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aluminium cover strips at doorway carpet joints
Some of mine are carpet to carpet, others are carpet to tile. With several of them the carpet has moved/shrunk, exposing a ragged edge. I would like to replace the aluminium strips with wider ones to...
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TOT More snake oil
Currently being advertised on social media Covid19 claims made by the company but testimonies by uses suggest that it may prevent catching it, and it's only £1250 for a litre :(
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Encapsulated loft insulation
I'm looking for fibreglass loft insulation that comes wrapped in a plastic wrapper, to prevent the installer having to handle the fibreglass. This is for two reasons: one is the loft is very awkward...
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Voltage - history
Back in around 1960 the town of Derby had its voltage changed from 210 to 240. I was remeniscing with someone about the project of changing equiment over and recabling some streets. He mentioned that...
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Honeywell Galaxy 2 modem setup
Hi all I have been using a TAP gateway for some time to send a SMS to my mobile when the alarm goes off. The number I have been used stopped working and have now changed it to 0911 7329997 after I...
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Freezer sprays?
Anyone know - is there any difference between medical freezer sprays and pipe freezer sprays?
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Skip diving
I always have a look in any skips I'm passing, and I noticed that a neighbour has thrown out a Trend Combi 1001 worktop jig. It looks in perfect condition, but it's missing all the accessories that...
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OT amps or hertz
Bill Wright WhatsApped me this and I thought it was worth sharing. Broadcast on the Andy Kershaw show on BBC Radio 1 on 1 December 1997 Broadcast on the Andy Kershaw show on BBC Radio 1 on 1 December...
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DIY Smart Meter?
Prompted by the Smart Meter 2 thread, it occurred to me to wonder whether there was any way in which I could monitor my electricity consumption in half-hour intervals in order to evaluate whether one...
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OT: BBC1 catch-up.
Used BBC 1 catchup yesterday to see a prog from the start. Using the green button. Worked as usual. On the same TV later that night, used catch up to watch the BBC1 news. About an hour after it had...
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OT: Using ammonia as a fuel
I occasionally see references to using ammonia as a carbon-free fuel, rather than e.g. methane (which isn't) or hydrogen (with its hazards, real and imaginary). See . But I have a vague memory from...
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Thank you Smart meter 2
I know many folk are suspicious of the potential for remote control of their power supplies and potential for malicious hacking but having one does enable some interesting power tariffs. I?m currently...
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Fading barometer not DIY!
An old (70+ years) aneroid barometer in the hall is almost illegible now, as the printing has faded so much. Even if my also fading eyesight would allow, it's way beyond my ability to do anything...
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RCBO v. mini-RCBO
I've just bought some miniature RCBOs to replace MCBs in my CU - the lighting circuits are on a 100mA RCD as is a spur to a socket in the loft(!). In a c. 1990 CU there isn't space for full-size RCBOs...
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toggle switches
1. I only realised today that normal toggle switches that need a nominally half-inch hole have (at least) two incompatible threads and sizes of nut. 2. I have a panel that includes a toggle switch...
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