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Wickes RCD tester, One for the sparkys
Are these any good - 'good' I mean is it (un)likely to miss a dangerous fault ?. Andrew Schneider Electric Thorsman BS Socket Tester Schneider Electric Thorsman BS Socket Tester
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On Thu, 5 Aug 2021 20:16:24 -0700 (PDT), David P
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Window handles
Just went to close kitchen window and it closes but when I turn the handle it’s not locking shut it’s staying unsecured
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OT: "Wildfires intensified by climate change"
Is the meme du jour from our Globalist-controlled mainstream media. They're going flat-out with their BS currently and clearly have no consideration whatsoever for the children and young people, many...
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OT:Winzip (zipped file) password behavour
I know there are a few people here who might know the answer to this question which has flared up at work (and caused some controversy). When you create a password protected zipfile, and then try to...
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Can't start my strimmer
Hi All, I haven't used my Ryobi petrol strimmer for a few years. Tried it get it started today but no joy. There was no petrol in it (probably evaporated over the years as don't recall emptying it...
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modern PSUs
Hi, The card machine (pdq? , pdc?) at a friends bookshop died (no light on the PSU). I tried a known good fuse in the plug. No joy. I tried connecting a couple of redundant PSUs I had, but they didn?t...
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Cordless "Dremels"
Aldi have just got them in, they look quite similar to the one I had from Lidl a few weeks ago. That seems more than adequate for most jobs. The box and "bits" are a bit tacky.
 
OT: Gold hallmarks
Any of you smart guys know anything about those? Daughters bought a ring from a charity shop for pennies, and later found that t had hallmarks on it. Not sure if it is gold, but it is pretty heavy and...
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Supplier's customer service.
We have an elderly Sebo vacuuum cleaner that began behaving intermttently. Being a psychic genius I decided it must be the motor brushes (without checking you understand). I ordered against the...
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Using wireless bell push for a wired doorbell
We've just had all our windows and doors replaced and I'd rather not make holes in the frames just yet (until the novelty wears off!) so I asked them not to reinstate the wired doorbell on the outside...
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another win
another £25 from ERNIE that makes six wins and £150 since February
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Another wiring question
Yep, I'm still re-wiring the house. My lounge shares an internal wall with the hall. To save on chasing out for new light switch cables, is it allowable to share a chase on just one side of the wall...
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Workshop insulation.
Concrete prefab, inside approx. 5.8m long, 4.8m wide, 2-2.3m high. Cheap insulation would be Jablite, perhaps. How to calculate a useful thickness? It's an old one, with concrete panels slotted into...
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Loos like another massive server glitch somewhere
Not noticed it myself. Brian
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