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Which council department?

Which local council will be responsible for ensuring gutters and fall pipes on private retail buildings are adequately...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Painting

In my working days I've stopped over in many Travelodges and such. I've always noticed the walls are painted a differen...
25 comments posted 7yrs
posted by MrPounder
25 comments posted 7yrs posted by MrPounder

Combi boiler hot water issues and questions

The Baxi 105HE combi boiler is right at the back of the rear utility room extension of a bungalow, approx 15m from the...
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by nospam
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by nospam

attn: news.individual.net users

In particular one using a gmail addy ... WTF can't I reply to your posts ? It's only you - something somewhere is putti...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jethro_uk
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by jethro_uk

Decorators in on Tuesday

I'm getting a couple of walls painted. These have got woodchip on some of them but not all (no idea why). Anyway, the d...
22 comments posted 7yrs
posted by voyager1space
22 comments posted 7yrs posted by voyager1space

Best self-assembly electronics kits for beginners?

Having watched too many Big Clive videos I decided to have a go at a simple digital clock kit from eBay. The result was...
79 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tim.downie
79 comments posted 7yrs posted by tim.downie

laser levels

Recommendations please! I need something that will work outdoors, range only 10m max, mainly for concrete, drainage, etc...
7 comments posted 7yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
7 comments posted 7yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Installing a Stannah stair lift 260

Please help. I bought a Stannah stair lift 260 for my father and I tried to install it today. I can?t work out how to g...
1 comments posted 7yrs
posted by roper.mick
1 comments posted 7yrs posted by roper.mick

Create icon

Could someone remind me how to use a jpg file as a shortcut icon? I have done it before but I cannot for the life of me...
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by newsgroups
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by newsgroups

Migrating Windows 10 to new SSD

I?m not having much luck with upgrading my daughter?s Windows 10 laptop with an SSD. I?ve worked out how to make an ima...
29 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tim.downie
29 comments posted 7yrs posted by tim.downie

How much????

Just browsing through Screwfix catalogue in preparation for some electrical work and came across these:...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Garage doors for maximum height

I have bought a new (to me) tractor and to my pleasant surprise the cab is lower than the ROPS system of my old tractor...
18 comments posted 7yrs
posted by cl
18 comments posted 7yrs posted by cl

Where to buy 2.5 metre lengths of studding?

Can anone suggest where I might buy a couple of 2.5 metre long lengths of (something like) M10 studding? I can find 1 me...
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by cl
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by cl

Compact colour laser?

Hi all, I'm possibly looking out for a compact colour laser printer and have some requirements (sort of in order of imp...
40 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
40 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

Surge protection

I have a surge protection extension in the kitchen, used for TV, decoder box and radio. It is very old. I read here rec...
23 comments posted 7yrs
posted by newsgroups
23 comments posted 7yrs posted by newsgroups