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  1. Alec_t

    Artificial intelligence

    ChatGPT (probably other AI tools) has a problem in that it cannot reliably tell fact from fiction. It admits it if you ask it. So its responses aren't guaranteed to be accurate.
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    Links to screwfix

    If you copy and paste the link you can see that it gets redacted. So looks like its's down to DIYnot to fix.
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    Dealing with screw 'nib'

    Small grinding wheel on a Dremel? Centre punch if thread is small diameter?
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    Driver door wont lock .. interuor lights dont work .. driver window swtich dont work .

    ..... and if you do manage to reconnect the wire, make sure it and any joints are well insulated from nearby metal.
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    Remove old kitchen tap...help!

    +1 regarding the screwdriver slot. The rod in post #5 seems to show one.
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    Driver door wont lock .. interuor lights dont work .. driver window swtich dont work .

    If the thin wire was part of an individual circuit then yes, that could be the culprit. If it was just one strand of a multi-strand heavy-current cable then no.
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    Driver door wont lock .. interuor lights dont work .. driver window swtich dont work .

    Are you absolutely sure you connected the battery with the correct polarity?
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    Weeding tool

    ...... or a tack-lifter.
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    Need help with replacing Flush system on 20 years old toilet

    If you can't buy a replacement diaphragm, a complete new syphon is pretty cheap. Or you could cut a new diaphragm from polythene sheet.
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    Very puzzling toilet seat

    Next to each metal hinge there seems to be a plastic clip. Is that removable? Might reveal/enable some release mechanism.
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    Tripod & Bipod

    Plain rubber sheet should be sufficient. That grid pattern looks to be superfluous decoration.
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    Oops garage doorway damaged.

    Looks as though 7 courses of bricks have been dislodged. Hopefully the post #2 method can rotate those back into position.
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    Ball-valve reliability

    I have seen various posts saying that isolation/service valves sometimes weep after use. Are lever-operated shut-off valves for a domestic mains supply any less likely to weep/leak after use? Both types appear to be ball valves, which presumably have similar seals.
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    'Safe' zones

    I share your concern about the naming of those zones. When some DIYer decides to hang a mirror/picture/cupbord by drilling into what they've heard is a 'safe' zone ........ Why couldn't they have been named 'wiring zones' ?
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    Bulb ID

    A white LED drops about 3V, so eight in series would be right for a 24V bulb.
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    Would you like to fit a radiator without using PTFE tape

    .... which would introduce yet another rad variant to be made, packaged, shipped, stored and so add to everyone's cost.
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    Would you like to fit a radiator without using PTFE tape

    That's an unpublished application.
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    How to reduce old floorboards to 50mm wide - table saw vs. bandsaw etc.

    You could do the job with the circular saw, working with a straight-edge guide clamped relative to the board being cut. But first make sure there are no hidden bits of nails/screws/tacks in the wood.
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    Installing carpets in loft - confusion

    If you actually needed/wanted to tuck carpet edges under something you could just fix 1x1 battens at the edges of the area to be carpeted. Unless the loft is frequently accessed, a carpet could be simply loose laid with no fixings.
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