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this boiler pilot light is ok but main burner not starting, when i press the reset button its burner comes up but when i move my finger from reset button its go off again, is there any problem with...
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Is this light switch ok
I have to replace a 2 gang dimmer switch, one gang operates the lights, the other gang I havent a clue, dont even know if it is wired. Anyhow I bought a replacement but just noticed it is a 2 gang, 2...
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Quiz - down lights and that extension
OK so we have first fixed the basement and ground floor of the extension. And the customer seems to like down lights. We will also be rewiring the existing house. So how many down lights will we end...
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7 years ago
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Plant torture
Is it ok to saw a plant in half so I get two? Yes I know it's out of focus, I didn't check it before potting the plants, I dunno what the camera focused on, but I can't see it in the picture.
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Buzzzz!
Following a series of electrician induced power failures (*) yesterday afternoon the audio output from my PC now has severe mains hum on it. I have a Arcam Alpha 9 plugged into the 3.5mm headphone...
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sourcing engineering plastics
I need some 50mm diameter engineering grade plastic rod - which I could get machined to my needs. Came across: Performance Plastics contacted them.. as I only wanted 100mm long he was happy to cut a...
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7 years ago
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OT: London powercut.
Round here we get one of these every year or so. Generally a tree across a line. It doesnt even make the local papers. But if it happens in the West End on a Friday Night!!!!! coverage across the...
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OT: Question on diesel engines
What happens when you rev up a modern diesel engine (IOW blip the throttle pedal). What is exactly is causing the RPM to increase? Are you effectively just opening the injectors for longer to admit...
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7 years ago
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Temporarily turning off hot water in a combination boiler system?
I need to fix a hot tap in a sink in a relative's house (either clean out & replace the washer, or perhaps replace the tap) --- that's fine. But there's no service valve for this tap, and she has a...
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7 years ago
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Drone roof survey?
Just had a thought. If you are buying a house, you have a survey. But not on the roof/chimney stack? That's likely to be the most costly thing to repair. It occurs to me that if I buy a drone with a...
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One for the electronics guys about soldering
I'm replacing the DC power connector on an Asus notebook. Got the old one out and when soldering the new one in I made a bit of a hash of things and I'm not sure now if the top two pins on the right...
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IS THIS A RECORD?
20 appliances off one socket. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CyH1OwKXgAA1N_9.jpg:large
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More free money for a tight tyke
More free money, as back in the 1970's, I used to get it to £10-00 and match the tenner I had in my Sky Rocket . https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CyHNScrWQAA8Lg0.jpg
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OT : Holiday Request
OT message to all: Please don't forget to log in to the net when you are on holiday every day and share with us everything that you have done: what train you caught and from where: how much you paid...
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Meter maids.
Changed to a new dual fuel deal a couple of months ago. Got an email from them asking for meter readings by 9/12. Made a note to read them just before this date. My theory being the actual usage over...
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