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Mower oil filters (again)

It's time to change the oil filter on a Kawasaki FS481V engine. The "mower shops" want up to £52(!!) for what they say...

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posted by nomail

5 comments posted 1yr posted by nomail

WiFi Clock

I see that WiFi clocks for home use are becoming available at last. My "atomic" clocks fall in to two categories - "onl...

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posted by jgnewsid

39 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Latest UK CO2 emissions figures

From The Guardian, full report at the link given below. Quote: Provisional statistics published on Thursday by the Depa...

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posted by aero.spike

27 comments posted 1yr posted by aero.spike

Flat pack kitchen cabinets

Pondering some kitchen works, I come to the conclusion it would make sense to do things piecemeal - instead of ripping...

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posted by theom+news

11 comments posted 1yr posted by theom+news

Another damp and mould question

In a discussion about who has the responsibility regarding the damp and mould in our flats, the discussion seems to com...

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posted by mikehalmarack

7 comments posted 1yr posted by mikehalmarack

Trimming email replies

Just what is the character string that chops off the end of replied-to emails? It looks like a space then two hyphens -...

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posted by stuck

9 comments posted 1yr posted by stuck

Write protection of SanDisk 3.2

I have a SanDisk 3.2 USB drive which claims to be write protected. I cannot reformat it or delete any files. I have tri...

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posted by newsgroups

12 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

Laptop replacement

Most of my computing is done on my desktop PC, but I have a laptop which is handy for occasional use, and also as a fal...

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posted by chris

93 comments posted 1yr posted by chris

Kindle battery (model D01100)

Now needing second battery replacement. Model numbers don't seem to line up clearly with E Bay stock. Any pointers? Tim

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posted by tim

2 comments posted 1yr posted by tim

Looking for 'interior' kitchen unit side panels

My google-fu (well, actually, my duckduckgo-fu) has deserted me. A couple of days ago I saw someone advertising ready d...

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posted by cl

10 comments posted 1yr posted by cl

Old wireless mouse acting up

I have this old-ish Logitech M180, which accidentally acts up, that is, the left button sometimes doesn't work. I open...

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posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

6 comments posted 1yr posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

Time set up for a British Gas UP2 boiler timer

Time setting on the timer is out by some 4 hours but I do not know how to reset the time. Consequently the heating sess...

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posted by denis.stephens1@yahoo.co.uk

0 comments posted 1yr posted by denis.stephens1@yahoo.co.uk

Different effectiveness between extractor and dehumidifier

Been given advice to add powered extractors in bathroom and kitchen. the idea of using expensive electricity to heat ro...

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posted by mikehalmarack

12 comments posted 1yr posted by mikehalmarack

Ticketing question

I am planning a trip from Glasgow to Newton Abbot (and back) in May. I understand from the Avanti website that off-peak...

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posted by newsgroups

39 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

Outlook curiosity

My 'house style' for Outlook emails is 12 point Arial, single spaced with an carriage return (blank line) between parag...

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posted by newsgroups

4 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups