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Oncoming train. :-(
Yes, just when I thought I could see the light at the end of the tunnel I've cleared back the redundant wiring, treble checked I have the ring main, and cut into it to join the new part of the ring...
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flourescent tubes
Is the one you are using described as a "universal starter"?
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Wago 222-412 and enclosures and extending wiring
A couple of questions: (1) If Wago 222-412 connectors are out of reach under screwed down floorboards do they have to be in a protective enclosure? If so, what? (2) Due to false positives from a...
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Quick trivial question - masking screw heads in a painted floor.
I'm in the process of lifting floorboards which were painted after being screwed down Screwfix bulk pack posidrive screws. The painting has (obviously) filled in the screw heads and it is a right arse...
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Self employed builder/drainage LS25 ?
Next door neighbour is in urgent need of a ground floor kitchen sink and 1st floor shower waste to be diverted from a rain water gully, to a grey water gully at the other side of a patio door. It was...
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India Saddles Consumer-Goods Makers With Fixing Plastic Trash Problem
India Saddles Consumer-Goods Makers With Fixing Plastic Trash Problem Nestlé goes door to door in the Himalayas to comply with the country?s strict new waste-curbing rules By Saabira Chaudhuri,...
 
Question about earth rods and desired impedance
I'm new to earth rods so would like a little advice. First, some background. We bought the house a couple of years ago and at that time it was supplied via a 2-wire overhead line from a transformer...
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Doncaster classic car show.
?v=tVBJNC5w2xs Occurred on June 30, 2019 / Doncaster, UK I was attending a local Classic Car and Bike Show at Doncaster school for the deaf which they hold every year. I always like to be there at the...
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OT-ish: Should be interesting
I look after the volts for our Village Hall and we just switched from EDF to npower. I was told that I'd be notified when to go read the meter for the final reading. In the event I didn't get told the...
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BBC diversity ?
Just had an email sent around from the BBC asking if any computer expert who was working here at the time of the Millennium Bug, this is for the One Show. But as they are commited to diversity they...
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My 64 bit Mesh machine switches off after about 10 sec.
Hello all. Can anyone help? My 64 bit Mesh machine (mesh computer nero 9950hd) switches off about 10 sec. after switching on. Can anyone suggest a way forward to identify the cause of this problem......
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Wireless energy monitor recommendations?
Hi all, The recent questions around issues with daughters pre-paid top up key (now resolved thanks) have made me think they might like / appreciate some sort of real-time energy monitor display. I...
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Domestic oven temps ...
I know I could buy a thermometer (I may yet). but JOOI would anyone agree with my suspicion that pretty much all modern ovens don't get anywhere near as hot as the dial claims they do ? Certainly as...
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Cable entry to 'non combustible' consumer units
Moving further on in my consumer unit replacement exercise I have just been looking at my 18th Edition 'On-Site Guide' and it says in section 2.2.6:- (c) The cable installation entry method shall, so...
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Magic Indicator
On Mon, 8 Jul 2019 10:18:54 +0100, Nick Odell snipped-for-privacy@themusicworksh And isn't this the same for nearly every 'group' or small percentage of the population (members of groups or...
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