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Attn ARW
I never bluff. You may be surprised to find out which household substances are most toxic to your cat. WebMD tells you what to keep out of harm's way.
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OT Interesting link about the EU
More interesting info. Get Britain Out - The Campaign To Get Britain Out Of The EU
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Samsung Bagless Upright Vacuum
A mate has a Samsung Bagless Upright (1800watt). He says the filter is always getting blocked and needs to be cleaned and washed. Any ideas? Could he have left something out?
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oil-filled electric motors, topping up?
I've got an electric sewer pump which uses an oil-filled motor - the lower seal had a tiny leak which I fixed, but it could use a little topping up before I use it in anger (the upper bearing's *just*...
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Connecting to plastic sewer intercept
Hi, Just a case of making sure I have all the bits before I start: My pit is one of those black plastic circular jobbies with a couple of pipes connecting in and one out at the bottom. The rest of the...
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11 years ago
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Reinstalling a rear external staircase
Hi, I'm buying a raised ground floor flat (1 of 4 in a vctorian conversion) at present and am looking at improvement works that would add value. At present although the flat comes with half of the...
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TV Aerial & Birds
I get birds landing on my TV aerial and leaving crap below. I noticed a house nearby that had what looked like long cable ties with the spare end poking upwards to deter birds from landing. Can...
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Glad I checked!
I fitted a new cloakroom washbasin. Glad I checked each fixing hole relative to the top of the basin as one of them was about 3/8" higher than the other. I eas able to make allowances when I drilled...
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Cutting Kitchen Decor End Panels
Hi, I am installing a Wickes Imola kitchen for a friend and there are some very expensive decor end panels for the tall larder and oven housing cabinets. These are made too long and too wide and need...
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Gas test point fitting question
Does anyone know what size of hex key I should use to remove this gas test point plug. It's in a motorhome just in case that makes any difference. The motorhome is 16 years old so I'm not sure whether...
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Adjusting PRV
For some reason unknown to me, our house has two incoming rising mains, bot h with internal stopcocks rising up from the solid floor. Our combi boiler is attached to one source, as are the majority of...
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Kitchen sink overflow pipe replacement
Found the cupboard under our kitchen sink full of water. Turns out the overflow pipe is split. Examining the pipe I find it appears to have been glued at each end, though the glue is failing (I can...
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Velkess Energy Storage
Next snake oil burner? Or an old but viable system? Bill Gray is raising funds for Velkess Energy Storage on Kickstarter! We're developing a new flywheel technology which will dramatically reduce the...
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Drains and a new toy camera
I make no apologies for the quality - this is the first time I've tried this. This is a cheap waterproof USB camera tied to a wire-coil type drain clearing wire and poked down a rainwater drain: The...
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LiDL under-cabinet LED lights
I just picked up one of LiDL's current offer LED under-cabinet lights for £10: got the 7W output one, and it's brilliantly bright and very light (weight). Haven't found a use for it yet but it may...
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