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findings sterling silver
Silver beads and findings is Wholesale supplier of sterling silver jewellery making components, Beads, Chains, Charms, semi precious stones in various shapes and sizes.
 
Power supply for single oven
Oops, where did that 3 go?
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open up chimney with brick arch
Hi folks I'm in the process of opening up my Victorian chimney breast to install my wood burner . Having taken off the plaster I have revealed a brick arch above the infill . Had a feeling this may be...
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What thread is on the bottom of a toilet fill valve?
I've got a toilet with a small leak where the copper pipe is connected to the fill valve. I want to replace a short section of pipe between the fill valve and the isolation valve on the copper pipe...
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Running flex from metal wiring box?
I've ordered a metalclad FCU box from Toolstation, in order to hard-wire in a wall-mounted heater for my workshop (for anybody who looked at that post, I went for a fan-heater in the end!). This is...
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Solar panel supplementary
My Father in Law has had solar panels installed for a couple of years now. (The ins and outs of the sales techniques is a whole other story but we are where we are and he now has them installed for...
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Part P - how far to go?
How far do you have to go to be compliant with Part P when working with an existing installation? You are't required to bring existing work up to standard of the current regs, right? The rule-of thumb...
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Cage clamp connectors
There was an interesting thread covering crimped connections a couple of days ago. Would I be correct in assuming that cage clamp type connectors such as Wago 222/224 could be used instead of crimps...
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Loft flooring - quick question
I am going to put in a bit more loft flooring, where the water tanks came out after the combi boiler was installed. Up until now I have cut the panels to fit half way across the joist so the ends are...
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Close coupled cistern toilet seat posts loose_any suggestions valued
My toilet seat (retaining) posts have become loose, but being close coupled cistern, have no access to what I presume are some form of plastic wing nuts underneath. I gather you can now get top...
 
Low water pressure - could the megaflo prv be the problem?
I've got decent mains water pressure and flow at the garden tap - around 3 bar and 30 lpm. But the pressure on the first floor is about 0.8 bar, and the flow is under 10 lpm. There's less than 3M...
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Ultimate D-I-Y?
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Anyone got any spare SODIMMS
anything 512MB and up considered: DDR 200 pin for Acer Aspire 1510.. NOT DDR2/3 and not over 1GB.. I've got 2x256M in there at the mo. Needs more:-( And a new battery..
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Interesting technology?
Interesting part is from around 3.40 Anyone got ideas on this? new technology?
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Anyone tried new high-tech lightweight filler with glass beads?
It was recommended to me and I've just bought a tub of Wilco's own brand stuff. Comes in a big tub that would usually weigh about half a kilo but feels like there's nothing in it! It looks like a...
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