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Imperial compression fitting
Dismantling some ancient piping, I got left with the hot and cold feed in some old steel pipe. There was some sort of brass connector into that which was so firm that I could not budge it. Sticking...
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Bitcoin Mining
All the publicity about the "Bitcoin Bubble" over Christmas got me thinking. Having discovered a piece of software called *very originally* "Bitcoin Miner" free in the W10 app store I let it run for a...
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Heater on 1.5mm lighting circuit ?
Is it OK to put my 500 watt frost heater on a lighting circuit? It's so that the plastic header tank doesn't freeze. Just count it as 2 amps for calculating the length of 1.5mm cable allowed? Igenix...
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OT: dense mouldable material for a cycle trainer flywheel.
Ok folks, weirdish question - but you are smart people Can people suggest a dense material, mouldable (e.g. putty), and ideally al so curable (e.g. clay/ epoxy resin etc.) I want to be able to fill a...
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Scruffy bastards
Customers having an extension built that let their dogs shit all over the house. You cannot work in a house like that. Any way I scooped the shit up using the baking tray from their oven, threw the...
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6 years ago
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TRV with 1/2 in BSP inlet
I need to replace a leaking TRV. Where can I purchase a reasonably priced angled TRV with a 1/2 inch BSP female inlet? Regards
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Soakaways in older properties. (2023 Update)
Is it common for soakaways to be located at the base of the gutter pipe on older properties? Friend of mine is living in an old house (not sure of the age, early 1900s perhaps?) and the downpipe from...
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6 years ago
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4mm set screws with hexagon heads.
Why is it so difficult to buy 4mm 'bolts' with hex heads? Everyone sells Pozi, both countersunk and raised and slotted types too. And plenty with allen heads. But for this partially obstructed...
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6 years ago
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OT Analog UHF TV transmissions.
I have a couple of old portable LCD TVs from a relative's estate, but they're UHF analog PAL UK etc so no use here. Is there anywhere in the world where they'd still work? Cheers
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Quick onecall/cpc/farnell delivery
Sent off an order to oncall just after 6pm yesterday (25th Jan) and the 3 stepper motors, SD card, a USB charger plug and 5 leads have all arrived before midday today (26th jan). Now that is...
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6 years ago
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"Sealing" a pipe exit from boxing
I'm boxing-in several pipe drops in the corners of rooms. The pipes drop vertically and then exit horizontally to go to a radiator. I'd like to find a way to fill the gaps around the horizontal pipes,...
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EMF Camp
For people who enjoy making things. First batch of tickets go on sale Monday. Chances are they will sell out quickly. Electromagnetic Field is a non-profit UK camping festival for those with an...
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6 years ago
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GU10 240V LED bulbs - any to avoid?
Slowly grinding on with the cooker hood. I finally got the whole thing apart today, which included having to take out the GU10 light fittings and take off the chrome trim. Bad deed of the day - I...
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6 years ago
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Electrical trunking fixing
I need to surface fix some plastic electrical trunking to a fairly irregular surface internal wall. Would a grab adhesive be suitable for this application or would I be better off drilling through the...
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New tougher MOTs.
Plus diesel emissions to be lower. A SET of new MOT failures are set to be introduced in the UK from May 2018 for both major and minor defects and diesel cars are also set to get stricter emissions...
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