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Save £50 million on chiller power
The new chilling devices often use the heat from the chillers to heat the building. So it's not entirely wasted. But a closed chest type (top lid) is going to be more efficient. A lot of the problem...
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What was the best tool acquired in 2012?
Little Giant ladder: heavy - but brilliantly made and well thought out in every detail, totally stable, and very flexible in usage. On the same note, plasterboard lift: designed by an idiot, badly...
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Cat scratching post/board?
> :-) ] > which seems to be a board which attaches to a corner - this looks Good luck mate. A cat does what it wants to do most of the time. I have to decide if one of mine will be soon be put down...
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Cable-tidy wire?
[snip] And bizarrely, I've just received another identically-worded message from an entirely different Chinese seller, for an entirely different item! Just googled; and the wording crops up all over...
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Best vaccuum cleaner, £200
Why do Dyson design everything to look like a space ship? Bit like Hitachi power tools - everything looks like a ray gun.
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Corner opening shower cabinet - door gear
Or turn a ready mounted one down to the right size. Since its a DIY forum. I have turned small pieces like that in an electric drill (dont have a lathe) just set it up and hold the drill in a...
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Grab adhesives
Got off rather lightly this year with Christmas/New Year DIY emergencies. Bathroom pull switch packed up (30 years old and it had been opened a couple of years ago to get it working again). Trouble...
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Belt Sander ?
Thinking of buying a portable Belt Sander .......... anybody experienced with these, just wondering which size 'belt' to go for ... 3" x 21" 3" x 24" I'm assuming the 4" wide models are a bit hefty to...
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Relocating & replacing Consumer unit.... routing of new meter tails....
not really, its just I'm optimising the meter tails route from meter cupboard to new CU location before buying materials and actually doing the job. Basically route one was through wall from meter...
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Sealing a garage base to reduce compensation
Sorry, should have asked: what is it painted with? Bert
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DPF
Diesel Particulate Filters. If you have a diesel car might be of interest. http://www.evolutionchips.co.uk/Diesel_Particulate_Filter_Removal_DPF.html?gclid=CPLYoJeYxLQCFW_KtAodxwEAJw
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CPC free del
Just noticed, CPC free del until 23:59 1st Jan on orders over £10 + vat, usual rules apply, see site for details: what was it I forgot the last time? http://cpc.farnell.com/Now
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Wonderful timing for a failure.
11 o'clock last night turned the shower off and climbed out. It was still trickling a bit, so I turned it off and on again. And again. Then full on and off. The valve has stuck open. After getting...
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transparent ceiling tiles
Hi I have a real, genuine retro bathroom, and amongst one of its features is a suspended ceiling with squares of transparent plastic tiles (perspex/acryilic??). Strip lights above them provide...
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Grout film
Just finished the tiling in the bathroom, now to remove the traces of grout film. What do the panel think, grout film remover or buffing pad on a drill?
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