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OT: London Hotel fire
Quote from a not-too reliable source (DM) "He said the builders on the roof had been cutting materials and doing other work during the day. " Eh-oh, those pesky angle grinder sparks again !, or was...
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Replacing Florescent Lights in Garage- Update
When checking the Screwfix catalogue for something else, I noticed they did 5ft LED tubes for £14.99, claimed to be equivalent to 100W and decided to try one. They come with a 'special' started (a...
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Cctv able to read number plates
We've got simple cctv cameras with IR illuminator around the lens up at the local hall. Lately there's been a problem with boy racers gathering after dark in the car park and antisocial behaviour...
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Sending multiple texts (SMS)
I'm treasurer of a small group which meets in a church hall. I'm sent the codes for the door lock system by email, and send them on to the committee. So whoever arrives first can open up. Easy for me...
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Looking for a quality die holder
Hi, I am after a die holder, one that will stand up to use by school pupils who have a tendancy to over tighten the grub screws stripping the threads, and making the holder useless. We have re-tapped...
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OT: How did we ever come to this?
Is game for a laugh back on TV? Seriously, I do not think they are saying it was deliberate, just perhaps not protecting a minor. However what many of these over zealous folk often forget is that its...
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OT: Directional sense of smell and hearing in humans?
Hi, its phase and volume for hearing. However as you will also realise simply using headphones and a dummy head for microphones tends not to work very well and makes the room sound far more echoy than...
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Cree led deterioration
I was going to ask last week if Cree LED's deteriorated with age, but I have just installed a new set of batteries (3x AAA) and it is back to its full amazing power. I bought the little Cree torch...
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Neff double oven built in cooker
The main over has recently started to burn food. The temperature is very hot. Even when on the lowest setting it takes seconds to burn. Help
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The Ultimate "Pingfuckit"
Greenhouse glazing clips. Took our old greenhouse down yesterday and until I worked out how to get them out, I must have lost about 50% of them. Didn't even see where they went (apart from the one...
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Slow wash on a washing machine
The time taken for a 60 degree cotton wash in my LG washing machine seems to vary enormously. Sometimes it takes over three hours. Today it is claiming it will take one hour and 15 minutes. I used to...
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Can I fit a bath waste trap to my kitchen sink in order to have more space in the cabinet?
A shallow trap would leave room for a shelf and bin beneath. Any reason why not? Thanks, Peter
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Sounder.
The sort of smallish round sounder you get in myriads of things that bleep. Just fed with DC and produce that bleep. Are they susceptible to damp in the air? My guess would be they were designed not...
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Indoor PIR LED floodlights
Turned an old bedroom into a hobby room. It's not used too often. Annoyingly our caravan is parked alongside, so the window is quite filled - hence a low level of light to start with. Having had a...
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Replacing Florescent Lights in Garage
Currently we have 3 5ft florescent lights in our Garage (a double, side by side one). The light level is good. The garage is used for some diy work and a corner doubles as a utility area, besides (of...
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