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Seeking adapter: 1/2" compression fitting -> shower hose
Struggling a bit to find an adapter/fitting I need. I'm setting up a temporary shower fitting for somebody as a simple bodge... currently there's a fixed shower head at head height (a bit like this:...
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Royal Doulton Toilet Pan
Hi Folks. My toilet pan has an outlet pipe which can be set to any angle when viewed from above; this is achieved with a two part pan construction to allow rota tion. The seal between the two parts is...
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EDF smart meter
Had a cold call from someone claiming to be from EDF offering me a smart meter. I've no real view on whether I want one or not. He tried to 'sell' it by saying it did a reading automatically and sent...
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Hot water jugs v. kettles
A hot water jug is far more efficient than a kettle. You can heat the exact amount of water you need, down to half a cupful (which takes seconds to boil). There is a water guage on the side. Also most...
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Raspberry pi 3
CPC have 1100 of them in stock if anyone wants one.
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Mira Element shower mixer query
My daughter's new shower mixer is a simple single dial control for temperature control with no separate flow control. It's run from a combi which produces adequate flow but to my mind, just a degree...
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OT block paving blocks
OT since not DIY, but I was *going* to try the block paving (30 m2) myself before I was banned my SWMBOA ! The quotes we got are for 50mm blocks. The contractors we chose can do 60mm blocks for an...
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OT Britain to face 11 weeks of power shortages next winter
David Howell (former Energy Secretary under Thatcher) interviewed on BBC Radio 4 'Today' 29/2/16, says that a National Grid forecast for next winter suggests that demand will exceed supply for 11...
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Washing machine grumbles
No I have two, but if I think of any more I'll add them later on. Firstly, if you want to put a washing machine anywhere you are most likely to have it on a floor, you know those things that stop you...
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Highly flexible floor tile grout
I have a tiled bathroom floor which has a little flex in it and thus the grout keeps crumbling in the same area. I don't want to rip up the floor and re-do it with a layer of thicker ply underneath,...
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Re: Phone
En el artÃculo , RayL12 escribió: Thunderturd strikes again!
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8 years ago
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induction hardening
Is it feasible to make a DIY induction hardener running of domestic power point? Something that heats up the very tip of the edge as it is drawn through and immediately quenched by the mass of steel...
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drill bit sharpening
I used to do this by hand with an angle grinder but now lack the knack or steadiness. As I don't have a bench grinder I cannot use one of those jigs that hold the drill up to the side of the bench...
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rewiring house
good morning i am about to undertake rewiring my 1930's edwardian semi as i am on a very limited budget. i intend to contract an appropriately qualified electrician to make cu connections, testing and...
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Gas fire connector
My late mother's property has a gas fire in the sitting room. Although the fire has the usual on/off control knob on the side, I would like to isolate it in a more positive fashion. But I don't want...
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