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Cooker Hood - and Noise
One of the absolute worst things about cooker hoods, in my view, is the noise they make. Have been looking around and seen, for example, some Bosch ones are claimed to be super-quiet. What I have been...
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Petrol power washer M.P.G
Son just bought a wolf petrol power washer I think 6.5 hp. (200bar) Anyhow I have the pleasure of setting it up for him and testing it. I was wondering if anyone has a rough idea on how much fuel per...
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OT Soon to be living near you??
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OT: How to buy a house - timescales, etc...
Think I am pretty much out of my depth on this one as never bought a house before, was a bit surprised - on Weds a property was listed on Zoopla, and I made an appointment to view this evening as free...
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TV mumbling well OT
I wondered what Dave thought about this. I just assumed it was my hearing going. Also, I need an update on his boiler. Gas valve? Hm..... Fans of Happy Valley complained that the popular BBC drama,...
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mending shoes
My regular source of trainers seems to have gone down in quality, and where the rubber edging to the soles is glued onto the suede / rough leather upp ers it is coming unstuck, leaving a shiny film of...
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Internet going down tonight...
..at 8:00 pm. Episode 12 of Project Binky due for release. Tim
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Question for the structural engineers
Why does the Tees/Middlesbrough transporter bridge have a notch in the middle? Seems to me it's got to be weaker than if it was braced across the gap. Tim...
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Fitting new siphon in low-level toilet cistern?
I'm scratching my head a bit here. Our downstairs khazi has a slimline, low-level cistern with a push-button flush which some family members find very hard to operate, as it requires quite a...
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OT: 2015 UK electricity generation
Quite a comprehensive summary: Also, an interesting program on R4 the other day proposing a 1000 MW interconnector from Iceland. Apparently, most years they have surplus hydro generation. The local...
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Gearing and Torque
Say I have a 50W motor which develops max power at say 8000rpm and through reduction gearing of 8000:1 (to make the maths simple) drives a shaft, does that shaft have the same amount of torque or...
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Re-applying silicone
The silicone bead around a couple of our windows (Inside) is now splitting away with age. Is it feasible to apply a new bead on top of the existing? I'm wary of making a much bigger mess, if I set...
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Dremel mini-drill press - follow-up
You remember my thread about the general 'wobblyness' of the Dremel mini-drill-press ? I contacted Dremel Customer Support - and the sent me this fairly unbelieveable reply The point of the...
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House move: Trades/Craftsmen recommendations, Lincoln area
We are hoping to buy a 2 bedroomed bungalow on the outskirts of Lincoln and are looking for recommendations for trades/craftsmen in the local area to carry out detailed inspections and provide...
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Looking for a decent footpump
I've gone through three footpumps in the last few years, a couple of cheap blue Argos £10 ones and an RAC branded orange one that cost a bit more an d at first seemed a bit better. They all seem to...
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