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Cleaning Sandstone
What would be the best method to get white emulsion off rough split sandstone and the mortar (cement not lime) joints? The wanted end result being visible clean stone and mortar. There is only about 1...
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Soldering metal - lamp shade repair
If it is plastic, you will have problems with that melting. I thought these things were sometimes some sort of shell. Given that the repair shouldn't be particularly visible, I'd be inclined to use a...
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Need a chimney
I have an external structure I?m using to House my smoker. The roof is 20mm plywood (shed felt on outside) ... I really need to put in a chimney to allow free flow out of smoke ... a 2? pipe would be...
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OT Thunderbird keeps switching to US dictionary
As per title. Anyway to make it stop?
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Roof woes ... (fingers X'd ...)
So last November, we sprung a leak from our roof (let's ignore the "warranty" it came with in 2014). A trek up (thank god for bungalow) trying to match the underside trail to above singled out the...
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6 years ago
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Gas consumption, CH versus no CH
Whilst our boiler has been inoperative, we have had to make do with just the living room radiant gas fire. With door closed, it is more than warm enough on 1/3 of its 3 bars lit, but the rest of the...
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6 years ago
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Question for Dyson fans: filters
[This is addressed to fans of Dysons ... Dyson knockers: nothing for you here!] I've had a DC25 for 3.5 years now, and very happy with it (I had a DC01 for nearly 20 years, before that.) I clean the...
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6 years ago
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Potterton Kingfisher - ignites but then turns off after 30minutes
Hi - I've had a gas fitter out twice now to repair it but its still not sorted. The boiler fires up ok but after 30mins turns itself off. The central heating pump has been replaced and the gas valve....
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6 years ago
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Anyone got a Bosch strimmer?
If so, what the hell is this? The monochrome manual is no use of course http://i63.tinypic.com/2ia6ixu.jpg
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6 years ago
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ARRIL FOOL?
BIG BEN, London’ iconic symbol of Britishness, has fallen into the hands of the French – with the legendary bell being fixed on the other side of the Channel.
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6 years ago
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OT: cargo ships and ropes
Anyone ever thought of tying ropes round these things? cargo ship fail - Google Search cargo ship fail - Google Search
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6 years ago
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OT:I really, really want to like Linux ...
Yup, really. Either you are very confused by what I mean by 'user' or you have sent me a link to the code that is behind the user GUI option button(for some reason)... a button that I must have missed...
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Boiler overrun
My electrician is busy elsewhere so I am running the boiler in manual mode. It has crossed my mind to wonder about the impact of no overrun facility. I suppose it would be easy to cycle the water...
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6 years ago
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Flat rate electricity like water?
If we can have flat rate water (pay a fixed fee for as much as you use), why isn't the same true of electricity? Both cost the company more if you use more.
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Very low car tax on big cars?!
Am I reading this wrong? If I buy a 3.5 litre V8 4x4 that's 1 year old, or a Nissan Micra that's = 1 year old, both have the same =A3140 car tax? -- = "You might show me a little more respect"...
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