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Apprentice expresses his opinion that I got it wrong
The useless one was tasked with mounting a 1g 25mm metal back box to the wall. The knockouts were removed and he was told to mount the box with the removed knockouts at the top. 20 minutes later the...
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Another home wiring puzzle
Fortunately not mine! A friend just told me "I have just replaced a single electric socket in our lounge with a switched double. In order to stop the supply, I had to switch off two trip switches at...
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Help with electrics for mini lathe.
Mini lathe 50 odd years old, the motor not original. I would like to reduce the size of the electric box. It contains an on off switch, an indicator lamp, and a reverse switch. Inside is a large...
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PC fan wiring
I have a number of ARCTIC F12 fans .... these have standard 3 pin connector for plugging onto a mother board Anyone able to confirm the wiring of these fans as I will not be using with a PC, but a...
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Home electrics - peculiar landing light behaviour.
Hello, I am not an electrician. Upstairs landing light is part of the downstairs lighting circuit. The landing light only operates (correctly) when the upstairs lighting circuit is OFF at the fuse...
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Parkside battery SDS+ under £25
Soon after these were last on offer, I saw them being resold for upto £45 on Ebay. I already had a basic 20v Parkside battery drill/driver, with a couple of batteries, so when I spotted the SDS using...
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Frsot-free freezer ices up suddenly
We have a supposedly frost-free freezer which mostly works as designed: the cooling fins on the heat-exchanger remain clear of ice. But several times over the last year, we have found the reported...
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High level toilet cistern.
So the new one arrived yesterday. Bought from Screwfix, but not a stock item so delivered from the factory (or whatever). It looks the part, so think I'll be very happy with it. Doorbell rings....
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ALEXA Smart Plugs - More questions
There is one oddity, which I have not been able to resolve... I have fitted a car charger, in my garage, idea is to give the battery a 15 minute boost once per day. I had this originally working via a...
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OT Working from home
I hear a lot of those "working from home" want to make it their normal practice for the future. However they have just proved that some Indian can work from home but for >£3,000/year rather than...
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Best bargain smart phone?
My present phone makes phone calls and texts - but that's all. I want to buy a modern smartphone for PAYG, but I'm amazed at the virtually infinite range of models and prices - literally anything from...
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Bumis cludgy seats
I'm a fan of Bemis lavy seats and over the years after buying crap I always come back to Bemis wooden ones but that is the second one that has broken its bracket this morning...the plastic goes...
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Generators
I'm considering getting a small generator for emrgency use. At present I would use this 'stand alone', with no connection to the house circuits with changeover switch, etc. I would get an inverter...
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OT lock doon
It amazed me in the early 60's that they could lock down Aberdeen now look at what is happening....
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Motorway NOx
If you travel at 60 mph instead of 70, you'll spend 16% longer time covering a given stretch, will the NOx emission rate per mile be reduced sufficiently to have much overall effect on the total...
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