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OT annoying tradesmen
I am of an age when I can no longer do DIY, so having, been reasonably frugal during my working life, I thought that I would be able to get tradesmen to do those jobs. It is hard enough to get anyone...
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Securing insulated plasterboard to steel lintel
You need a hilti gun and some ammo. They will nail into RSJs with the correct ammo. video showing gun firing "nails" into steel. Firing bolt fixings into steel, ,Powder actuated nail gun, Piston tool,...
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New Induction Hob - CU Change Needed?
New kitchen planning underway. Looks like we're going to replace a gas hob with an induction hob requiring a 32A connection back to the CU (photo here: CU is pretty old (1995 when the house was...
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5 years ago
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Ping Dave Liquorice Utility Point
Ploughing through a shedload of energy posts, I see you were taking a punt on Utility Point. Any Good? Any gotchas? Cheers, Jim
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5 years ago
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Central Heating Balancing
So maybe the overheat error occurs when all the TRVs are closed. I have always thought that a programmable thermostat was a better arrangement.
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5 years ago
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Outdoor information labels - howto suggestions?
We have a 9 acre smallholding which has some fairly spread out and not often looked at pipework, electricity supplies, etc. After a recent episode with a stop cock down a hole on which I needed to...
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5 years ago
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F Plugs
Notice in my selection of these, some appear to cater for difference sizes of the inner core insulation. And perhaps different sizes of the outer, too. Is there a way of specifying the correct ones,...
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123-Reg hosting
Does anyone in the group use 123-Reg for email and if so have you been getting reports of emails sent to you bouncing with an error code "550 - domain does not exist"! TIA David
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EV charger earthing
I've only just spotted that EV chargers on TN-C-S systems are now supposed to be earthed as TT systems, with their own earth rod. AFAIK this wasn't the case in 2017 when I installed my (Rolec)...
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5 years ago
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And I thought that apprentices were thick
How long would it take you to gain entry to that building? Part1of3 QUEENS BIRTHDAY . BAILIFF & POLICE EVICTING SCHOOL TEACHER OF HER HOME . 10TH JUNE 2016 MANCHESTER . GLOSSOP . SCUM TRYING TO BREAK...
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5 years ago
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Tip recycling
The bins thread triggered this. Yesterday I took a large double glazing unit and a smaller sheet of glass to the tip. They have reorganised the segregation, so I asked where to dump them. "Oh in the...
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5 years ago
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Stopping wheelie bins from blowing over?
####ing wind! I'm sick of finding a wheelie bin on it's arse, empty, contents strewn everywhere. I put a paving slab on them which prevents this, but only if I remember which I didn't yesterday. So...
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OT:UK RAF airfields mined 1939-1945 ?????
(Story below) following this news, I ran into a couple of people claiming it could have been a UK planted bomb "in case of invasion" ... immediately sparking my bullshit detector. Quite aside from the...
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Demolition Breaker
I need to break up about 5m x 5m of concrete, varies in depth, seems to be about 4" max. I intend to do it over a few weeks, once the weather improves. Would this be up to the job: intend to buy it,...
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Vaillant repair pricing
Very odd servicing options from Vaillant. They do a fixed price repair for £311. This covers most parts, excluding the expensive bits like the big circular heat exchanger and the expansion vessel....
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