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Lifting manhole cover
Whenever our cesspit has needed emptying, the cast iron manhole cover has been lifted by levering a screwdriver underneath it. This method eventually went wrong last time and the cover ended up...
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intermittent sounder
I need a sounder of some sort that will sound briefly once every few minutes. It's to remind a van driver that he has the inverter turned on. 12V.
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Richter or Merkel ? (2023 Update)
In the film San Andreas, do we use the Richter scale or the Merkel scale to measure earthquakes? We should remember this information, after all, Americans don't make films for nothing, films are also...
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Hill Start Assist problem on 2019 i20 Prem NAV
The hill start assist holds the car for the full 3 to 4 seconds but as soon as the clutch is lifted by a very small distance in normal operation the brakes let go and the car runs back. The...
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Back not unlocking
I have a double glazed back door with a multi turn lock. Sometimes, which seems be more regular, it will not unlock with the key. However I have unlocked the door now and I am about to disassemble the...
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undertakers
what is it you catch only from having intercourse with a dead body?
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Roof Insulation
To follow up on my post about sloping ceiling insulation and the possibility of using Celotex I bought one of these from Amazon (if Brian is listening it's a hand held infra red thermometer by...
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Solar PV / current sensing
HI Folks Recently had a solar photovoltaic system installed - 14 panels on the roof, and inverter which charges about 5kw of batteries, and a clever little box (called, cutely, 'eddi') which diverts...
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25mm MDPE blue water pipe - slightly over size
Just a quick sanity check. My digital calliper shows my blue MDPE mains water pipe as about 25.3mm external diameter. Is this within tolerance, do I have a dodgy calliper, or what? Just doing a sanity...
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Very OT - which is more environmentally friendly?
Blow your nose on a tissue. Options are: (1) Flush down the bog to enhance the beach (2) Put in the bin to go to landfill (or incinerator) Which is more environmentally friendly? Or should you use...
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OT: CBD - miracle or snake oil?
I was talking to a guy in his shop about this that and the other (mood/sleep/BP/pain etc.)and he asked if i'd tried CBD, it was just about on my radar but he apparently swears by it but then again he...
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Espagnolette window handles - hopeless design
We have a conservatory with 15 fanlight windows, opened using espagnolette handles. It's 8 years old, and so far I have replaced 13 of the 15 handles! These things are of stupid design. They *always*...
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Insulating the man cave
I have just finished a floating floor on 75mm Celotex and also used the same to create an insulated ceiling, all the joints have been taped with foil tape. I am now about to start on the walls but...
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how has the fix held up? 8 months later?
has your repair held up? Any tips would be appreciated, I am about to repair mine. Thanks for any info
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Embra
Embra was hotching today....lift doors opened at Waverly and I couldn't get out for the bank of american tourists with suit cases wanting to come in....ferkin' alarming...so I just stood there ubtil...
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