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Corrugated roof quandary.
Thinking about my workshop roof, if I put galvanised box profile straight onto steel purlins, with a air gap under, then insulation, then a vapour barrier (e.g. Visqueen), then a ceiling of...
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TOT Electric cars will be cheaper to run
I've seen yet another interview with the "green lobby" where it was stated that electric cars will benefit the pockets of those owning one because they will be much cheaper to run (than...
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Is this 13amp adapter safe?
I bought a 2 way 13amp adapter from Amazon, and only realised after it arrived that it is unfused. It says that it conforms with BS1363-3. Does this allow a 2 way adapter to be unfused? I'm really...
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No sound on text messages Samsung S6
Any ideas? All settings seem to suggest to should play Skyline.
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Lesser known SSDs
M.2 SSD in this laptop, previously had a 256GB lite-on that got too small, now have a lexar 512GB that is on its last legs (13 months old), so looking for a replacement must be PCIe/NVMe not SATA must...
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Oudoor porcelain tiles
Hi All, We are looking to lay porcelain tiles on a new patio. It has a concrete base so need to lay the tiles on top of that. Looking online I seem to be able to get 10mm and 20mm thick tiles which...
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Spire clips (but they're not) and how to remove them
I need to remove what I *thought* were called 'spire' clips but on searching for "spire clip" what I get to see is clip on fasteners for use with self-tapping (or similar) screws. What I am talking...
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CH Pump not working
Moved in a couple of weeks ago. I think the heatng had been on last October when we first viewed the empty bungalow. The previous owner had died and sons were selling the property. Anyway, it was...
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Microwave is Kaput
Microwave was dead yesterday. Opened up and the internal fuse had blown. After replacing the fuse I noticed that one of the door latch micro switches was stuck. On inspection, it was sticky so I...
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OT: you have to larf
"On Friday, Carl Schou, a security researcher in Denmark, reported that his iPhone lost its Wi-Fi capability after attempting to connect to a Wi-Fi network named "%p%s%s%s%s%n"." I can just imagine...
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RCD test
Just a quick question. Had a residential EICR done and the RCD test figures are 55ms at Idelta n, and 13ms at 5I delta n. I think that's what it says. Is that a pass or fail? I thought the pass figure...
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OT: Amazon packaging
Amazon are well known for some very odd packaging, and we have had a few. This arrived today inside the box behind, is this a record for disproportionate packing to contents?
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Shark IC160UKT vacuum cleaner - giving "blocked" error but doesn't even start the motor
We've had a Shark IC160UKT vacuum cleaner for about 4 years. The motor has started making a high-pitched whistling noise but otherwise the Shark has been cleaning well. Yesterday it began cutting out...
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Removing white spirit smell from clothing
I got some white spirit onto the sleeve of a terylene shirt. Bunged it in the washing machine with a Fairy non-bio pod. The whole shirt came out smelling of white spirit! Repeated the wash at a higher...
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Glueing plastic trim to brick
We have a cat-flap that goes through the wall - so, a short tunnel for Tibbles to go through. At the exit to the outside, the original plastic item (part of the cat-flap kit) that edged the opening is...
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