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Dangerous eBay advert
This is advertised as being suitable for outdoor / under water use. Just looks like a Henley Block to me and would be lethal under water ! Horrifying what people do sometimes ! Andrew
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Extremely poor quality home insulation
From a report on BBC Radio 4 Today program this morning, it seems that (if I heard correctly) some 800,000 homes which were insulated for free by the energy companies in last 10 years have been done...
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hello all. i am serwesen
Hmm. Its me again. I am serwesen from Chinese.
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[OT] Now there really is no need for the BBC
Sir David, who has been at the BBC for more than 60 years, will narrate a blockbuster eight-part series called Our Planet for Netflix that premieres in April next year in more than 190 countries.
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Clamp together waterproof box ?
External I/P cameras have a short umbilical cord with a power connector, a reset button, and a CAT5 socket, all too short to get into a building and are thus exposed to the rain etc. Up until now I've...
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Tenanted property inspections
I was having a chat with my daughter yesterday about tenanted property inspections. I thought that, these days, the landlord had to have annual inspections for both gas a electrical safety. However,...
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old drawing
So I have this 18 year old, badly faded print of an A2 architects garage design. Probably CAD but the architect has now no means of producing fresh copies. I submitted a photo (jpeg) to planning in...
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Basic painting advice
Refresh of interior woodwork; Skirting, door frames etc. Currently basically sound but last painted white over 20 years ago, so now somewhat off-white. In living room with no smokers, so no staining...
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OT: More National Grid woes
EasyJet plans to fly electric passenger jets by 2027 Charged EVs | EasyJet plans to fly electric passenger jets by 2027
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best tool for this job?
I am faced with masking filling and sanding plater/filler between oak beams that have shrink Its proving a monumental task, esp. the sanding Mt orbital sander tears the masking tape and its prone to...
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Hive Installation
I've just installed a Hive system. Installing it was far easier than actually getting the system delivered. Amazon totally lost the first one- don't ask me how. The replacement turned up this morning,...
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Drayton Wiser Firmware updates
Folks, Has any one with a Drayton Wiser system managed to get the firmware in the Radiator Heads to update. I bought two from amazon which seem to be V0.10.12 and two from screwfix which seem to be...
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Lubricating a glass screw thread
In the oven, the light is protected by a thick glass cover that screws off, except this time the thread seemed to have bound to the thread it screws into and it required all my strength to unscrew it....
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Repairing a hairline crack in bathtub
Got a 2 inch hairline crack in the bottom of the bathtub. Seems to be watertight but want to get it patched up. Seems to be a choice of repair tape, or a kind of resin kit which involves mixing two...
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Today's plan
Today's plan: Go the the garden centre, buy some grass seed, some top soil, and two apple trees. Come home, use the top soil and the seed to reinstate the bonfire area, plant the apple trees,...
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