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Building Quote abbreviation PC SUM?
I have a builders quote for various minor works Most of the items are £YYY +VAT But replacing some rotten wood in a car port is priced as £XXX +VAT-PC SUM in this context what is PC SUM? There is an...
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Hot water from combi boiler question
Is the water from the hot taps served by a combi regarded as potable? What makes it so cloudy? The cloudiness disappears when left to stand.
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Adding water to expanding foam
I seem to be using expanding foam more and more ever since I bought a gun applicator now that I can actually control the stuff and don't need to use it all up in one session. I always read...
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Harold “Doc” Edgerton was a pioneer in science and photography.
Harold ?Doc? Edgerton was a pioneer in science and photography. His combination of art and technology straddled both worlds during the twentieth century. During his long, illustrious career he...
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The smoot is a nonstandard unit of length...
The smoot is a nonstandard unit of length created as part of an MIT fraternity prank. It is named after Oliver R. Smoot, a fraternity pledge to Lambda Chi Alpha, who in October 1958 lay down...
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Weird local builders
A drive is being completely relaid locally in a snakes and ladders manner. There's a concrete base already there. The builders laid down grids of rebar on top of one bit of it, shuttered that bit,...
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RCBO question
Not my finest moment, but I was carrying out a minor electrical job. As I was wiping up the dust with a damp cloth, I came into contact with a live part of a different circuit that I did not know...
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Running cables from CU into trunking
I am running 50mm X 50mm plastic trunking round the perimeter of garage at ceiling level and planning to drop conduit down to switches and sockets. How do I feed cables from the CU into the trunking...
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Genuine Philips repair manuals.
I've got a few workshop (repair) manuals bought from Philips for various things I once owned. All 20 plus years old. Would be a shame to simply junk them, so any suggestions who could make use of...
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Mini tesla coil
Built one of these. Seemed like a good idea at the time. or makes pretty blue sparks, I can play music through it very faintly and I can burn finger flesh. Any suggestions for other uses (or is that...
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100mA RCD + RCBO
The CU is a Wylex from the early '90s ('91 - 2 IIRC). All MCB, 30mA RCD on rings, cooker, shower etc. and 100mA on lighting circuits. As I'd need 30mA on the lights for the fitting in the bathroom I...
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IP 44 light fitting a bit broken
Just went to put a fitting in the bathroom - it's IP44, Class 1, pull switch, to go into Zone 2 (more on this in another thread). The glass cover is a bit broken and that protects the lamp from below....
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Just replaced bath tap valve, but old cap won't fit over splines
I've measured the diameter of the splined end, old and new and they are practically identical. I haven't counted the splines yet. Maybe they're wider on the new valve. Any trick I could use to get the...
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moth balls
Are they really effective at controlling rust on tools ?
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Double-Headed Handheld Metal Drilling Tool?
Opening Youtube today, I caught this commercial for an advertised £23. Double-Headed Handheld Metal Driiling Tools Power Tool around eBay and other suspects by using the words as search terms, I see...
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