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Aluminium Garage Door - Paint
My neigbour has just had her exterior paintwork done. Her garage door had a few areas showing bare metal. Since painting it on Saturday large blisters have formed in the valleys of the corrugations...
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Private water supply filtration help
Hi y'all, Mah name's Billy Joe Jim-Bob Mary Ellen Walton (mah daddy wanted a cross dresser and stuck with the name even when he got a boy) and ah got me one of they new fangled filtration systems on...
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OT weather and pressure
You mean that has a good old weather map with isobars and fronts? The beeb site has that.
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Delivery companies, thumbs up
There are always lots of complaints about delivery companies. I would like to buck the trend and congratulate DPD, who delivered items I had ordered from Amazon. Not only do they get the day right but...
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Zone 2 or not
I have a wall lamp fitting that is above a bathroom sink, but far enough to be clear of zone 2. I was wondering whether it was a) safe and b) allowed to replace the lamp with a fused spur and run both...
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10 years ago
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Wasps
Over the past few days I noticed there were always few wasps hanging around outside an upstairs window, so suspected they might be nesting in the loft, they don't bother me too much so didn't track...
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*How* much?
Briggs & Stratton want £2.52 for a single roll pin. Out of the scabby plastic starter pinion engagement mechanism on their crappy mower engines. So I bought 120 for £3.99 on eBay.
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10 years ago
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Metal cutting/polishing compound
Hi all, I have to polish the inside of a cylinder of I.D. 20mm to (ideally) a mirro r finish - or at least something approaching it. The material is mild steel . I've got about as far as the dull matt...
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Mains quality monitoring
I've got an office with some servers on a UPS. From time to time, the UPS is reporting issues with the mains power quality and switching to battery. It then typically switches back soon after, but...
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Advice on three phase.
A pal on a car forum has asked about getting a three phase supply for his workshop. He lives in an old railway station, and *thinks* there is three phases incoming. (I've asked for a pic) He's...
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TOT - DuckDuckGo malware?
I've been using the DuckDuckGo search engine as it was recommended for its privacy policy. Recently it's been behaving suspiciously (pop-up windows appearing, unasked for toolbars etc). I Googled and...
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10 years ago
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Specialist paints
Decorating the kitchen is next on the list; "Dulux Kitchen+ Matt is an exceptionally tough, grease and stain resistant paint. Its Grease Proof formulation resists everyday cooking stains, and it's...
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Beco fridge recall
Has anyone else heard the radio advert currently airing in Classic FM and possibly other stations too? It starts off with general advice to turn the thermostat down in hot weather, I don't think they...
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10 years ago
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Ronseal Multi Purpose Wood Filler
Am I only now catching up with this instruction on the back of the tub that possibly everyone else has seen ? :- "3. Smooth over with a wet knife before dying" I did look at that several times and at...
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How do I remove this glass
Hope this link works I cracked/broke the glass in this dial gauge. I'm trying to source a replacement but in the mean time can't work out how to remove the broken glass. (es I know its not actually...
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