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Microwave Egg Cookers

I have just cooked a couple of eggs in one of these without them exploding all over the microwave. I now expect to be aw...
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posted by jgnewsid
1 comments posted 1mo posted by jgnewsid

UPS batteries

I'm due for a new set of batteries, 4x NP17-12 or equivalent. I've bought Yuasa and Tayna own-brand ones, not noticed m...
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posted by usenet
4 comments posted 1mo posted by usenet

Rebuilding wooden door threshold

I trod on the threshold and most of it split away, fairly rotten as was the remaining piece. I obtained a suitable ,cro...
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posted by diverse
0 comments posted 1mo posted by diverse

YouFibre disappointment

After too many sales calls to count, we finally decided that YouFibres offer was too good to beat. Started the OneTouch...
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posted by jethro_UK
36 comments posted 1mo posted by jethro_UK

Gutter/Downpipe

I've got a problem with one of my aluminium gutters - the standard 68mm PVC downpipe has detached from the gutter. I've...
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posted by patchmoney
12 comments posted 1mo posted by patchmoney

Extending cables to a consumer unit?,

We've got to change the consumer unit we've got as its old and we needs extra ways etc. The new CU needs moving a few f...
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posted by tony
10 comments posted 1mo posted by tony

TV aerial woes, kind of...

Well that was a fun exercise... Some 18 years ago I put up a new aerial (group B with some bits hacked off on Bill's in...
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posted by see.my.signature
16 comments posted 1mo posted by see.my.signature

Best strategy for power backup in case of cuts?

Various august bodies are predicting woe and carnage over the next months, and telling you what to store up in your pre...
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posted by wibble
109 comments posted 1mo posted by wibble

Logitech Harmony Elite Battery Replacement

I bought a Logitech Harmony Elite and hub from eBay, Logitech don't sell them any more but there's nothing to touch the...
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posted by jgnewsid
2 comments posted 1mo posted by jgnewsid

What's a small flanged tank connector called?

I've been here before but I can't remember what I eventually found that was exactly what I wanted (but not called a tan...
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posted by cl
3 comments posted 1mo posted by cl

Rivnuts - do stainless steel ones work?

I have an application where brass or aluminium rivnuts don't seem to me to be a good idea. It's to hold a steel panel o...
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posted by cl
9 comments posted 1mo posted by cl

Freezer Displays

We have two freezers of different makes, each has a small digital display. At times the display tells you what the targ...
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posted by not
18 comments posted 1mo posted by not

Upside down roller blind.

We have a window on a landing about 3/4 of the way up the stairs. It's double glazed, non-openable and 85cm wide by 2.4...
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posted by nothanks
6 comments posted 1mo posted by nothanks