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Main bond to bath?
I had a strange earth wire going from the old CU somewhere upstairs. I've finally tracked it down. Thought originally it might be an optimistic main bond for the cast iron waste, but not , it...
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2 years ago
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Painting a drainpipe
We've got a black plastic 6" downpipe on the outside of the house. /She/ wants it painted, preferably to match the rest of the house. How do you paint that stuff? I'd expect ordinary paint to just run...
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2 years ago
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Adding a thermal cutout to a 13amp plug?
EV ?granny leads? plug into a standard 13 amp socket and draw about 10 amps continuously. Because of the prolonged nature of the load, the plugs usually have overheat protection built it. This is fine...
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2 years ago
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OT I am going to become a white van driver
The grey one is going. And bollocks it's another Fiat Scudo:-)
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2 years ago
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Re: QUORA: Why has capitalism failed to end homelessness?
Not just that, but there are always greedy people who care more about how much they can make of a piece of land than if it will help homes which can be afforded to be built. Capitalism punishes those...
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2 years ago
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QUORA: Why has capitalism failed to end homelessness?
QUORA: Why has capitalism failed to end homelessness? by Saulius Muliolis, Amateur economist, self taught Austrian school. May 16, 2021 Because it hasn?t been allowed to. In the housing sector, we...
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screenwasher jets
The screenwasher jets on the motorhome were blocked. Usually I can unblock them easily with a bit of wire. This time was different. Usually there is a bit of a dribble, which shows that the pump is...
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2 years ago
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Silver plating.
Was watching a repair shop the other day, and saw some chemically applied silver plating. Would this be suitable for plating some copper electrical contacts (low voltage) that get dirty/oxidised...
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2 years ago
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Flat roof - again.
A question for you roofing experts. On this flat roof, all the rainwater is directed to one side and the front. That has a lobby beneath it, so a sloping slate roof down to above the door to the roof...
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Vertical radiator on single stud?
Hi, I have an internal, decorated plasterboard wall with poor studding: 120cm from its left end, there is a 22mm wide (i.e., as measured horizontally parallel to the wall) stud, then a 38mm stud (the...
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2 years ago
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More electrical Qs: FCU fuse rating
I have some B10 MCBs feeding single electric heaters which are connected via FCUs with 13A fuses. Max heater rating is 2kW. As discrimination isn't an issue (only one load per MCB), should the fuses...
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2 years ago
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Coal - Ratcliffe on Soar today
Went past the Ratcliffe on Soar power station today. Seemed to have all 4 boilers running at 0800, and then again at around 1500 though harder to tell as the weather had warmed up a bit. Can't see...
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2 years ago
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Cae electronics; my good deed for the day?
Sitting on the bog with window open because of the weather. noticed a car on the green opposite with one rear light turned on. Went to the bog again a couple of hours later (Pepsi Max is a diuretic?)...
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2 years ago
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Boiler being serviced - preparation?
My old (2006?) Baxi 105HE combi boiler is going to be serviced, new guy, next week. I skipped last year's service after some disappointing work from the regular guy. He has said he will do the...
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2 years ago
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Diversity
Quick question please. What is "diversity" when applied to a radial with one FCU load?
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2 years ago
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