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OT Russian river crossing
 
Radio controlled clock an hour fast
A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away. Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they had any...
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Lighting for workshop
In my indoor workshop I currently have two quite old (20 years +) flourescent light fittings, with a single 40 watt tube in each. They are starting to get a bit temperamental at starting, and buzz...
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Woodscrew "stripped threads"
Bit of a self-inflicted stupidity one here... I'm in the throes of refurbishing and upgrading an outbuilding, and it had a new wooden door and frame put on it last year. Unfortunately, I managed to...
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Draining down hot water cylinder
Hi, I just need to check if I have understood this correctly and whether there are any risks or issues I need to be aware of. As I understand, the water going through the hot water cylinder to the...
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OT: Lazy retirement
Today I have: Collected together photographs from various sources for an album I'm going to make Prepared lunch for three Tidied the kitchen Done two hours outdoor DIY Took the dogs for quite a long...
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OT Batman woman
Unbelievable how dopey politicians were taken in by this crook. Kids Company - Wikipedia
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Simple maths challenge for Electricians
A power company generates 100kW to supply an industrial load of 94kW. The transmission line has a resistance of 0.09 ohms. If the power factor is 0.83 lagging, what is Vl?
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Last minute DIY Xmas pressie needed
Go here, they cater for everyone... Sadly for Bill, no mention of nudists. This is us being gay. And straight. And bi...
 
Some floor down
Bene working with a mate - and much progress :) Got half the floor down upstairs - and a coat of Treatex Teak colour oil on the boards (the theory being that they will cup downwards rather than...
 
Suck blow for unblocking pipe
I have a couple of sluggish feeds to a couple of radiators. Chemical cleaners and DIY direct flushing from the mains has not helped. I wish I could achieve something like the suck - blow effect that a...
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Slightly OT: HCl for Descaling Toilet
Was wondering around B&Q the other day when I came across some 'Super Powerful Toilet Cleaner': The label had some information on how it is better than HCl based toilet descaling products because HCl...
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I don't believeeee it!
Did a job for a regular customer this morning, "while you are here, could you" look at our washing machine? 'Every time we use it there is a terrible smell.' Looked under the sink. No trap. Nothing....
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Whats best for marking tiles for cutting
When doing this previously I would mark out the tile for cutting using whatever was at hand but mostly the line for cutting would wash off when using a wet tile cutter. What is best way to mark (a...
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RAL colour for Howdens Kitchen 'Skye'
RAL colour for Howdens Kitchen 'Skye' Title says it How do I find the RAL Colour to match with existing colour? Jim
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