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OT cutting greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050
Does anyone thing that we can cut greenhouse gas emissions to almost zero by 2050? What would have to be done to achieve this? Nuclear fusion might help, but so far no one has got it to work properly.
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Wirlpool
Some sympathies and concerns over the attempt to contact owners of tumble dryers. So many young people are so apathetic about stuff. Many won't read such items of news, They will not have completed a...
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OT: Firewood splitting/burning qualities questions
Since we got our log burner and my chainsaw I?ve developed a bit of a serious ?hunter-gather? habit. Earlier this week I got some nice freshly cut oak to add to my collection that was easy to split,...
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Has your electricals been recalled?
The thread about "Crackly fizzy (mechanical ?) noise from TV ?" has prompted me to look this up. "The average success rate of an electrical product recall in the UK is just 10-20%, this means that...
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Aluminium brazing/soldering, how easy?
There seem to be lots of people selling aluminium brazing rods nowadays with claims that it's easy and as strong as welding. One of the major suppliers is Durafix:- anyone here have any experience of...
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Plastic waste pipe
I wish there was such a thing as a "gooseneck" piece of pipe to enable a slight adjustment to be made. Any experience of the flexible length made by McAlpine? Anyone succefully applied a bit of heat...
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Movable screw posts on light switch / mains socket backing boxes
What is the best way of securing the captive nuts on an electrical backing box for a light switch or mains socket? I always find that if I unscrew the front screws (eg so I can paint behind the...
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Legalities of changing sockets and brakes in England?
This is insane. Legally (like anyone pays any attention to these laws) you cannot do simple things like fitting an electrical socket to your own home, but you can change the brakes on your car. The...
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DIY wiki
Is it me, or is the wiki is looking a little "stark" at the moment, as though it's missing style sheets or something?
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Crackly fizzy (mechanical ?) noise from TV ?
Our lad inherited out old first-gen LCD HDTV (11 years old). Been fine (lost remote apart) for him for 5 years ... Now it still works, but when you turn it on, there's a crackling/fizzing sound from...
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OT Adam will hate me
5th gear at 25 today.... heh. No problem at all.
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Balancing a CH System
I'm confused by the steps, in particular where many instructions say "now repeat for the next radiator". Repeat from where? ie: Step 1 - from a cold system, open all valves, turn on heating, note the...
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Clearing a blocked car screen wash jet
Unbelievably, just discovered, four years after buying a car, that the rear screen has a washer as well as wiper :-) Problem is, the jet, which angles the water 90 degrees, is blocked. Managed to...
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the mitre saw thread has a problem
Outlook Express could not post your message. Subject 'Re: £10 Sliding Mitre Saw', Account: 'The Eternal September server', Server: '', Protocol: NNTP, Server Response: '441 Invalid syntax encountered...
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the 10 mitre saw thread
Seems to be somehow faulty. Outlook Express could not post your message. Subject 'Re: £10 Sliding Mitre Saw', Account: 'The Eternal September server', Server: '', Protocol: NNTP, Server Response:...
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