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any good pir outdoor lights ?

We had an outdoor pir floodlight which functioned faultlessly for over 20 years. Since its demise I am now on the third...
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by paula.beattie
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by paula.beattie

Re: Formula for teak oil

On Fri, 21 Dec 2018 21:48:22 +0000 newshound snipped-for-privacy@stevejqr.plus.com> wrote: > > > Welding sparks setting...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by nospam
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by nospam

iPad continuously loses wI fi signals.

iPad continuously loses wI fi signals. Will connect for 5-10 minutes at over 45Mbps then that disappears. Tried... Fact...
9 comments posted 7yrs
posted by abueloeddie
9 comments posted 7yrs posted by abueloeddie

Paint for cast iron gutters - Hammerite smooth?

I've recently replaced the one 6m length of PVC gutter bodge on the house with cast iron to match everything else (a sl...
14 comments posted 7yrs
posted by nothanks
14 comments posted 7yrs posted by nothanks

Window sill

Hi I have a tiled kitchen window sill and wanted to know if u can put a UPVC window sill on top without removing the til...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Fem DIY
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by Fem DIY

Tonights £15 Billion Pund Railway

Repeated from a few nights ago. The cable pullers from Hartlepool install 2.5 tonnes of 4 core SWA and expertly remove...
18 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
18 comments posted 7yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

Built in appliances?

I've always poo poo-ed built in appliances but I was surprised to learn that they (or dishwasher at least) have a great...
23 comments posted 7yrs
posted by rsandr
23 comments posted 7yrs posted by rsandr

iMac Thunderbolt

OK, moving on from an argument I was having here about Mac vs PC, I do appreciate that I am the blind leading the blind...
20 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Billaboard
20 comments posted 7yrs posted by Billaboard

Weird job

Got a call the other day "my kitchen sink waste has fallen out". Popped in on the way home. It was one of these; https:...
20 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dave
20 comments posted 7yrs posted by dave

Stuck mdf bath panel

I?ve tried to remove my mfd bath panel but it?s snapped and now I can?t get the rest out. Any suggestions would be much...
12 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Staceyjo86
12 comments posted 7yrs posted by Staceyjo86

[OT] Dumbing down

Article on the BBC News site this morning - 'Supermarkets misleading shoppers on healthy food, say nutritionists' FFS,...
12 comments posted 7yrs
posted by News
12 comments posted 7yrs posted by News

I'll raise TMHs wireless doorbell installation

On Friday I installed a wireless doorbell for a deaf woman. Why would anyone ring an electrical contractors to fit a wir...
16 comments posted 7yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
16 comments posted 7yrs posted by adamwadsworth

240 year old automaton.

https://www.chonday.com/15454/the-writer-automaton/
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry130747
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry130747

How many golf courses in Surrey?

I have to go to Chipstead on Monday. This is a turn up and do the job no matter what it takes so I'll probably need dig...
37 comments posted 7yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
37 comments posted 7yrs posted by adamwadsworth