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To export an earth or to TT from an RCBO?
I have a couple of external sockets that are fed from an RCBO which also provides power (via about 30m of buried 3-core SWA cable) to a class II Well pump and controller. The SWA armour and earth...
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OT Giant model Concorde.
Otto Widlroither brings his giant homemade Concorde in the air for the very first time at the airfield of Mühldorf am Inn (Bavaria / Germany) Technical data: Scale 1/6 Span: 4 m / 13 ft. Lenght: 10 m...
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Acer laptop mouse pad buttons
I make heavy use of this and it doesn't have separate buttons as such, they are just a hidden part of the mouse pad nearest you, a clicky part. I have always found them difficult to use, because...
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Mortarfied
Sticking brickwork, at least for simple jobs, seems to an acceptable approach in the US: I've seen online references to "construction adhesive" which I assume is on the same lines at the sticks-all...
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Wire coat hanger ---> Kitchen roll holder
How to turn a wire coat hanger into a slightly phallic kitchen roll holder. :) Gallery 1 â Postimages
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Re: group has been killed by cole
Well, I just read when I'm in the mood, takes little time to pass by like an express train after all. Brian
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random Huewei calling
anybody have a huawei phone which makes random calls all on its own ? .....they all seem to be affected p20 p30 etc ....I know a few people affected so there must be more ...we need to do something...
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OT "Getting Someone in" (Polish builders)
mugs ...Kurva...how stupid can people be ? ....
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OT:Hotpoint factory fire
I wonder if it was one of their fridges or driers that caught fire?
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Fitting shower screen on wall from hell
Hi all I am fitting a shower screen which is essentially a U shaped channel screwwd to the wall and a sheet of glass fitted in it. The tiled wall unfortunately has a big bow in the middle resulting in...
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Connect downpipe to flush mechanism
I don't think this is doable but I said I'd ask. Old flush high level mechanism was replaced with new one, and the new one is crap in comparison, it keeps sticking & I've not found any reason why,...
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Linux / OMV login issue?
My little RPi 2B has been running OpenMediaVault NAS software for quite some time now and using an external (USB2) 4TB laptop drive. It was really only a temporary experiment (into low power network...
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Painting pebbledash
Is it actual pebble-dash with pebbles, or 'tyrolean' finish (splatted render)? I don't think the pebbles in pebbledash hold paint well, but painted tyrolean can look quite good, and lasts reasonably...
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OT:Dialling 1471
I just got a spam call which I didn't answer. When phoning 1471 the automated voice gave the number as follows 0 double 1 7 4 5 6 3 double 2 3 (0117 456 3223) If a person is slow at writing things...
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Help to kill file with Mozilla Thunderbird please
I wish to kill file a specific poster on u.d-i-y. I cannot find his email address, how can I do it please? I do now particularly wish to name the individual as I am sure he will flame me.
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