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PIR floodlight
Any firm recommendations for an external solar-powered PIR floodlight? I?m fed up throwing money at duds which turn out not to be waterproof or just peter out in a few weeks. Details of good...
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Ebay prchase and my delivery address
I have just 'won' an item in an Ebay auction and paid for it. Rather than what I am used to, paying for the item via Paypal, Ebay charged me directly via my credit card. Because of this, I do not have...
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Building Standards
I hear that in Scotland Building Standards are going to be tasked to enforce the new heat/smoke detector requirements in existing dwellings .... what a joke and I can say this from experience having...
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Hob/worktop seal
Fitted a built in to worktop gas hob about 10 years ago, and sealed between the hob and top with silicone. That went mangey, so I've removed it. While what's left is doubtless a germ trap, it does...
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£30 door is utter crap
Just fitted the white panel door and the handle/lock to the cludgy....bloody MDF frame...utter crap....my fault for being cheap....never noticed the MDF frame when I bought it coverd in polythene...
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LED rugged 12v light for front of property?
Hi, I'm looking for something as above which I can mount on a short post at my front gate. My plan is to have it controllable remotely from a device I have with me so that when returning home in a cab...
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British Statistician Won Global Acclaim for His Methods
British Statistician Won Global Acclaim for His Methods By James R. Hagerty, Jan. 28, 2022 Dr. Cox said he came up with one of the crucial ideas for his 1972 paper while in bed with the flu and a high...
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Carbon Capture in Australia
It appears I'm not the only one who is a bit dubious about the CCS process. The Australien Government has made an ad about Carbon Capture and Storage, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative....
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where are all the fecking phone boxes
went to a town last night to pick up something I had paid for on ebay ...we BOTH forgot to take our phones ..... geezer wouldn't answer the door....not problem we thought we will just use a phone box,...
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Interlinked fire alarms
In Scotland there is a new law which states that you have to have an interlinked fire alarm system probably with various alarms of different types: this overkill a bit like Nicola Sturgeon's Covid...
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Follow up to my stuck brass compression fittings
Had to take time out due to medical problems but better now so back on the job (stop tittering at the back!). Applied my heat gun to the stubborn fittings and they came appart very easily, so job...
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Descaling - Citric acid v White vinegar
A couple of appliances state to descale with white vinegar. Tried to google for sensible answers but nothing very clear. Why white vinegar instead of citric acid? Why white vinegar instead of any...
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Would have been a Maplin purchase
I need to build a controller up in a plastic project box ... Idea will be 2 x single AC mains sockets, and above each one a temperature control module In previous days it would have been a quick trip...
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Fitting out a campervan
I've fancied a campervan for some years and this seems like a good time to make the move. But because many are thinking the same the prices are a bit daft. From just under 20k for something worn and...
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Cutting Wirework
By wirework I mean the metal shelves /drawers /etc typically used in pull-out larder and the like. I have a need to reduce the height of a pull out unit so need to cut the chrome plated rods from...
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