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Torygraph: MIT develops incandescent lamp that is more efficient than LED
"Researchers at MIT have shown that by surrounding the filament with a special crystal structure in the glass they can bounce back the energy which is usually lost in heat, while still allowing the...
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Replacing drain hose on Bosch dishwasher- any thoughts or experience?
Drain hose on Bosch SMS58T12GB/93 is leaking. Kinked very close to the machine so a joiner will not do the job. I can get a new hose but can't work out how to fit it. Hose enters at the base by a...
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Nano-review of Ebay 118mm 500W halogen floodlight lamp replacement
This one: Review follows: It is crap. It wouldn't illuminate the inside of a matchbox. That is all. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371500705197
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This years DIY projects (long !)
Just noticed it's 2016 :) so have a few potential jobs to sort out. Most pressingly, is the deterioration in SWMBOs MS has meant she now uses footplates all the time in the house. This means getting...
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Small dehumidifier recommendation; draining through the wall.
Part 1. I'm looking for a small dehumidifier to use in normal room temperatures without an external switch (such as a timer), so a compressor (rather than a wheel) should be OK. Priorities: 1. It must...
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Metal stair treads - where to get at a reasonable price?
I want to get some metal stair treads for an outside staircase, something like these probably:- However over £30 per tread (if I'm reading it correctly) seems a bit excessive. Can anyone suggest...
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OT: National grid out does mystic meg.
In my never ending search to improve Gridwatch, I stumbled on this Golly, I thought, up to the minute (well last half hour anyway) solar and embedded wind data.. Going back to Jan 1... and then I...
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Re: ot - filters
In message , Brian Gaff writes Umm.. Trolling seems to have a close affinity with the inability to snip. Responses can be amusing but less so after 2 screens worth of scrolling. Advertising a *plonk*...
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OT: The cheapests way to counteract global warming.
The trillions of dollars being spent by the developed world on reducing emissions, will it transpires reduce global temperatures by less than one tenth of a degree by 2100. If you believe in man made...
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Hi Def 19:9 CCTV?.. IP based.
Will need to upgrade some CCTV equipment before long, seems that IP based is a no brainer these days seeing that wireless will be involved to link two of them into the system. Anyone any...
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8 years ago
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Posidrive or slotted screws for woodwork?
Are there any luddites in here still preferring the old fashioned slotted screws?
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Greenish tinge on block paving
Nothing too bad but the top of my drive is getting a bit greenish although the blocks don't look mossy. Any suggestions for a way of getting rid of the grees which I suppose is the beginnings of a...
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Garage door - how to identify and take apart safely
I have a problem with an 'up and over' garage door. One of the nylon pulleys that the tension/balance wire runs round has partly pulled away from its support and become bent. I need to un-tension the...
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storing old paint
Now that the decorator's been I have 5 half full (or is that half empty) 5L tins of emulsion (yes he did buy too much). I shall want to keep some of each to touch up future accidents, but what's the...
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Recycled plastic boarding
As a good husband (!), I am always willing to help my wife in her interests !! Her latest one she has spotted is a bird feeder made with recycled plas tic boards. Maybe it will last longer but at near...
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