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Electrics to garage
I have a falling down old double garage a little way from the house and when I rebuild it I should run the electric out to it. If we are all going to be driving electric cars a garage without power in...
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Mortar mix for seating slabs
A friend had a low brick garden wall built with slabs on top for seating. A couple of slabs came loose after very little use and it is evident that none of them are fixed properly - a sharp tug will...
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Outdoor, pet friendly PIR
I currently have a security light on my garage (at the bottom of the garden) and used both for security and simply to see my way to the garage in the dark, but I need to add one to the shed next to...
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New solar panel installation: panel orientation
Hello Solar experts, I am wondering whether the cost, subsidised or not, of a domestic PV solar installation may be set to come down. My house roof orientation is not ideal for solar panels but I have...
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Solar lights
SWMBO want a string of solar lights in the garden. I have noticed some have ena,elled copper wire rather than the more usual plastic covered wire. Any thoughts?
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Perseverance due to land in the next 15 mins
What odds do we give it?
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Price of Optex AX-70TN outdoor IR beams
CPC and Rapid don't sell them so I had a look on Amazon. £123. Oh dear. So I had a look at a few suppliers of security equipment. The price was around £86 everywhere. Bill
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Beltek...quality radio
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Skimming over wallpaper!
I've never seen this before. A wall at work has been skimmed, it's apparent that behind the plaster is tiled wallpaper!
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3 years ago
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Gap above external window fascia - fill or not bother?
I'm boarding the inside of a window but noticed a gap at the top where there's a fascia panel attached to the window frame but not the building. Given it would be a faff to fill and it's in the rebate...
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3 years ago
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Crimp connectors
I'm having some difficulty getting a decent join connecting 2 bits of 80 strand speaker cable using my cheap but reasonable (CPC IIRC, and the crimps) crimp connectors. The wire, or rather one side,...
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3 years ago
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Silent pull cord switch?
Been on my list for a while - a quiet replacement for the noisy bathroom pull cord switch. If it came to it I could look into the kinetic/wireless type switches, although that'd be quite expensive and...
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Keyless chuck drills
Just got my first keyless chuck drill and I am having problems......bought a new bosch 550 wired drill to replace my old black and decker and Stanley drills and a 20mm masonry drill to open up the...
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What adhesive for mounting a large map?
I've been tasked with mounting a paper map (1000x1410mm) on a backer (probably ply or MDF), then to add some sort of surround to prettify it and then to hang it on a wall. Getting a large sheet of...
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Mars 2020 Mission Perseverance Rover
Feb. 18 Landing Broadcast starts at 7:15pm tonight. Giving you some time to make some popcorn. https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/landing/watch-online/Feb. Information on how to watch the landing...
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