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On Fri, 8 Feb 2019 13:00:55 +0000, (Roger Hayter) wrote: Check the pH of the water. Is the tank being fed from a local authourity supply or are you pumping from a well? If you want to keep using the...
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Window lock advice needed
I have just moved into a new house and although the window handles are unlocked, there are other locks on the sides of the window frames. See: have ordered two keys but they don't fit as the locks and...
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British General 13A RCD Fused Spur White (8250P): Puzzle
My thought also. Well, I've just taken another look. The unit has a front panel, which appears to be mounted onto the rear base that contains the cabling connection. The fuse-holder seems to be within...
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Tap sizing (for reviver kit)?
I recently bought replacement "traditional" style tap heads for some old basin taps, but the replacements had a 3/4 thread and a 5/8 jumper, whereas the old tap bodies have a 1" thread (and a 3/4...
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12V circuit breaker - polarity sensitive?
<> Move angers environmental campaigners but is welcomed by automotive industry Move angers environmental campaigners but is welcomed by automotive industry
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Shower Tray
+1. Alternatively, if you really can't connect to a lower part of the stack (drop through the ceiling below and box-in the pipe?), then maybe a shower waste pump would be worth investigating.
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Leaky PVC waste pipe
The two traps are clean and the washine machine smells fresh even if left unused for a week. The washer exhaust hose doesn't smell and has no gunk. The odour entrering the room is exactly that of the...
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Contacting BigClive
Anyone know how to contact Big Clive? I have something he might be interested in. He has a Facebook page but doesn't seem to read (or at least ever respond) to visitor posts. Can't find any other way...
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Combination lock for outside door - is this Yale any good?
Nothing in principle but less handy to use than a push button type lock. A hasp and padlock sort of integrated into a single device would be OK though. At Microsoft our mission and values are to help...
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OT any other Plusnet broadband users having trouble today?
On Fri, 08 Feb 2019 11:08:51 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)" > wrote: Not perfect (nothing is). However PN are one of the best IMHO. I particularly like the fact that Bob Pullen of PN reads and...
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Question about sub-main sizing
I was planning to use a 50A type C MCB to protect the sub-main and 16A type B RCBOs in the new CU - this should give discrimination. The reason for using 16A, rather than 32A, is that I have several...
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Joining TV coax
Do you have something against inline F-type female sockets? Or do you already have a big bag of males? It is surprising what you can get away with in practice.
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Rechargable batteries for DECT cordless phones - is there a problem with getting too high a mAhr rating?
So long as you use batteries with the same chemistry as the originals then there should not be a problem. Phone makers just use the cheapest (ie low capacity) ones that can reasonably get away with....
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Ottoman hinges *without* gas struts ?
Went to open our ottoman bed this morning, and discovered one of the pressed studs the gas strut connects to had sheared off. A cursory google suggests (naturally :( ) that it's easy to get the whole...
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chinky bastards
anybody had trouble with no delivery ? http://from......DHGate.com
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