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Vomiting after ingestion, and how to do so? (2024 Update)
To induce vomiting or not to induce vomiting? It does irritate me that bleach for example says "do not induce vomiting" (with no explanation - I need an explanation or I won't obey). Well I'd ignore...
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Wallpaper paste
It has probably been asked before, but does unopened, still-sealed wallpaper paste have a shelf life? The paste in question is Solvite Extra Strong, maybe 3-4 years old.
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Zanzibar effect
Interesting one about multi-meters in a BL service instruction booklet. To set the TPS (throttle position sensor) as fitted to early (1980) Rover V8 Lucas injection. It is a large carbon pot sitting...
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3 years ago
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If you like squeaky floor... Lino.
Today's top tip having ripped some carpet out of a room and replaced it with lino, have a good walk around rocking from side to side on all the boards and tighten any loose ones. Because having been...
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3 years ago
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Reproofing solution have I been had?
My caravans awning was leaking slightly, on its last trip out, so I decided to have a go at reproofing it... I bought a gallon of a solution described as suitable for reproofing canvas and manmade...
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3 years ago
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Golf ball lamps.
Notice the tungsten type are now NLA new - TLC no longer sell them. Given they tend to be used where the look of the actual lamp matters - like say round a mirror - a poor show, unless you're going to...
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OT: Been scammed.
Bought a model maker's saw bench as advertised on FaceBook. Was a very good price - but who knows what such things actually cost to mass produce? What turned up was the saw blade only. Just a simple...
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3 years ago
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Oven door closer
So. The heat had been leaking like a hot thing out of the gap behind the oven door and we changed the rubber door seal which has helped somewhat but has not cured the problem. The door does not press...
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3 years ago
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Floorboards - nail or screw
I'm replacing floorboards having rewired underneath - nail or screw ? what are the pluses and minuses of each? Plan to paint it, so would that make the screws unscrewable? PZ2 or another kind of head?...
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3 years ago
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Anglian Defender 3000 parts
Anyone been able to source parts for the Defender 3000 ? I am trying to find the plastic casing for a window shock sensor. The sunlight had made the plastic so brittle one has shattered. I have all...
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3 years ago
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Gate hinge nuts
I have a gate hinge which is supplied with a long double strap that fits along and over the top horizontal member of the gate and is bolted through it. The nuts supplied are a circular, threaded dome...
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3 years ago
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Portable A/C vent into fireplace?
I've had a quote for 'proper' air con, i'm not spending 2.5k. A portable one would be satisfactory (had one elsewhere in the past & very pleased with it) but there's a pipe that needs venting to...
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House Render
Many houses with rendered frotage look a bit shabby. However, I have noticed some new builds and renovations look different - as though a new technique is used - crisp sharp corners and flat faces....
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Fixing to tarmac
We have a drain at corner of the house which consistently gets blocked with seeds from surrounding trees. In the past Ive placed one of these not that exact model but that type. First problem was wind...
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3 years ago
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Replacement CH boiler - internal plumbing plastic?
I'm replacing my 25 year old oil Camray boiler with a Grants condensing one. The return pipe (22mmm) particularly will now go from close to the bottom of the housing to the top involving 3 right angle...
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3 years ago
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