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The halogen light bulb that arrived with our ceiling fan/light seem to go dim gradually, so you don't realise it is failing. So we were almost relieved when it finally stopped working, and we had to go out and replace it. This is a cost-effective way to replace the bulbs, and the new one is much brighter even though it is the same wattage (actually the supplier sent 2x 80W high output bulbs which they claim are equivalent to 100W - and I have to believe them because the light is much brighter than it was and actually useful now). Thanks. Check out the 240v 78mm R7s Tungsten Halogen Lamp - 80W or its branded equivalent.
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Our dishwasher had decided that it couldn't be bothered, a bit like a teenager forced to do the washing up. Well we were looking around for a way to incentivise it, and CDs of metal rock bands just weren't enticing enough to a dishwasher, so we started looking at illicit substances. Here's one that appeals to dishwashers. It's very easy to use (you put the bottle upside down in the plate rack and run the machine through a cycle) and it cleans out everything except that annoying bit just under the door hinge which needs a cloth to clean it. What it revealed is that we haven't fitted our filters properly every time, and some bits of plastic packaging (from eg cheese packets) had found… Read more
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This is the narrow tape - 12mm is about 1/2 inch (about the width of your pinky finger) and it really is next-to invisible when used on gift wrapping, and to repair bits of paper.
If you want to wrap parcels, I would strongly advise that you get a wider tape, although Scotch Magic is good and works fine on parcels for posting which will go outside.
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