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seeking ideas for low cost sheet material for tool drawer separators
Hi All I have a nice large tool chest with sliding drawers, bought via Gumtree a while ago. It has eight drawers of depth varying from about 50mm to about 200mm. I am using the shallower drawers for...
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Software to help with choosing room colours?
The wiring in the dining room is nearly complete and the walls will soon be being skimmed - now we need to choose paint colours. The arguments (sorry, discussions) have already started with me being...
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pilot light on baxi brazilia wall heater wont stay on
pilot light not staying on baxi brazilia f8 wall heater
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RCD Demo
Annoying nutcase. Gmail is email that's intuitive, efficient, and useful. 15 GB of storage, less spam, and mobile access.
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Polishing up varnished kitchen units
In MIL's kitchen, there are varnished wooden units. About 20 years old. The varnish could do with some livening up, generally. Also, around the sink, there have been some water splashes that have left...
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wiring sizes inside CU
Usually 25mm meter tails go into the CU these days (up to 100A) The norminal sizes of internal connections for a standard split CU, neutral and live connections, etc. seems to be 16mm. For a split CU,...
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John Rumm - VRC 470F
My usual server is off line, so I cannot find the original thread.. Today the VRC 470F was delivered, so I got stuck in a removed all of the old controls and fitted the VR 65 and VRC 470F - this after...
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Flickering MR16 LEDs
So, I had 5 x 50w MR16s in the bathroom on a dimmer switch. Years of use & power usage, then I presume the switch died. It was buzzing & all the bulbs went out individually over a period of a couple...
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temporary email address gmail
'temporary email address for verification' () As a Hawaii Wedding ceremony Photographer and getting a Groom myself I've been through the rigors of being in speak to with vendors and receiving...
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Super Material
I have discovered some super strong materials lurking under our noses: 1. The string used by butchers to tie a pork loin. Resists normal attemts to cut it with the knofe you have in your hand. 2....
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Joining CU neutral terminal blocks
I don't think that cable will fit in the neutral terminal block, it is for joining switches and only fits in the top of the switch which has much wider "holes". Surely crimped ferules is only for fine...
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Re: Parliament Traffic
So back and check what was said and what was asked. The EU & ROTW are presented with difernt criteria for how or whether they stay in the UK, I thought you would have know that. I didn't and the...
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OT More on nuclear economics
With the nuclear industry in crisis, Jim Green writes that its likely response, lowering safety standards, risks making a bad situation worse. With the nuclear industry in crisis, Jim Green writes...
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Toolstation kwalitee?
Learned to avoid Silverline tools from TS as hit or miss if they`ll do anytghing other than fall apart. Now gloves,some of the rags they are punting as hand protection , simply not fit for any...
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OT Yellow pages
The last printed edition of Yellow Pages has been dropping through letterboxes for a month or so now, looking under the category Civil Engineers shows no actual entry in my edition but suggest options...
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