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Strange laptop behavior
S-i-L has just turned up with her laptop it has a problem there are half a dozen mini "displays" on the screen, or rather a "scroll" of them left and right Is it the video chip fuqt or is the re the...
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Vaillant echo plus boiler
This morning, it was snowing and rather cold and the heating was not working. Despite trying everything, I gave up and phoned britishgas as we have a maintenance on tract with them. I could not...
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Water flow measurement - flow cup or similar?
Is it worth laying out for a flow cup or similar, instead of calibrating a bucket with a measuring jug? If so, can anyone recommend a suitable flow cup? Preferably easily available and cheap :-)...
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Locked-in syndrome
This morning we couldn't get out the front door - the 5-lever mortice lock just wouldn't fully turn despite a lot of attempted wheedling. Managed it by getting out another way and eventually engaging...
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Intersting: two wheeler self-balancing enclosed electric scooter
This is interesting. "Sitting in the glare of a few spotlights is the LIT Motors C1, an enclosed two-wheeler that combines the flexibility and fuel efficiency of an electric motorcycle with the...
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Bloody snow
I am not going to Stockport today to do that job - sorry Geoff:-) Google maps says that the A628 has no delays even though it is closed.
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Fence posts
I have some bitumen paint, would this be good for painting the bottom of fence posts before concreting in the ground.
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Can I use flex instead of cable in my house wiring?
Can I use flex instead of cable in my house wiring? I have lots of old lighting flex, so instead of buying new grey cables can I legally use the old flex to wire my house lights and rings? (I have...
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Can I use cable instead of flex in my house wiring?
Can I use cable instead of flex in my house wiring? I have lots of old lighting cable, so instead of buying new grey flex can I legally use the old cable to wire my house lights and rings? (I have...
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"floating" wall
Hello all. My 1950s brick-built house has a light weight block wall, on the first floo r, separating the master bedroom from the bathroom. There is no correspondi ng wall, on the ground floor,...
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Garage door electric lifter
Following my recent triple heart bypass surgery I won't be able to open the up-and-over garage door for some months, even after the sternum has done its initial healing. So I wondered whether there...
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Sellafield offline
Breaking news
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Powerfix work gloves from Lidl - gah!
I bought one set a while back and they were very good - warm, snug, grippy, and also smart enough to be worn as normal gloves. So when I saw them on sale again I bought two more pairs for me and one...
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Penny dropping
from BBC live feed .... Christine Neil, Ringford, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland emailed: It's not really the snow that bothers me its lack of power. No home phone, no internet, no heating, no hot...
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Plastering hole over thermalite bricks
Hey folks, The gas man came and removed 6 (!!!) gas fires from around the house and patched over the holes in the chimney breast or outside wall with thermalite brick. I'd now like to try my hand at...
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