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What is simplest possible circuit for letterbox flap "open" detector?
I want to hear an alarm sound/see an LED flash when the postie posts something through my letterbox. The letterbox has a flap on the inside to keep draughts down. I want to attach 2 contacts to the...
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Velux window blind advice
Hi, I've just moved into a house with a large Velux window (model GGL-7 in case it matters). I'd like to fit a blind to it, but it looks like it's alread y been fitted for some non-standard type of...
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Whats the easiest and most cost effective way of powering some lighting in a garage?
Hi, I have a rental property that has a detached garage. The detached garage is for the exclusive use of the landlord only for storage while landlord does up his latest house. Tenant is happy with...
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Removing sealant from shower base
Long time member of the group, haven't posted for a while, but the level of help here has always quite good. Now, I know this subject was almost a weekly question a few years back, but I couldn't seem...
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OT Utter Broadcasting Stupidity.
Having got out the ladders, erected the scaffold tower and played with different aerials for a couple of days, I got my system back to operating correctly. So it was time to retune all the TVs and...
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air entraining additives
Getting nearer my concrete driveway project, and I'm repondering mix details. It Appears that readymix PAV2 concrete et al includes an air entraining additive to make micro bubbles in the set...
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chain of consequences
I'm very busy. However . . . I'm making a pair of U bolts with an inner diameter of 13mm. I need them for a handle that will turn the bar behind the passenger seat and thus unlatch it from the floor....
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Suitable vacuum cleaner?
On this group I posted about problems with paving grouting. The solution, it seems, is raking out deep, then remove debris with a vacuum cleaner. What would be a suitable one, that would have enough...
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Use washing line to support cable with an electric mower
I've had an electric mower for over two years and each time the ruddy cable is a pain. Keeps getting in the way. I prefer a petrol-driven mower, which I also have, but after the heart op two years ago...
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Shallow Shower Trays
Am I alone in thinking these things are a PITA? I've just installed one that must be no more than about 35mm deep at the deep end. If anything gets blocked down the waste there's precious little...
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Ink warnings
Just wondering what I'm not supposed to do with this printer ink. According to the symbols, it must be kept between -15C and +35C, out of direct sunlight, the right way up, and.... not be used while...
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OT - Flash Photography
On a couple of recent holidays to sunny places I have been amused by people with large expensive SLR cameras using flash to take scenic photos in bright sunlight. (I do know about fill-in flash!) A...
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North East Scotland Preservation Trust
Strange web site, or is it just me? NESPT – North East Scotland Preservation Trust
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Toning down high gloss paint
I painted my large metal shed yesterday for the first time in 25 years. Old paint was starting to flake in places but had faded a lot and was very flat. I used Hammerite garage door pain in chestnut...
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Peculiar power outage
A couple of days ago I woke at an unusual time, 5 a.m., to find that everything was dark and quiet. Realised that the power was off, and went to check the RCDs and breakers. All normal. Dug out a...
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