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advice sought - what cutting bit material for cutting thin stainless steel sheet?
Hello "tungsten carbide or diamond grit coated or carborundum?" I need to cut a couple of circular holes (150mm dia) in some 0.5mm thick "304" grade stainless steel sheet which has been formed into a...
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Lidl DIY offers
Lidl have their Multitool on offer this Sunday for £30. I can recommen d it having bought one three years ago and given it dogs abuse over that pe riod, if it packed up today it would not owe me...
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Personal information in official email - best practice
I've just received an invitiation from my local council to switch to paperless billing. The email contains: My Title + Surname My Postcode and House Number My Account/Council Tax Reference Number My...
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Gluing floorboards
My underfloor heating suppliers recommend using Casco mounting glue 3303 to fix flooring to joists. I assumed this would be readily available through suppliers on the web but not so. There may be some...
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TRV question
TRVs seem to be available with pipework or just as the head. Does this mean that the heads are interchangeable between brands? I've got a couple of rads where closing the TRV completely does not...
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Myson boiler short-cycling / nest thermostat Y-plan system
Evening all, Pointers appreciated. Myson Apollo 50B boiler, serviced annually. Set to 'hi' which I think outpu ts water at 80 degrees. Nest 3rd Generation system. Gravity fed. Header tank, yellow...
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Found the leak at last!
The condensate pipe from the boiler is solvent welded, and one of the fittings had developed a hair line crack. I had to cut it out and put in a new length of pipe, plus connector fittings in order to...
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SELV extractor fan switching
Have a need to place an extractor fan within reach of a shower so obviously have to fit a 12V one. No problem there, but I would like it to be humidistat switched, looking around I could only find a...
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waterproof Junction Box
Just replaced my Halogen Floodlight with a LED one from Screwfix. I opted for one without a lead. However the cables to the Halogen one were two "single and Earth" cables that came through the wall...
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Suitable cable for rear view/reversing camera for caravan
We are about to become owners of an 8 metre long caravan. It would be good to have decent rear view for normal driving, overtaking on dual carriageways, and of course reversing. From the rear of the...
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wiring a tmer fan
Is it possible to wire a timer extractor fan via the lighting circuit ? (i.e.) Can I tap into the feed to one of the lights ?
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Garden paving edging
We are having a fair amount of garden path paving laid to replace old and cracked paving which was laid straight onto the soil! It will be done with 600 mm x 600 mm slabs (concrete) laid as a double...
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Anyone found a LED warm white 150W BC equiv?
Morrisons have a 15W 1500lm 2700K lamp, but it's ES (E27). If the fitting would allow, E27 to B22 adaptors are easy to get, but add an inch or so to the length - how would SWMBO feel about that?
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GLOBALSTAR
HOTEL PHONE 9 - NO OUTSIDE LINE RECEPTION CANNOT GET ME AN OUTSIDE LINE EITHER WIFE'S CHAVPHONE HAS NO CREDIT MY GLOBALSTAR GSP-1600 IN CAR PARK GETS THROUGH
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Dual fuel towel rail
Any experience? Screwfix offer a raft of towel rails, some of which claim dual fuel function. With wet underfloor heating there is a plan to use electric towel rails (timer controlled). Tempting to...
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