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OT: Getting a tradesman
I dread every time I have to try and get something done. My roof etc needs attention:- 1. Email response Sunday will come tomorrow. Came here, clearly didn't want to be here. Didn't want to go on roof...
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OT: We are very lucky
I had a thought this morning, as a lay there too idle to get up. So just now I googled to get my facts straight. We represent the 300,000th generation of humans (OK, I do. My kids are 300,001st; their...
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Pressure washer question
I've got a Nilfisk pressure washer and bought a patio cleaning attachment for it. It's roughly circular with a brush that forms the wall of the thing and sits on the ground in use. Inside there is a...
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pneumatic compressor gas tightness question.
I have a Stanley air compressor with a 25 litre storage vessel. when I start it, it pumps up to 120 psi and then the motor cuts out. Over typically 5 minutes, the air pressure will decay slowly to 80...
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OT: One tonne German bomb detonated in Exeter
big bang, shattering windows and cracking walls in the area. Local residents still not allowed home in case their houses are unsafe. Police said the 2,200lb (1,000kg) device blast left a crater the...
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Surge Protection Devices
Does anyone have any recommedations for Surge Protection Devices which are suitable for use where they can't be fitted in a modern consumer unit? How useful are SPDs where all the local wiring is...
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Not very hot DHW - Any ideas?
My hot water tank has stopped getting properly hot. The heating is working fine, so it's unlikely to be a boiler issue. The pump seems OK and the thermostat ~seems~ to be operating fine (on the basis...
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Karcher WD2 Motor disassembly
Any Karcher owners here? I have a noisy bearing and want to get in to oil it. I took the armature from the motor along with the suction fan assembly. I can remove the nut and loosen the top impeller...
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3 years ago
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Makita tools are best
6 Mins 31 Check these videos too see how low safety regulation, cutting corners for bigger profits, and lack of skills can make devastating results. Safety first. This is an arrangement of video clips...
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3 years ago
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Free News Reader - Kind of OT
Hi all Can anyone recommend a replacement for my current newsreader Sina App? I've been using it for years, but more often than not recently the scroll option freezes so I can't read the second half...
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Transferring a VHS.
Got a few VHS I'd like to digitise. Still have a working VHS player. But no longer a PC with analogue video inputs. Bought a CVBS and S-Video to USB convertor from Ebay. Seemed to be hundreds of them...
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OT
Sad to say the scammers have won, they have made it incredibly difficult to operate a savings account on line, blast and damn them all.
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TV Production sound
Having not got useful answers from the TV group, I'm going to try asking this here I'm currently watching reruns of Zen on Drama and the sound is decidedly off There's no sync between lip movements...
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3 years ago
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Chimney Bricks flaking
What is happening to my chimney stack bricks and why? is a non-working chimney though I don't know if that has always been the case. How do I fix it? Explore this photo album by Anthony4L on Flickr!
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3 years ago
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Humax remote stopped working
Now there's a coincidence. The one for my brother's Humax STB had been getting more and more iffy for ages. So they bought a new one off Ebay. And the old one has just arrived by post here - to see if...
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