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Kev on TV last night.
McCoud that is. Man is obvoiusly a complete knobber. He made a personal expedition down Londons sewers to get a bucket of shit in order to make paraffin for his shed lighting. Is Dribble's real name...
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Hydrohead ?
I am fairly aware of placing a piece of cloth under increasing water pressure until it leaks. But son has just bought a tent and in the sales blurb says it is tested to 3,000 hydrohead now I have no...
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Lifeboat restoration
"Fred and George" now up to episode 12. Part 12 of a series of videos following the restoration of the lifeboat George Elmy by South Shields boatbuilder Fred Crowell. Filmed in August 2012, in this...
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OT: How to back-up a gmail account?
How (if you do) do you back-up your gmail account?
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Remote lighting control
I wonder if anyone has any experience of remote lighting controls such as the MK Echo range? lighting in two of our living areas is mainly low voltage halogen downlighters. The two areas are switched...
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Extending the life of exterior ply exposed to rain
The endless carport rebuild approaches the point at which it can be roofed. Prior to doing so I have to fit the sides where it extends over garage and rear extension. My plan is to use exterior ply...
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What a useful bit of kit!
one at a customers house & tracked down the supplier. Exactly the right height for wiring ceiling roses, makes a handy seat and a useful impromptu saw bench. Weighs next to nothing & takes up very...
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Source for nails
I need to source some square twist or ring shank galvanized nails. I had them previously with a Frame Nailer. One more small fencing job ... which I will have to resort to hammer, so looking for a...
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2 Gang 13 Amp Worktop Sockets
Only ones I can find are these from TLC I don't want brushed chrome. Anyone know of a supplier in plain white? GINMF. http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/KS104.htmlBut
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fitting modern lights in place of loop in roses
So what's the correct approach? Taped up Terminal block poked up into void with feeds to fitting's terminals, Choc box into void & similar? All will work what's the official line(s)? Cheers Jim K
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New UPVC door bowing - update
I earlier mentioned we had had a new rear door fitted, along with all of the windows and the fact that the door had a vertical bow at both sides, touching at top and bottom leaving a gap halfway down....
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Water leak
I have at home several Giberit wall-hung WCs that have worked fine for several years. One of then, that has been used little, has developed a leak when the cistern is discharged. After removing the WC...
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Provision for under kitchen cupboard lights
I am planning a kitchen extension and a new kitchen installation (not much DIY). The cost of having the kitchen unit supplier fitting and connecting the under cupboard and interior link lights is a...
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Inspection camera
For which OS?
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Removing a ?close-coupled? toilet
Hi all My mate wonders if uk.d-i-y can help: He needs to remove a (?)close coupled toilet in order to renew the floor and can't see a way to disassemble it. He says it's somewhat similar to this one:...
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