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TV Fault

I recently moved a TV in the back of the car and it seems to have been damaged in transit. Part of the screen is now bl...
33 comments posted 1mo
posted by patchmoney
33 comments posted 1mo posted by patchmoney

New build Plumbing

I recently watched a YT video on a new kind of push fit fitting. The presenter made a statement that on new builds now...
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posted by tricky.dicky
11 comments posted 1mo posted by tricky.dicky

Scaffold board span.

I've just replaced a rotting window in my loft with uPVC, it wasn't too hard. However, there's another one to do. This...
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posted by nothanks
10 comments posted 1mo posted by nothanks

Why nothing lasts anymore

https://youtu.be/d6SPV4GZp-U
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posted by jethro_UK
16 comments posted 1mo posted by jethro_UK

OT: Amazon today...it arrived, anyway.

"Delivered today. Parcel was left in mail room." Well, that's one way to describe being dropped over the top of the gate...
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posted by davey
4 comments posted 1mo posted by davey

Titan ES1000 Oil Tank

What is the internal depth of thr Titan ES1000 Oil Tank? I need this for settings in Watchman oil monitor.
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posted by me
5 comments posted 1mo posted by me

Sad news - local shop closure

One of my favourite local shops, the 'Nut and Bolt Store' in Hove, shut this week ;-(. It did what it said on the tin...
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posted by jkn+nin
7 comments posted 1mo posted by jkn+nin

External building insulation.

Could someone kindly point me to a chart giving worked examples of using exterior foam insulation materials? I have ski...
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posted by tim
6 comments posted 1mo posted by tim

Caring for traditional sewer pipe rodding set

Bog pan was backing up , so no time for such niceties. Set of 30 or so wooden rods with brass couplers and looks like a...
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posted by diverse
4 comments posted 1mo posted by diverse

The five minute jobs which never are

We have a pair of old bedside lamps. I noticed on one of them the shade was turning. I assumed it was loose, but on che...
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posted by Jeff
0 comments posted 1mo posted by Jeff

Repair to radio (case)

The balancing foot has broken off my Sony pocket radio. I am wondering the best adhesive to effect a repair. I have hea...
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posted by newsgroups
12 comments posted 1mo posted by newsgroups

shoddy items

While re-wiring my KVM (old 2-port sat below the desk and was remotely operated, new 4-port sits above desk) I had to d...
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posted by usenet
15 comments posted 1mo posted by usenet

Odd EVSE MCB behaviour

A while ago the RCBO in my EVSE (AKA "EV charger") started occasionally tripping, both with and without the car connect...
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posted by else"
5 comments posted 1mo posted by else"

OT: Danger of AI

BBC has a story about the danger of AI. Ex Anthropic researcher tells BBC he is frightened. I noticed a comment by CEO...
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posted by Pancho.Jones
69 comments posted 1mo posted by Pancho.Jones