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Hanging a radiator in a room with a sloping floor
I have to hang a two metre long radiator in a room with a floor that slope significantly. The window sill above the radiator follows the floor's slope. My view is that the radiator should be level and...
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Toaster repair
Just fixed the 10 year old Dualit for the first time. Someone bashed it and broke the neon indicator, and I also replaced one of the elements that was getting a little iffy. The securing nuts are...
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Mira showers.
Just had my 30 year old Mira shower mixer serviced. Fixed price at £189 and they fitted £400 worth of parts (at shower doctors prices). The only thing original is the casting and the trim. I think I...
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acer 1511 laptop spares or repair
A friend gifted this to me in case there was anything I could use. Prmarily the battery, but that's shagged even more than the one I have. case is cracked round the hinge and the computer crasshes...
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10 years ago
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Electrically heated towel rail - Thermostatic element + timer
I want to install an electrically heated towel rail in the bathroom - running it from the CH is not practical. I would like to use a Terma thermostatic element like because it gives more control over...
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10 years ago
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Switching between Win drivers, quickly
A general DIY group I know, but some very knowledgeable people in it.. I have a single USB dongle and for two very different sets of software, I need to have it use two very different drivers. The...
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digital wristwatches
Why do they all have so many unwanted functions ? If they were all dropped, we could have buttonless, permanently sealed, solar powered, radio controlled digital wristwatches that were virtually...
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Oxypilot advice
We have a gas fire in our lounge which we prefer to use in the evening, rather than fire the CH for the whole house. In the past year it has started cutting out after about 30 minutes. When relit it...
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10 years ago
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Fancy TRVs
I have some of these (The "Radio Exhaust" is actually a radiator bleeding device, and this combination is £10 cheaper than one without the freebie) No issues with batteries, and they seem to work as...
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10 years ago
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Collectors
I've heard of people collecting bricks, but this collection is even odder. RETIRED Richard Jones has it nailed on for what may be the world?s most boring collection - more than 3,000 nails.
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Silicon or Wax best to keep the rain out ?
Have an old wax jacket (not a Barbour but a similar type copy from Aldi bought many years ago). Its done a good job for years, but needs re-proofing a bit on the shoulders and arms. I have some...
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disk imaging software
In message , Jim Hawkins writes One of the problems of copying stuff from one disk to another is long filenames. In my case, these are usually saved HTML files of websites. Where a 'too long' file...
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Diamond core drill bit - which drill?
Aldi have a diamond core drill bit set for £25. I only need to drill 2 holes for extractors so they'd pay for themselves. Thing is - I only have a hammer drill, and a cheap mains Lidl SDS. The...
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garage drive lights
Are there any that can be turned on or off with a radio signal from a handset or from my Samsung Galaxy 2 ? Jim Hawkins
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AC adapter
I've bought a garage door sensor from the US which has, as expected, come with a 110v AC/DC adapter. Input is shown as 120v - 60Hz - 0.06A and output as 12v - 100mA on a 3.5mm centre positive plug....
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