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OT: can someone check my figures?
A human exhales about a kg of CO2 a day. there are 7l billion humans alive So they exhale around 7 megatonnes a day, or 2.5 giga tonnes a year. Fossil fuels generate 9 gigatonnes a year. 1/4 of the...
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cast iron rust prime or leave it?
Redecorating an iron 1930s garden table base which has a smidgen of rust bu t looks like it is not that bothered by it. Will oil based u/c then gloss w ork or do I need to use rust inhibitor primer...
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Round-pin sockets (2023 Update)
I was surprised to see 5-Amp round-pin sockets in a relatively new hotel in England (The Village Hotel in Walsall). When I lived in the UK (up until 1981) I was familiar with both 5- and 15-Amp...
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OT Scouts.
Had an email from our local scouting group/pack? Looking for scrap metal to fund their local troup.. So I looked out what I had. When they turned up to collect it, it was a couple of adults not actual...
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cool or what?
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How to freshen a hardwood exterior door rendered grey by the elements
I think it's oak, but in any case, the elements (mostly the sun, judging by the pattern) have turned some of it a lifeless grey. Simply sanding it doesn't restore the original colour. Is there...
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BT Broadband - Hows much should I be paying?
I've had an email from BT saying my 'broadband discount' ends soon - I reckon I'm already paying too much but cannot log on to my BT account to see details of my package despite going through their...
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Strange alarm behaviour
Hi All Started a new thread as I now have a specific issue As mentioned on the earlier thread I have replaced one of my alarm sensors with a Honeywell DT8016F5 to my Honeywell Galaxy series 2 alarm...
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Cheaper ...
... than Screwfix, and a free baby one too! Now to decide which tools go where. (Thinks; spanners could go back in concertina metal box and use the tray they're presently in to carry to jobs. What I...
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Sliders slipping on top opening PVC window
The side sliders drop, about 1/16" so the window doesn't readily close. I've pushed the window back up and tightened as much as I can but a couple of openings later it drops. I don't know what the...
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OT: What advantage does AHCI have over IDE ?
Symptoms: Clock losing time. So time for new CR2035 (6 years old). Deliberated over a hot swap, but decided a quick swap was easier, however it still lost something because Win7/32 flashed up a...
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PC slowing down
The PC in question is a desktop and perhaps 7 years old. On Facebook - which seems to have lots of videos etc these days - it slows right down. Is this likely to be a graphics card thing? Or anything...
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Penetrating oil
My trusty decades old can of Plus Gas is almost empty. Does anyone know if the present day stuff is as good as it used to be? I was wondering if it's still the same product or if the brand name has...
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Will a magnet have an adverse effect on an alarm control box?
I mentioned a while ago, fitting a lifting flap where boards cross a doorway. This has now been done and the flap, when up, rests against a metal alarm control box. Unfortunately, when resting, the...
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Ok Dave (and others) - what's this (genuine question)
(on display in a museum, with no indications of what it was - in any language) https://www.flickr.com/photos/156191305@N04/35460626462/in/dateposted-public/
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