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Honeywell boiler wiring
Spray some WD40 into the shaft area under the silver box bit and leave it to soak for a while. You may find once you get it off and cleaned up and lubricated that yours still works. I had one seize a...
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Washing Machine Faulty Spin / Out of Balance
Could there be some dodgy connections on a controller board which is tricking the system into thinking its not right? I had this on an old Hotpoint once and it was a five min job for the guy with the...
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So you have seen the Sawboard, now try Routerboard!
Very neat, use the sawboard quite a bit, will definately give this a go. Cheers!
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Aldi Right Angle Drill Adaptor For use with a Bosch IXO cordless screwdriver?
Anybody know if the Right Angle Drill Adaptor on offer at Aldi would work with a Bosch IXO cordless screwdriver,or is it just for use with drills? Just thought if it works with the Bosch it would save...
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Hedgehogs
Has anyone ever used a hedgehog in a gutter? a good idea but I wonder whether it really works, or if it just traps small stuff more efficiently, causing even more of a problem....
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Flexible plastic edging strip
That would have been an interesting chioce, actually, and one I hadn't thought of. But I'm pleased with the plastic. Thanks. Bert
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What's the correct name for this?
also sold as tool clips
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Mains generator changeover contactor system..
One for the electric's crew;).. We have a need to implement a contractor based mains generator changeover system. Of course this will need to be mechanically and electrically interlocked so as not to...
 
Re-fixing parquet floor tiles
Hi!=20 A couple of rooms in my house have parquet wood floor tiles. The house was = built in about 1980. A few of the tiles have lifted and become loose. I can= quite easily remove them intact, but...
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Aussie DIY
Rupert Murdoch.
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Base for garden shed
In the same way that you don't make hills out of chalk, only sandstone?
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Heat treatment?
I have a pry bar like this idea why the address says red plastic plugs :-) Anywho, it's basically a piece of flat section steel strip bent to shape, then heat treated [?] in some way so it stays that...
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Worthless 1yr warranties
It's not attached at all. There is a raised circular area surrounding the gas burners - just a couple of mm high. Around the circumference of this raised area are four small indentations (about 5mm...
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OT: MOT advisory: tyres cracking.
Are you now not supposed to drive as fast as possible and let the ABS and ESC look after you?
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OT why make a camera with an old fault?
It does surprise me that you did not get it. They were suggesting (IMHO) that their camera could be used by a blind person.
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