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How Waterproof are Fish Tank Heaters?
I am making a cylindrical nickel plating tank as I find that the bucket I usually use often isn't deep enough - currently need to plate some 27" shafts. So I've made up a 30" length of 160 mm...
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New ballcock question
While tying up the plastic ballcock arm in the loft, I rather stupidly snapped it. I went out and got a brass one, which seems to be a much stronger replacement, so no big deal. However, the new one...
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28W 2D fluorescent tube starter, bulb or ballast problem
My 28W 2D fluorescent bulkhead lamp began flickering for prolonged periods before starting, a few weeks (maybe months) ago. It finally stopped working altogether the other day. I took out the bulb and...
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OT No 'chute jump from 18.000 feet.
https://cdn.streamable.com/video/mp4-mobile/h6bd.mp4
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Whole house energy saver????
Snake oil! You can shower this channel with free energy at https://www.patreon.com/bigclive This is a perplexingly complicated device that was/is heavily marketed by salesmen as an energy saving unit...
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AFCI into Wiki FAQ?
In , Search for RCD finds the page that it should, and Search for RCBOs finds the various appropriate entries. But Search for AFCI there finds nothing in the FAQ, though a Wikipedia search for AFCI...
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Fixing to crappy wall
I've fit (fitted?) a banister to the mother in law's wall. 4 brackets, about 40mm round against wall, three screws in each. 3 went on OK, one is in an area where there is no solid wall. I glued some...
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Wood stove recommendation
We are looking at woodburning stoves, around max 5kw would suffice. The guy who is going to fit it likes Esse and I quite like this, Cheapest I can see it for is £670 quid. I don't want to save money...
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Stud Wall for Shed - Bracing and Spacing
So I'm building a timber framed and metal sheet cladded garden shed. It will be approx 6m x 3m x 2.5m, constructed from 4 x 2s and bolted down onto a concrete pad. The cladding sheets are just under a...
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Anyone experience of 2 part epoxy putty
Hi all, I have recently bought a whirlpool bath on eBay and one of the plastic pipe fittings (part of the air jets) was broken. I am having difficulty sourcin g a new one and one of the spares...
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Buying strip brass
Bit of an odd question, but I would like to buy some thin brass strips, but no idea how 'thin' when looking at quoted measurements. What I would like is brass strip as used on old 4.5v batteries. Firm...
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OT Pension fund or property?
Property I reckon. Which? money experts explain the pros and cons of investing in property vs a pension for your retirement income. Which will give the biggest returns?
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HDD died - recovery ?
Have a Western Digital 1TB internal 3.5" HDD Just stopped during use .... Drive is under warranty so should get it replaced - but they won't recover the data. I had a backup .. but a months worth is...
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OT; Doh!
Just sent an email invoice to a client with the following text; "Invoice attached, bank details bottom left. Prompt transfer appreciated." Received a reply; "Many thanks. How would you like to be...
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Cleaning a wall
The previous owners seem to have liked ivy covered walls. I don't, so what is the best way to remove the mess left behind: Picking it off strand by strand will be a lot of work, a scraper will...
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