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OT: Automatics that have done a lot of towing
Is a modern car of that age a good idea, no matter what the model though? Brian
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40m2 block paving.
Had a quote for between 2.2k and 3.4k for blocking a 40m2 area. This is beyond my means. Is there another, cheaper but smart solution I can do it with that will support a car for parking on?
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3 years ago
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Help-to-Pie
In my view it also makes people eat double portions so making them fat! Still, life is a compromise and the point clearly is that they want us to catch the virus, but not all at once. That is why they...
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3 years ago
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Pipes under plaster
Over 15 years ago, I renovated the downstairs toilet cubicle and decided to bury the copper pipework within the wall. I cut out channels in the wall, IIRC without reaching getting to the depth of...
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3 years ago
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shed roof
This is an ordinary timber garden shed 8' x 10' (2.4m x 3m), the roof is felt on treated sw boards on 3x2 purlins, a central ridge and a shallow pitch of maybe 15deg. Very standard cheap wooden shed....
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3 years ago
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Follow up question from the EV charging thread.... this time to do with earthing to outbuildings
I watched the YouTube video by John Ward about EV chargers and earthing. I saw a 2nd video by the same person in connection with earthing of outbuildings. See I happen to have a 3 core 10mm2 SWA run...
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3 years ago
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more car trouble
There is an old joke. Man goes into car parts shop next to car dealers. I want windscreen wipers for my car, he says. Man says, Seems like a fair swap. Brian
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3 years ago
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Mercury Regatta mobility scooter?
A mate is selling his wife's (she passed away recently) Mercury Regatta mobility scooter and I'm considering it for my Mum (90). She did ride Dads lightweight / take-down trike but when coming to a...
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3 years ago
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OT: Weather radar...
...from space, apaerantly. A spokesman for the Met Office says there are likely to be "thousands" of insects within the cloud spotted above England's coast.
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3 years ago
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What is it called? (An Anti-convection Air Tube?)
I am thinking about constructing a tube to suck hot air from near the ceiling of a high-ceiling room and reintroduce it and mix it with the colder air at floor level. I have seen these things at work...
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3 years ago
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DIY domestic electric vehicle charging point?
Doable? Worth doing? In Scotland I see that there are grants available for professional installations (which seem to be around the £1000 mark). Are there significant savings to be had by DIYing it...
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3 years ago
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Clearance needed
I know someone, not currently accessible, who has a tall fridge/freezer and a short freezer. The first is at least 12 years old, privately imported f rom a europlug country. The second is recently...
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3 years ago
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Modifying/improving a Erde 102 trailer.
I have a 3ft by 4ft trailer, like this one: The rear panel drops down and is unhookable and hence removable from its hinges. The remaining 3 sides are fixed. They are bolted to the base of the box. I...
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3 years ago
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where does this come from?
someone, who is self possessed.
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3 years ago
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strange hot water
just down at the static van and I thought I would take a bath rather than a shower.....anyway water at the sink is scalding ....shower with the mixer up the right way up now is working well...the whb...
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3 years ago
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