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Idle thoughts about close coupled toilets
Away on holiday I noticed a very fancy close coupled toilet where the seat had shifted out of line but I couldn't see any way to get access to the fixings. Porcelain everywhere. Back home I looked at...
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Gridwatch Down?
Can't connect at the moment; has it been shut down to conserve power?
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Screwfix
Sort of on topic! Checking stock in local stores requires typing in my location for every item selected. (use current location puts me in London which is probably the IP location) A quick Google...
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Screwfix online ordering problems?
Anyone had problems purchasing through Screwfix online recently? Tried to place an order several times this week, but each time, payment is rejected. Tried with my bank card and via Paypal, to no...
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7 years ago
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NatWest DD's between accounts delays
I have had a DD from a NatWest account, from one NW account to another NW account (both mine), set up for nearly a year and the payment always quickly appeared into the receiving account, that is...
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Converting 3-phase to single phase with resilience
I suspect this isn't possible, but I thought I'd ask just in case... I've got a large office with a 3-phase electrical supply. But I don't have any 3-phase equipment; I split the 3 phases to 3 x...
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OT:Astonomy question (8 yr old standard)
Going out of the back door just now (17.12) the sky was clear except for a single solitary star in a SW ish direction. Is this normal and what is the star ? Thank you
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Tiles chipping when cut
Attempting to tile my bathroom. Got a bunch of ceramic wall/floor tiles, 250 x 500 x 7.8mm Bought an el-cheapo wet cutter from Screwfix to make things easy, but when cutting it leaves a chipped edge...
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7 years ago
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CH Controller/Timer
I have a requirement for a central heating (Worcester gas) controller (single channel as there isn't any hot water) that allows different time settings for every day. The only ones I can find seem to...
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7 years ago
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LED lamps, source and value
I'd like to replace all the lamps/bulb in house with LED ones (mains bayonett fittings). I bought a couple the other day from Tesco £7 each - and I like the colour - and the power saving :-) Is that...
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Electroboom goes too far
Normally I'm a big fan of his videos but this time the suggestions he makes really ARE dangerous rather than just looking dangerous. See what you think. Tim Have you ever been in a power outage, and...
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Build your own computer , Yes it's DIY time
Record: 10-meter wide 16-bit megacomputer from discrete parts 256 bytes of memory (27,000 transistors) 15,300 transistors in CPU of which 8,500 as LED drivers. 20 kHz clock speed absolute max., 8 kHz...
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Cooker circuit question
The kitchen in my newly-(almost) completed extension has a (professionally installed) 45A radial cooker circuit which currently terminates in a junction box. I don't intend to install a cooker but I...
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OT (slightly): grade 2 listed buildings - practical experiences?
Having been in the same house for just over 30 years we're considering a move to a more "interesting" house, but many of them are grade II listed and some thatched. It would be great to hear from...
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Rats - help
I think I have a problem with rats. They are not in the house ( bungalow). In the past month I have found two dead ones on my drive. I am sure they a re coming from next door who keep chickens. the...
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