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LED panel ceiling lights
Earlier I asked about downlighters and several replies suggested LED panels, having experimented with a few types of downlighters I'm unimpressed so want to explore the options with LED panels. The...
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The GRP roofing project
The job is done! For anyone else contemplating this flat roof solution, I found the advice and videos at helpful. Minor panic at 7.30pm yesterday with overnight showers forecast and the gel coat not...
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Dyson scraps electric car project saying it is 'not commercially viable'
I had my own suspician when a tinker mechanical gdget company tries to enter highly technical and long gestation_return project like Electric car. Hope the guy has come down from his dream castle to...
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I see we have a new Sock Puppet on here!
His name may change but he uses ao. to post his inane blithering. Brian
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Water in gas
How can this happen? A burst water pipe caused problems that left hundreds without gas in Wirksworth earlier this week. More than 900 homes were were affected when water from a burst main entered the...
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Sash windows.
Been fixing up some sash windows which are basically about 130 years old. Had a broken glass after what look like a bird it it - or bullet. ;-) And a sash cord. So decided to replace all the sash...
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Re: Exterior paint for wood - Longest lasting
I finally have proof that the 8 years claimed by Dulux Weathershield oil basis rubbish. I've been using this paint for years on previously painted wood and have long had my doubts. 4 years ago I...
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OT - Amazon tracking telling porkies?
I ordered a small item which apparently has to come from Germany. Tracking information (departed) goes: Schkueditz Castle Donnington Castle Donnington Schkueditz Bardon Hill Bardon Hill Milton Keynes...
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The Chris Ramsay Playing Card Press
Neat video The Chris Ramsay Playing Card Press, by Clickspring. Hey Folks, you may be aware that I have been working on some research for the main Antikythera project over the last few months. So far...
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Thermostatic mixing valve problem
A while back a friend asked me if there was any way he could have a warm water supply outside for washing his dog. As there was easy access to hot and cold supplies inside I fitted one of these....
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Subsidence measurements ?
A corner of my house may be sinking: I had to cut almost half an inch at an angle off a sticky door, maybe six inches over ten years? Is there a tool to measure the slope or position of the walls very...
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Re: £30 saved for one screw
Makita doing well out of me recently ... today's other delivery being a 36V chainsaw and the other week a 36V brushcutter/strimmer (tomorrow's delivery is PPE).
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£30 saved for one screw
Bought an 18V brushless angle grinder from Amazon, noticed they had an "open box" one for £30 off the "new" price, thought their return policy would make it a safe enough bet to send back if wasn't...
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Potterton Netaheat Electronic won't fire up?
Hi all, A while ago some might remember me mentioning here that an elderly neighbour we keep an eye on was finding heating on when she only wanted hot water. I believe the diagnosis was the rubber...
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Computer fan speed control
Why do we need the 4th pin to perform pulse width modulation? Why can't pulses be sent along the 12V wire of a 2 pin fan?
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