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Yale Outdoor Security Camera
ALDI are currently offering a Yale outdoor security camera for £40 are selling one which looks very similar - and may even be identical for £120 know what the difference is? Before anyone answers...
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CH crisis no flow
Old system, looks 1970s, but with modern boiler & magnetic filter. Symptoms are kettling & very rapid temp rise when the burner comes on, rads are cold. Looks like no flow. I wish I'd checked how far...
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repairing render in sub-zero weather?
I’m assuming this is a bad idea but just thought I’d ask. We’ve had a new garage door fitted and the render that came up to the edges of the old door needs a bit of patching. A job for warmer...
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welding question: no welding mask required? (2023 Update)
This popped up on FB. What welding is this, ..... no welding mask required. I understand MIG & TIG, this seems to be a touch contact weld, but no retina burning light ?
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Dripping attic following recent "improvements"
Went up to get the Xmas tree down and dismayed to see the amount of water dripping down from the SW side. is a gable roofed bungalow, approx 8m width. Recent changes: 1) Original Soffits & Fascias...
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Open (vented) gas fires and flues
I have a relative who has lived in the same house since childhood. The house has no central heating but has several open (as in vented - rather than room sealed) gas fires. The fires are not serviced...
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Beeping android
Treated SWMBO and my phones to an identical micro-USB wireless charging adapter and 2 identical wireless charging points. Mine is flawless. Couldn't be more happy and it allows me to use the wireless...
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Magnaclean
An 'engineer' was fixing our boiler at work, he reckons CH installations should have Magnaclean filters on them. I'd always thought they were snake oil, opinions please, if there's genuine benefit to...
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None stick pans
I tried several suggested fixes I found online, for the grey coated supposed 'none-stick' omelette pan, which appeared perfect, but constantly had food stick to it. Nothing I tried worked, so I have...
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witter everywhere
to all those with burst pipes.......... imagine you had nice cheap energy costs via UK sourced fossil fuels imagine you had been paying attention to who governs you instead of sitting on your samsung...
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cutting metal sheet with angle grinder
Any suggestions for a novice idiot's guide please? I've 115mm and 230mm but only ever used them to wreck metal. I want now to cut some mild steel and am failing miserably to get straight lines and...
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The Five-Year Engineering Feat Germany Pulled Off in Months
The Five-Year Engineering Feat Germany Pulled Off in Months By Georgi Kantchev, Dec. 8, 2022, WSJ WILHELMSHAVEN, Germany—In March, the German government asked energy companies to weigh a seemingly...
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Got the new van back - how many miles before it was crashed into?
The breakdown was actually part of a Peugeot recall and cost work nothing to fix. So this weeks quiz is how many miles did I manage to drive after getting the keys back until someone managed to drive...
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Re: Buy Self Defense ammunition Glock guns USA & Canada -Buy Glock 17 Gen5 9mm - Pistol Glock 19 Gen5 for sale -Buy Handguns,Pistols,Body Armor, Ak-47 & Ak-74, Tactical Rifles -Buy Firearms Dealers, Buy Firearms Shop Online -Glock Guns for Sale Onlin (2023 Update)
Greetings! im martin fenin, I thought of reaching out to you as my website has a lot of information and products for people looking to find the right Ak 47 PISTOL MINI DRACO and DRACO. Could you...
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Insulating Wire Ends
I have replaced an old wall thermostat with Honeywell TR 3 (on excellent advice from this group) which works brilliantly. It is a simple on-off switch and I have a spare neutral and earth in the...
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