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OT Russian river crossing
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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...
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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...
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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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