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Buying gas in the USA - Zip Code
Last time I wanted to fill up a car with when visiting the USA, the petrol(gas!) pump would ask me to insert my credit card and enter my zip code. As, being a UK resident I don't have a zip code, I...
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Ultimate DIY
Cant wait to see it finished
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10 years ago
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[OT] Offline photo organisers with flickr publishing support
Hi, I'm after a system to manage my 1000's of digital photos. Key requirements are: 1) This is about organization - titles, descriptions, grouping, albums, rating - actual image editing is very...
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10 years ago
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Replacement PVC glass unit
First off, I'd like to say a thank you to the helpful people of this newsgroup, who have ever replied to my posts, or whose posts I've read over the years that have helped me with similar DIY...
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10 years ago
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Advice please
Just about to embark on fitting a new kitchen and would like some of your collective advise please. The house is a modern one with artex over plasterboard ceilings and green chipboad floor. I hate...
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10 years ago
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Networked dimmer, 3000 watts?
Anyone know where to get an affordable 3kw dimmer that can be controlled over ethernet or wireless or USB or similar? Its for a resistive load and control in about 10 steps would be fine. Ta.
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10 years ago
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Corrugated tarpaper behind plaster on slightly damp wall?
We've just moved, to a house with an old (early 18th century, probably) solid stone-built wing. There's a couple of bits in the dining room and the wall separating it from the hallway, either on the...
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10 years ago
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Shower to pull-cord light switch distance?
What are the current regs for the minimum distance between a shower cubicle and the pull cord for the shower and also for the (separate) pull cord for the light?
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10 years ago
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New Kitchen rules for distance of cooker from sink etc
Ikea mentioned this to me. Does someone know what the rules are /link to them? They mentioned that a cooker must be 800mm away from a sink? Theres got to be a 20mm gap between cupboard and cooker...
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10 years ago
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Strange light switch.
What is the bulge for? I thought it might me a light sensor, but the site owner didn't know either. http://www.flickr.com/photos/g3zvt/8936477753/lightbox/
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10 years ago
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Roundup strength
Does anyone know which is the strongest undiluted, Roundup 3000 or Roundup 450? TIA
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10 years ago
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Plasterboard on lath/plaster?
What's the feeling on 12.5mm plasterboarding over stud partition flaky but not completely gone lath/plaster? The wall in question has radiators each side and one door opening. I think it will be...
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10 years ago
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greenhouse
SWMBO had a new greenhouse -it's aluminium not wood as she had before. I'm assuming that if I supply a power socket or two, as before, I'll need to earth the structure.
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10 years ago
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sink to trap seals
Installed a sink with a chrome trap. Sink, waste and trap are all from different sources but none of the kit included a seal for the joint between the waste and the trap. Plastic traps have seals...
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OT:How many scrappies do you get ?
Just had a new one go past today. That means we get 3 different scrappies daily. And 2 ice-cream vans.
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