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Faulty Thermostat or faulty installation
Next door neighbour has just had their HW tank replaced under maintenance contract by BG. The old tank was copper but I think the new one is SS - it is certainly very flat topped (still open vented)....
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3 years ago
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G9 LED
We have a central ceiling light fitting with 5 x G9 lampholders. I have had 40watt halogen G9s in but want to change to LED. The first set (5watt)I got didn't like the dimmer so I bought a Trailing...
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3 years ago
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Pipes what are they?
I have these pipes in every room in the house, I’m in a terraced house and I know that they are in all the houses that are linked.
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3 years ago
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Aircraft circling low, with white lights flashing
It must have done at my count 40 very tight circles, before I got bored watching. It had landing lights on, around 10 miles from the airport and had white lights flashing on wing tips. I couldn't see...
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3 years ago
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Went the day well?
After watching the re-run of this WWII film on the TV, I wonder when country roads in Brit becane tarmacced, because the roads in that film look like rolled gravel. Tyrley, same village as in...
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3 years ago
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Another use for duck(t) tap
Black armbands for snooker players - Neil Robertson currently on BBC1
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3 years ago
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Making white (exterior) wall paint stick to mortar rendering
Our house is brick built, with mortar rendering over this. The mortar has been painted with white paint - I can't tell whether it's plain paint or whether it has sand in it to give it a texture. That...
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3 years ago
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LiPo vs Rechargeable Lithium 123
The LiPo battery in a tiny remote controlled helicopter toy has failed. I can tell it's failed because it has blown itself up like a party balloon! I was surprised at how low the capacity was - 200mAh...
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3 years ago
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weeping rad valve
On the balancing valve on a radiator it is weeping ever so slightly from the 15mm compression nut. The house was recently rented and I noticed pipe pulled away form the pipe clips, sop it looks like...
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3 years ago
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More on electric veicles
For all the postings nowhere can I find the cost of them. What is the capital cost?
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3 years ago
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OT Complains about the BBC and Prince Philip's death
Just to put things into perspective.
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3 years ago
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Combi condensate - trap/vent/valve?
The condensate from my combi boiler drains via a connection at the kitchen sink waste. Whenever the sink is emptied (etc.) this produces a bubbling sound from the boiler, which I'd guess is caused by...
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3 years ago
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OT Wrist thermometer detection
A a few places I work at you get your temperature checked by offering your wrist up to a machine. The machine then says in a loud voice "safe" It's a boring voice. Any suggestions for changing "safe"...
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3 years ago
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One for Bill. Wierd aerial issue
Just noticed this thread on the AVFORUMS site. didn't know there was an 'omni-directional' freeview aerial. read the thread and look at the photos. The elderly neighbours have an external aerial on...
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3 years ago
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Electric vehicles
Lots of post on them but what do they cost
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