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maytag drinks dispenser
Anyone here familiar with the workings of these american style fridge freezers. My boss has one and asked me to change the water filter because it was blocked and the thing wouldn't deliver chilled...
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Plumbing Questions
I've lots of pumbing to do - pretty much whole house, so hoping for a bit of help and advice here over the coming weeks. I've got a new MDPE pipe into the kitchen, and then several others going back...
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Wiki: Alkali
Feedback welcome NT ==Caustic soda== *Strong alkali *Cleans ovens *Unblocks drains *Strips [[paint]] *Toxic, irritant, can cause serious eye injury. *A relatively high risk chemical, follow...
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Corrosive substance shipment
I need to send from the UK to Spain a 250ml disinfectant liquid that is labeled as corrosive, it contains 5% hydrogen peroxide and 0.1% peracitic acid Any idea of which carrier I can use that is not...
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Damp behind shelves
Hi all For a lot of years now, I've had a lot of metal brackets and shelves in my upstairs bedroom that I've used to store all my DVDs and CDs on. I've just found to my horror that some of the...
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Connecting a Raspberry Pi to an old TV
Son was delighted to receive a Pi yesterday, but we cannot seem to view anything, using an ancient Sony portable TV. The only conventional PC monitors we have use VGA. The Pi has a yellow phono socket...
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Removal and reuse - uPVC windows, shower tray etc.
Couple of things I'vew been contemplating: (1) I've recently (last couple of years) fitted a new shower tray (ceramic) but the shower cubicle goes in the refurbishment. Is it worth cleaning the tray...
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Dual Boot for Win 7
I plan to get a brand new Laptop with Windows 7, but would also like to run or dual boot Win XP for many legacy programs that don't run too well, even under Vista - mostly due to graphics probs. The...
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Roller garage doors
Any recommendation for the best manufacturer/company for a new garage roller door? Seceuroglide look slightly better than gliderol, and the newer LT version looks good value as well. But I do wonder...
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Any decent 18V Makita deals about?
Has anyone seen any decent deals on Mak tools with decent capacity 18V Ni-Mh batteries? The ones that came with my original combi drill (battery number 1843) are really on their last legs now, (can't...
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Repair broken clay pipe
I've noticed a missing piece in the clay pipe at the inspection chamber. Whilst it's not the biggest piece broken, I don't believe I want my waste water making the clay under my house any wetter. Any...
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Registry cleaners
Can anyone recommend a good free registry cleaner for Windows XP ?
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Webb Mower again Air Filter
Regular readers will perhaps remember that we have got an old Webb mower going that he found in the shed of his house. The Briggs and Stratton 5 HP engine has a foam insert in its air filter. The...
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Glazing bars, shallow sloping roof
We are designing a verandah with a glass roof. Our local glass supplier has a preferred supplier of glazing bars but this type are designed for a mimimum slope of 15 degrees. Our roof will have a...
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Outside electrics - WD40 to stop water ingress?
Hi, We have some 240v tree lights outside - a few heavy duty sets which are des= igned to stay out there all year. From time to time they get dim, and the p= roblem is caused by small amounts of...
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