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PAT Testing and consumer safety regulations
Hi All Can you spot the errors made by putting this sewing machine out for sale in a charity shop? - 13 amp plug with unsleeved L and N pins - figure-8 single-insulated wire outside the machine casing...
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Dimmer and LED
I have just had a touch dimmer fail. I had used it to control a bar with 4 x 50 watt GU10s. I replaced with LEDs and ov course it wouldn't work as it had a 40watt minimum load requirement. I put a...
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Cistern control valves
OK so I finally got around to installing some toilets. An earlier decision to use mains water is leading to noise where the isolator valve is used to control cistern water flow to less than the...
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Booked next year's holiday yet, 'tards?
If negotiations fail there would be a scramble for an interim solution to keep planes in the air.
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B&Q Community re-use
I am undertaking a garage/workshop clearout... everything must go - mostly to the local tip. However, I've got a whole bunch of new bits, open packets with parts taken out, stuff that could be...
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OT: Gas supplier using wrong switching readings
Is there a time limit at which I can assume I no longer have a liability to my outgoing supplier? I've been with a gas supplier for 2yrs but as I think I could get a better deal elsewhere I have...
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OT The new van - yes it is a FIAT
I am using a different van today as the one I had for the last month is in the garage awaiting the insurers assessment to the rear end damage. What more could you want from a newer FIAT van in terms...
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furred hot water pipe
Yes we all go droopy in the heat if not supported, what? I'm not convinced about this to be honest. I remember when we first moved in here and had flow issues in the bath my father trying this sort of...
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Is flexible exterior paint worth the extra cost?
Well, I'm not convinced I had some window sills done witha so called flexible gloss and they are still cracking up, Mind you it was black paint and hence probably got hot. I'm thinking maybe there is...
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HP 2100 pickup Trick
For years I've had HP2100 laser printers dotted around. I think I have three at the moment. Cheap toner reasonable print quality and adequately fast for my needs. But they do get through the rubber...
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Kent to be turned into giant lorry park full of rotting food
Department for transport claimed no link to EU withdrawal, but project is now called Operation Brock – or 'Brexit Operations Across Kent'
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towel rail element timer
Anyone fitted one of these? 400w Chrome Thermostatic electric element towel rail Radiator conversion kit with timer My wife agrees that our towel rail is running much hotter than usual so I think its...
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Dishwasher salt light started staying on.
5 year old dishwasher. Working fine (for now). As usual salt light came on (usually every 3 months). Topped up salt (as usual). Normally it takes a wash to get the light off. However this time the...
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Arc fault detection devices
Following on from the thread on the 18th edition wiring regulations, does anyone have any comments on whether these devices are a good idea, or if they are more intended for industrial premises with...
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Indestructible PZ and PH screwdriver bits?
And for mayhem: use a "yankee drill" with a flat screwdriver blade. The ratio of torque to pressure is fixed by the pitch of the leadscrew, and optimized so that the blade digs deep into wood, paint,...
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