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Flooring repair
Have a Weyroc floor fitted over wood joists in a bedroom ... parents house built circa 1980 Floor is damaged in 2 places (legs of bed had gone through).... don?t really want to re-sheet whole floor,...
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Palindromic date
I told my son that today's date is a palindrome - 20200202 - and asked when it last happened. He reckons it was Dec 31st, 1321 - 13211231. Is he right?
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Eneloops went negative
Turned on the ancient Sony FM portable this AM and noticed that the red tuning LED was not coming on even though the signal seemed ok. It runs on 4 rechargeables, currently a set of 2008 Eneloops...
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Plasterboard joint
I had a leak in pipe and had to take out a section of plasterboard, whats the best way to make a join at the green line so it doesnt crack at a later date. Should I just leave a gap and fill or use...
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Computer question: fragmentation
Why does a back-up program (Acronis) produce so much fragmentation? My external drive is showing 42%. Is it best to defragment the drive periodically or not to defragment it due to the risk of damage...
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B&Q Glitter Paint
Has anyone any experience of using the B&Q "Good Homes" paint that comes with a sachet of glitter stuff. Bought it - not realising the glitter had to be added in.
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Combi or System boiler
"Harry Bloomfield"; "Esq." > wrote in message news:r14al2$742$ The delay before you get hot water is a function of two things: how quickly a combi starts to heat cold water to make hot water, and the...
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OT: a particularly dire Guardian article about wind and nuclear (but some good comments)
Baseload argument no longer true when large quantities of cheaper renewable energy available Baseload argument no longer true when large quantities of cheaper renewable energy available
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TOT Citizenship law
Is it true that if you're a Canadian and you apply for UK citizenship you have to pay £2,000 to apply, and if you make a mistake on the form it's rejected and to re-apply you have to pay another...
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Re: o2 sensors
Only the upstream is within the fuel control feedback loop. The downstream really just determines if the cat is working or not.
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Re: Generic pills ...
I had to look up what this is! Tacrolimus. There are other makes: possibly more complete but more awkward: in a yellow card: yourself to someone who can take note of your issues and, if appropriate,...
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COoker point cable size?
I'm fairly sure that when this house was rewired that the cable from the consumer unit to the cooker point was 6mm, but recent discussion here has discussed 10mm and even 16mm. Has the standard...
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4 years ago
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Gas supply pipe replacement: update
Well after 3 false starts going back to last August, the crew turned up yesterday with no warning whatsoever. They dropped loads of the bits needed to put around road and pavement works along with...
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Blink Camera Batteries
What are the consequences of using batteries other than Lithium in the camera? Just life? I have some recharchable Eneloops
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