PING: Tim S
(31 messages)
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 15:58:48 +0000 (UTC)
Dear Tim S,
It's not that I don't appreciate your attempt to sign me up as a
Gargantuan Cocks website member (no pun intended), but I think you
should find other, healthier, ways of meating people. It's ...
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Cold call from "Space Kitchens" in Nottingham
(71 messages)
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 16:04:54 +0100
(Sorry about cross-posting - will explain itself as you read on)
Just got a cold call* from a company calling themselves "Space Kitchens"
from Nottingham.
A couple of things caught my attention:
When they called, they said ...
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Solution required for basin/sink with no overflow
(6 messages)
Date: 5 Sep 2005 07:10:47 -0700
I have just purchased a granite type basin/sink from the Far East that
has a drain hole but no overflow. Does anyone know if a basin/sink
waste exists (and where I might source such in UK) that will
automatically empty the ...
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Swimming pool heater efficiency
(11 messages)
Date: 5 Sep 2005 06:38:11 -0700
Hello,
I am trying to decide whether I should heat a swimming pool using a
heat pump, or using LPG. I've already ruled out oil (no room for the
tank) and direct electric (too damn expensive!).
The heat pump is the Calorex ...
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Cistern Overflow
(7 messages)
Date: 5 Sep 2005 04:53:17 -0700
My mother inlaw who lives in sheltered housing has just had her bath
replaced with a shower. However there are now two pipes draining into
the shower base. After inspection these are the overflows from the
cistern and the hot ...
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Wireless security alarms
(6 messages)
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 12:30:58 +0100
.... Anyone got or looked at wireless alarms?
I'm currently looking to install an alarm, and wireless would be Oh so
much easier to plumb in, obviously.
I'm worried about battery life / interferance / false alarms and ...
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Mains unit - what use is it?
(11 messages)
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 10:19:13 +0100
No reply from the campers, so can anyone here help? This question
to do with electric points/connections at camping sites.
A friend has just bought a "Utility Mobile Mains Unit", offering
"protection against current overloads" ...
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going rate for tiling
(5 messages)
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 10:08:43 +0100
is there such as thing as a "going rate" for tiling wall and floors? Is it
per meter?
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New Electrical installation help
(1 messages)
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:59:44 +0100
weekendwarrior Wrote:
> Firstly I am no sparky but you have made hard work of this!
>
> If the wire is running above, below or horizontally to an accessory box
> such as a light switch then it DOES NOT need protection ...
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New Electrical installation help
(2 messages)
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 18:52:23 +0100
Im currently doing the donkey work ie running cables for the light
switches and Sockets for a complete house re-wire as all the wire I
have currently is lead encased stuff which runs externally and looks
awful. I have a friend ...
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Last FAQ section from me for a bit! Planes this time.
(9 messages)
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 05:38:00 +0100
Tis here:
http://www.internode.co.uk/diyfaq/plane.htm
Comments here!
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Cheers,
John.
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swinging bar saloon doors
(2 messages)
Date: 4 Sep 2005 16:24:23 -0700
can anyone help.
where can I get swing doors in the UK also know as swinging bar saloon
doors or cafe doors in the USA.
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OT Keystoke Logger-The result
(24 messages)
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 22:57:56 GMT
The lodger has left.
I stuck a cheap camera in the computer room and connected it to the VCR in
my bedroom. After recording her in the computer room going through all the
desk drawers and paper files I then moved the camera ...
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IF you haven't used your central heating for a few months
(20 messages)
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 21:53:00 GMT
It's prolly worth trying it now to make sure it's working
especially the pump
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geoff ...
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central heating
(4 messages)
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 22:30:10 +0100
I have today flushed out my central heating system with Fernox restorer
ready to add Inibitor,whilst bleeding out the air I noticed that some of the
radiator valves are in the flow and some are in the return.Is this normal ...
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Temporary double glazing / plastic film for insulating windows
(5 messages)
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 20:31:19 GMT
Having trawled through Google's archives it seems that such things were
available from places like B&Q and Homebase years ago and are still
available in the US (Amazon sell a kit made by 3M) but I couldn't find any
reference ...
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Expanding foam weather/water proof?
(26 messages)
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 21:28:30 +0100
Hi,
I've never used the stuff, so I don't really know its properties.
We had new plastic guttering/fall pipes installed ome years ago. People
next door (other half of semi) have just had square section system put
in ...
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Carpet Cleaner: Bissel 7920e vs others
(2 messages)
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 19:20:37 GMT
Anyone used a Bissel 7920e? How would they rate it?
http://www.coopelectricalshop.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?ProductCode=BIS-SVC-7920E-BN
There are other cheaper (inclusing others made by Bissell), any idea how
they compare?
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plasterboard / drywall - what's the difference?
(4 messages)
Date: 4 Sep 2005 12:11:43 -0700
Please can someone explain to me what the difference is between
plasterboard and drywall, if any? I have walls painted with emulsion
that have a relatively smooth appearance, would this be drywall or
skimmed plasterboard - ...
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tongue and groove flooring
(1 messages)
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 20:10:07 +0100
I am laying a floor of t&g chipboard flooring on top of 4 inch insulation
board. Is it best to glue the boards together? There will be no reason for
them to be lifted later as no pipes etc go underneath. The room is 12 ft ...
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