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Measure twice
Today I decided to fit a bit of plastic trim around a window opening prior to tiling the same. I measured the opening, marked up the trim and offered up the trim to the opening before cutting. It's...
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Nearly had a bit of a flood
I got a plumber to do this job and now I'm very glad I did. Replacing the ballvalve on a 'fortic' cylinder which had to come out of the cupboard to get access. Drained the cylinder using the gate...
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Battery charger go bang!
Several years ago I bought a Tronic charger from Lidl. After about 34 months it packed up and Lidl sent me a new one - well done Lidl. This second one went bang and emitted the smell of burning...
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Re: DIY surgery ...
Permanent? Not likely. Pushing that lump back through the weak bit of the abdominal wall, doesn't cure the weakness.
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CO2 "magic bullet"
Well, it's a "magic bullet" according to the BBC <> sounds like an industrial version of the schoolboy experiment turning limewater milky to me ... How much energy does it take to bake all the...
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Lounge with no windows
I have just been nosing a planning approval for a local house, which is to have a first floor bedroom added and a dining room. The dining room is to be added at the back, to what was the French...
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5 years ago
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Fluidmaster soft fill Q.
Having dissembled and resembled the soft-fill valve that was leaking (seems to work, touch wood) I noticed that in addition to the actual inlet valve, there appears to be another valvey-type fitting...
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OT: How to game a petition part II
Same as my sytem exceptt they wrote a script and used a network of proxy servers to anonymise IP source addresses. 72,000 over a weekend. will remoaners wake up to the fact that it's big money and...
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Sagecom 2704n
Our village hall cctv used to be viewable over the internet but our treasurer signed us up to a new deal with Plusnet who sent us a replacement router and now the remote access has been lost. Asking...
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Speeding fine avoided
I received a letter from West Yorks plod today which stated that I was clocked at 61mph in a 50mph zone on the M606 the other day. I sent it back with my wife's name on it! Not me, guv.
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Question re li-ion Batteries
The battery in my Hudl2 tablet is no longer holding it's charge and I'm looking at replacing it. I've found videos showing the procedure, looks straightforward, and eBay has lots of adds for "new"...
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New 'Workmate' recomendations please
My old B&D Workmate had a terminal experience with a Deere by the name of John and needs replacing. The modern replacement appears to be a WM536 but I wondered if anyone had any recommendations for...
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Medium-Duty Manual Retractable Awning
Built for ready accessibility and medium-duty luxury, The California Medium -Duty Manual Retractable Awning is great for any setting such as decks and balconies. The California is made to last due to...
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3 port valve question
Hi all, I got called over to the elderly lady across the road today as she said her central heating was coming on along with her hot water. I replaced the timer a good while ago (the plastic had gone...
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video cameras - CCTV
That's all right. Coax and baseband video is better than IP. Oh no, wired every time. No, use a decent low light capable camera and install dawn to dusk visible lighting. Deterrent value exceeds CCTV...
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