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Recycling old electrical appliances

I thought that when you bought a new electrical appliance from a retailer there was a legal obligation on them to take...

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posted by usenet

26 comments posted 1yr posted by usenet

Looking for 1/4" impact driver bit recommendations

I'm looking for some 1/4" hex bits which are genuinely suitable for use with an impact driver. I have a 1/4" driver cap...

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posted by cl

8 comments posted 1yr posted by cl

SME Series III, V15-3, Technics

If you know what they are you had a 1970s era Hi-Fi system. I just recovered mine from my loft where it has languished...

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posted by pinnerite

29 comments posted 1yr posted by pinnerite

Apollo oil tank sensor

We have one of these (no gas here) and it seems to be flaky. We had a fill recently and the reported level fluctuates b...

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posted by tim

11 comments posted 1yr posted by tim

Self resetting 30 ma RCD breakers?.

As the title suggests anyone know of anyone who makes such a thing?. We have some remote equipment's that are protected...

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posted by tony

5 comments posted 1yr posted by tony

Removing old sticky tape

I insulated the conservatory with bubble polythene over winter. On the doors it had to be held down onto the PVC with s...

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posted by Jeff

9 comments posted 1yr posted by Jeff

Coffee jug anyone?

(Vaguely DIY) My coffee filter machine has broken down so I now have a spare jug for a De'Longhi ICM14011.R if this wou...

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posted by newsgroups

2 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

Wiska box, not much better than the Toolstation on, how should one do this?

This continues from the "How to remove knockouts....." thread. I'm beginning to think I must be incompetant or somethin...

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posted by cl

4 comments posted 1yr posted by cl

Big box of 15mm compression fittings - resale value vs. scrap?

Having looked in the shed for a decorator's cap for the TRV valve, I have been rooting in my plumbing stash. Back in th...

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posted by wibble

10 comments posted 1yr posted by wibble

TRV heads - interchangeable? how to identify?

I have a chrome TRV in the bathroom which isn't working - that is, it won't turn the valve off even if set to frost pro...

10 comments posted 1yr

posted by wibble

10 comments posted 1yr posted by wibble

PC user needs help

Someone's just posted over on uk.comp.sys.mac about Firewire for his PC, needed to connect to his CoolScan. -- For me l...

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posted by tim

0 comments posted 1yr posted by tim

Completely OT: "Survey" - Mother's Day cards

Our son told me the other day that his wife (i.e. our D-in-L) had been slightly puzzled that she had not received a Mot...

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posted by lalaw44

19 comments posted 1yr posted by lalaw44

Strange Tbird mail-fetching behaviour

Starting a few days ago, Thunderbird (115.10.1) has started automatically sending a login request to my two BT email ac...

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posted by Andrew97d

0 comments posted 1yr posted by Andrew97d

Neutral and earth question

Some time ago I asked about two red wires wrapped in insulating tape and a black wire in a light switch connected to th...

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posted by newsgroups

14 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

Whatever became of the screwdriverless plug?

Seemed like a good idea at the time. Lower profile than most 13amp plugs and came with a built-in wire stripper. https:...

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posted by timdownieuk

19 comments posted 1yr posted by timdownieuk