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Soft-fill cistern issue ?
But why ? Bearing in mind the classic ballcocks also leak over time ...
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Time between sizing and paint
I've put a normal coat on when convenient - usually the next day. Possibly not much advantage with a second coat unless the top coat is cheapo stuff in which case the second mist coat will increase...
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OT: How to 'see' USB drives in HH6 on HD FOX T2
You can presumably use a USB hub to allow access to more than one drive at a time, assuming the Humax software can handle multiple drives. I'd recommend a powered hub. Theo
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Unresearched question - rope blocks or wire ratchet to secure trunk of tree when cutting
I may, of course, need help in the construction of a drive to get the car close enough to the tree. The second problem is that the garden is relatively small and steeply sloping upwards with not...
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Pls Recommend a good Gazebo
I need a decent quality Gazebo or two that will survive putting up and taking down a few times and not blow away in a light breeze. (The el cheapo eBay specials in my experience end up going straight...
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Re: Mis-behaviour of speed limit recognition devices
There is that, of course. :-)
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SDS Hammer Drill how hard to push?
SDS Hammer Drill: how hard to push? I'm breaking up concrete, push very hard, quite hard, or not at all? [george]
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Mis-behaviour of speed limit recognition devices
Not much help. But when I used to drive by the same location the hatchback on a Nissan Micra used to flip up.
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O(n)T - stopping edge of carpet from fraying
I've some new carpet to fit in the hallway. The floor is solid and the skirting board is on the floor, so no gripper strip and no gap for the edges. I guess that some sort of clear, colourless,...
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Bathtub capacity, combi sizing, Ecobollocks
I was idly contemplating combi boiler sizing, and if you should size for the number of radiators or the time to fill a bath. Rationale being that in a small house or a large house a standard bath is...
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Glasses repair?
On my main glasses (standard wire rim type) the "rivetting" of one of the lens screws is inadequate so that it works itself completely free in a week, although the screw remains captive. It's not a...
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OT - TV Video effect
I was intrigued by an effect on a documentary where old still photos were given an effect wherby the main foregound seems to move in front of the background. I wondered how it is done but couldn't...
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Very OT: has anyone here successfully opposed a planning application for a vast industrial poultry unit?
No, but we stopped a windfarm We fought very very dirty, as the company doing it was a household name, and we ridculed them and dug up every ounce of dirt on them we could, and watched the hits coming...
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ROT (for uk.tech.digital-tv) - Circular Saws, Blade Sizes
Plenty of Ebay listings for bore reducing rings.
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House survey questions
I don't know why you'd need to narrow it down further. It's not compliant but close to. rusting steel under the surface. Those will expand over time breaking the render up. A crack emanating from a...
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