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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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Replacing MCB
Typically, or more specifically an MK Sentry CU, can you replace an MCB without dropping the busbar from all the other MCBs?
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2 years ago
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Solar reflective film?
Has anyone ever fitted this to their windows? What was the overall effect of doing so? I was chatting with the sales rep and they said that it doesn't stop the solar heating effect heat the room to...
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2 years ago
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Soggy worktop behind kitchen sink
Recently had a new sink replacement set into one of those worktops made of composite fibrous material with a mock granite resin surface. The strip of worktop along the back of the cutout for the sink...
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2 years ago
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TOT backup software
Recommendations for backup software for a win10 PC to network drive - with the possibility of cloning the disk. I have been using acronis for many years but their (paid for) 2021 version now includes...
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"I need a new laptop....."
"It's overheating and......." "Bring it home, i'll have a look at it" Windows, password is "password", Defender turned off. Trying to enable defender just pulls up file manager. FFS
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Pssd off with paint.
Bloody stuff. South facing windows, a year or two, then off it comes. If I ever make more windows, I don't think I'll paint them, just use linseed oil. Slap it on, the wood sucks it up, recoat as...
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2 years ago
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Mending a broken step
I've been asked to mend a step in a back garden Photo here 'm thinking of screwing some old contiboard shelving to the front edge and side edge to make shuttering and then filling it with concrete or...
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OT: Why are 3 door cars allowed on the road?
We have safety requirements for almost everything, but having no door next to you in the back is surely a problem in a fire or rolled squished car?
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