subsidies.
Seems to be a topic taxing some here. Twenty five times more is spent subsidising fossil fuels compared with renewables. ^headlines Francisco-based Climate Policy Initiative claims that the annual...
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Which? says B&Q website is bottom of the pile
http://www.diyweek.net/news/news.asp?id=17019
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[SOLVED] Drayton Digistat SCR Receiver Problems: Troubleshooting Guide from Expert Homeowners (2023 Update)
Hi all My heating has packed up tonight and it looks like it's the SCR receiver that's at fault. There are no lights showing on it and am getting no repsonse when I change the temp on the wireless...
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reviving a Lion?
I accidentally ran a li-ion battery completely flat and now it won't charge. Is there any way to revive it? Regards, toiler
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Adding lighting to Garden shed
Hi All, I'd like to wire a garden shed for a flouscent light (with switch) a nd I'm wondering what is the best approach, the principle here is I DO NOT want to drill holes out through my house walls...
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concrete floor sealing
Consider the patch of concrete floor shown at It's on the ground floor (which is below ground level at the front) of a Victorian house. The dark brown and blue patches are bits of underlay rubber that...
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Door sercurity
A few tips for door sercurity Of all home security tips, one is more obvious than all the others ? keep your doors from locksmiths in leicester But obvious though i t is, there are a surprising amount...
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what openreach do when installling fibre BB?
Hi folks, FTTC is coming to our village - AIUI the exchange is enabled (it's listed as accepting orders), and they are working on connecting cabinets (lots of Openreach activity around the place over...
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Tell Paliament what you think of Part P schemes
Vid: Consult: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/communities-and-local-government-committee/inquiries/parliament-2010/building-regulations-electrical-2013/...
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DIY Conveyancing (on a sale)
I'm selling a leasehold flat and will probably be doing my own conveyancing (many years ago I did my own buy/sell conveyancing successfully but I'm aware that I'm almost certainly out of date)....
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Totally OT - Webinars and Presentations
Hi all There's no way I can justify this as DIY, except I'm the one charged with the doing bit... Does anyone have experience of methods of making presentations available on line? Ideally I am looking...
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Problem removing outdoor wall light
I want to replace an outdoor wall light but I cannot remove it from the wall. It is a modern stainless steel light on an arm with a circular base attached to the wall. I assumed that undoing the two...
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