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Scrap car battery.
So we took the batteries to the yard today. 7 large car batteries. 70 amp hour. Got 60 quid for them. Right palaver. They wanted a photo driving licence which I had. Then said it was no use as it had...
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What material are the gas burners on the hob made of?
As per subject, what material are the gas burners on the hob made of? SWMBO has burnt something onto one and wants me to clean it off. I'd usually start with a soak in Soda Crystals but that's a no-no...
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3 years ago
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Humming LED strip light?
After being given the 4 x 6' 30W LED fluorescent tube replacements (and Non-starter fuses) I was extra aware of the now 'unnecessary mains hum from the fitting. This morning I by-passed the ballast...
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3 years ago
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swimming pools
swimming pools are to open without water
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3 years ago
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Any scientific or semi-magical way to do this?
As I may be going to live long enough to go on me holliers after all, is there a method of watering my balcony plants in any way similar to this? A large plastic milk bottle full of water on my...
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3 years ago
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TOT documents
I got car tax reminder today and noticed: (For NI) A certificate of Insurance or cover note is needed [downloaded copies are acceptable, photocopies are not] How would anyone be able to distinguish...
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Three-year-old loft conversion suddenly very noisy
Just over three years ago I had a major loft conversion done on my semi-detached sixties bungalow: the process included removing and replacing all the existing ground floor ceilings and building above...
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How are you supposed to fix/terminate flexible conduit?
I have just bought a chimney fan which has a spiral metal flexible conduit containing the wires that supply the fan. (This is a mains powered fan to sit on the top of a chimney, not a heat powered one...
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3 years ago
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LED lamps
I was shopping on Amazon and E-Bay for some G9 LEDs. Reading the reviews and I was shocked and amused that someone had posted a review slating the supplier as the bulb had melted in their oven!
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3 years ago
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Building cabinets - how to square them
Hi all, Firstly thanks very much for all the info on the other thread. Study now designed so now in build phase :) I have cut the pieces for the first cabinet out of 18mm ply so now looking to put it...
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3 years ago
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News Reader recommendation - Attn Brian Gaff
Often see Brian commenting on people answering very old messages. I realise my reader doesn't show a date. What reader should I consider trying. I only use the D-I-Y group.
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Removing Leatherette Surface
I sometimes repair and refurbish Roberts DAB radios as a sort of hobby. I do a few minutes a day while waiting for simulations to finish, or just thinking. There are a few fairly common faults and I...
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3 years ago
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De-ice the car properly!
I had a new job on top of my to-do list yesterday morning. Ice and frozen snow on the screen, snapped my scraper jabbing away at it, so I poured some tepid water on it and hit the wipers upon which...
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Telegraph Posts
(are they still called that) BT Openreach have been doing some work in my area (Fibre?) and on my daily walks I have noticed some poles have at the base a 20mm diameter rod or tube abutting the post...
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3 years ago
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National mourning?
Who decides that everybody should be sad for eight days over Prince Philip? I'm not gleeful, but I can't say that I'm properly glum, either. How do I get into the mood?
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