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Water blending question
In article >, Tim+ writes: You could try a thermostatic shower specially for a combi or multipoint water heater. These include a pressure equialisation valve on the inputs, and are very fast acting...
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How to fix plastic part
Any ideas how to fix this, it looks like originally it was held together by 2 plastic lugs. and one has broken off. the diamater of the hole is approx 12mm. In simple terms I want to glue them back...
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CO2 levels
If this year is expected to have the biggest increase in CO2 levels due to El Nino making plants/trees less 'thirsty' for the stuff, then will the next La Nina year produce a corresponding smaller...
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OT: Puncture
BTW you can buy kits to easily fix that straightforward type of puncture off ebay for about a fiver.
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Incompetant installer
almost ten years ago, we had the boiler replaced and part of the job involved for some reason, replacing a perfectly good and working wired room stat in the hall. Replaced with a wireless one, mounted...
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2 socket, 3 socket, 4 socket 13A outlets
Hi Pop Pickers! I was just looking for process on 13A MK Logic double sockets* (so much cheaper at Toolstation than a traditional electrical wholesalers (Kew Electrical) quoted me for 3 (approx....
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EGA Tube?
Going off topic on purpose... Kopex also make a rather nice all plastic tube with waterproof glands that I used to take my meter tails from the box outside over the wallplater under the roof and...
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And they're *still* using lead !?!?!?!
In article >, alan_m > wrote: No - it's because lead expands in the heat far more than things like slates. So you need to provide a means of allowing for that expansion. And being a dark colour...
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Re: Any opinions on Rayburn or Alpha range cookers/boilers?
Very difficult to find anyone to service Alpha s very expensive too last service £1500 2 years ago and now needs another service.
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Eternal server gone ?
The seems to have been completely inaccessible now, since around the 18th. Have they switched it off permanently? http://reader80.eternal-september.org
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Chemical in CH system?
Can I use beer line cleaner in a CH system's primary? BLC is sodium hydroxide with a little bleach. The CH primary contains copper pipe, steel rads, a boiler with silicon steel exchanger & a few...
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CH Cleaner 1.99
Screwbreak clearance: Flomasta Central Heating Filter Fluid 500ml 8446V. It's a cleaner designed to be added with existing inhibitor. I assume the odd name is why it's on clearance. NT
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Repairs to chipboard
Now on to part 4 of the Schuko installation problem. I have bought a dry lining box that will fit the chipboard (25mm lugs). On removing the previous box, I have discovered that the size of the hole...
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RJ45 Cat5e plugs
A big ooops from me. I connected each of the cables, which I deemed as not working when connected to my laptop, to another desktop, and hey oh, they did work. It now looks like there is something...
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How can you possibly fall off a self balancing scooter?
I tried one, once, I couldn't stay on it. I see countless Youtube videos of people falling off them. But why? If you are about to fall over backwards, shouldn't it feel the tilt of your feet and...
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