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Lukewarm water from immersion heater
Copper unvented hot water tank with horizontal immersion heater at the bottom on economy 7. Heater is OK as far as I can make out as is the thermostat. When power is applied the water can be heard to...
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Extruded aluminium box
I have an extruded aluminium box - approx 6x4x2" - which has mouldings on the side which the correct mounting brackets slide into. And they are missing. I've seen this same box in various sizes used...
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multifunction Miele washing-machine
Currently researching a replacement washing machine. Apparently the Miele I'm looking at has a Hygiene setting especially "For items where a high level of hygiene is required. Eliminates bacteria from...
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Coffee shops-seriously OT:-)
According to the Telegraph we are threatened with a loss of inward investment due to harsh words over *smelling the coffee*. It occurred to me to wonder what real effect this might have. Presumably...
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Drax aiming for 50% biomass in next few years
This may be old news to some here, but seen on Countryfile, Sunday evening. BBC i-player, approx 25 mins from start. Ignore the Heathrow bit at the beginning. Two massive storage silos being...
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What cordless combi/driver drill?
Hi All, After eventually getting through the image verification, I can post my first thread! I a DIY user from Ireland, and I currently have a corded SDS drill for all the DIY heavy work. I mostly...
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New technology wind turbine for TNP
feel sure he'll love this one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WindbeltI
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webpage zoom in/out
All but one of my webpages are set to read as I prefer them (size) I know how to zoom in /out using Ctrl and +/- keys. but one website is always much larger (zoomed in) If I set this at a smaller size...
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plasterboard stop beads?
Hopefully daftish question- is there a stop bead for 12.5mm Pb ? Or what do others use? I need to "stop" some Pb where it meets some ply access panels in a stud wall. Cheers Jim K
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Electric shower needs more pressure
Have fitted an electric shower, but mains water pressure is too low here an the shower keeps cutting out with a low pressure warning. It's supposed to work with a minimum of 1 bar, but obviously must...
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[SOLVED] GlowWorm boiler problem
In my holiday flat I have a GlowWorm Ultimate 30FF boiler - installed new by the previous owner in about 1999. As I was about to leave today, I noticed a loud buzzing noise coming from the box which...
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OT: Machine translations
One of the oddities of receiving email addresses to the editor at the diyfaq is one gets a number of Chinese companies writing in slightly dodgy English attempting to flog me bulk loads of various...
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Super heavy snow?
Admittedly there may have been a big thaw but it looks more like a construction flaw being to blame than the snow. "A family has been forced to leave their home in South Yorkshire after a part of it...
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OT - Global warming not as warm as first thought shocker
True, but it was bare subsistence farming, with the occasional need to throw granny off a cliff, to make the food last through the winter. It was not the lush green land that Eric promised the...
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Animal Farm Windmill
I've just been listening to the R4 adaptation of Orwell's Animal Farm. The part where the animals decide to build a windmill in the belief that it will give them limitless electricity and reduce their...
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