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JG 10mm plastic plumbing parts - opinions
I have to rig up from 15mm copper to a water filter with a 10mm plastic connector. Seems to me a JG 15/10 reducing straight and a JG equal 90deg elbow should do the trick, I can get both from B&Q (I...
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LIDL smart home from Sunday
Are these Lidl Zigbee smart home lights and sockets good or bad? On sale from Sunday. Smart Home - www.lidl.co.uk
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Monitor screen burn
I thought this was a thing of the past! But I noticed some oddness across the top of the screen lately, it's been getting worse and becoming obvious that browser tabs are burning in!
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Bending 25 mm plastic conduit
Has anyone done this ?. I have a 22mm bending spring intended for 22mm copper and it is a fairly loose fit. I was going to heat the pipe with my hot air gun and bend it around something round or maybe...
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Re: Plumbing DIY SOS kit
I've done all manner of plumbing and never needed it. yes some water pump pliers, or just a crescent wrench, one of the dedicated 1/2"+3/4" split ring spanners is nice <> LS-X A handful of push-fit...
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What makes WiFi not work?
So with the help and advice of some on here I massively improved our WiFi situation at work, got a phone app to see signal/channel strength, shifted stuff about and faffed with the router channels....
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£12 for a ****ing knob ???
One of the oven knobs broke yesterday. Tracking down the official Stoves spare, it's £11.76 they can FRO. However, it's telling where the thing comes from. They couldn't even be bothered to hide it....
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OT: Thunderbird
A long time ago, I edited the interface to remove the reply button, so there was just the followup button. Unfortunately, it's updated itself and undone that. How do I alter it again, please?
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Air to air heat exchanger...
Anyone had a go at diy ing one?
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3 years ago
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Halogen floodlights not worth using? LED instead?
In "stock" I have a couple (or more) halogen floodlights. About 100W I think. However they are very power hungry compared to modern LED floodlights and the new lights are generally under £20 unless...
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OT That's their Christmas spoilt then
All 10,500 turkeys will be culled after a strain of avian influenza was found in North Yorkshire.
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3 years ago
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LED driver
I wonder if the gurus in here can help with a slightly OT question? I bought a set of LED lights for the garden expecting them to be supplied with a 12v psu as usual. What arrived is the lights with a...
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Lidl Woodturning Lathe (2023 Update)
I see that Lidl have got a woodturning lathe for £60. Anyone bought one? it likely to be any good? Parkside Woodturning Lathe - For processing wooden workpieces up to 60cm in length and 25cm in...
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Cordless drill motor.
What sort of resistance would you expect with an 18v cordless drill motor?
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3 years ago
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How near a drainage pipe can you plant a fruit tree? XP
We are trying to decide where to plant a couple of fruit trees, on semi- dwarfing root stock. One location is by a West facing wall which has a soil pipe (and power and water) running fairly close to...
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