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Cross Channel power link broken
Ohhhh shit :- But the mediuhh seem to be concerned that the UK will suffer when we cannot get enough power from French nuclear power, except that recently the leccy seems to be going the other way....
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Main sewer pipe anomaly
A CCTV sewer investigation survey , principally on neighbourhood 150 and 225mm and 300mm pipe runs has shown that the area outflow 450mm is permanently filled with foul water for about .8 kilometres...
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Connecting LED Lighting Tape
Thanks to answers here I now have bought the transformer and lighting tape. The transformer has a two wire 240v input as you'd expect - two tails What's the preferred way to connect a new mains cable...
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Moving a ceiling light
I want to move the ceiling fitting from the red cross to the blue cross in the first floor, all wiring in the attic space, however where the junction box will be gives only approx 50 cms head room...
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Basic floorplan software needed
I'm hoping to sell my house not using an estate agent so I need to draw a floorplan. Anyone come across any free online resources for helping to do this? All the ones I've tried so far haven't...
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Laser Christmas outdoor projectors..
HI All I was prompted to investigate these - we like to illuminate the outside (& inside!) of the house, and these looked like a good idea. The one I purchased allegedly had two lasers (red & green)...
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Are Rolec 13A socket "pods" available anywhere other than Rolec?
Their £8.50 "standard" delivery charge is a bit of a rip-off so I'd prefer to find a retailer.
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Ot . The latest way to break your neck? The Flyboard.
Astonishing. Flyboard Air Demo at Flyboard World Cup Championship in Naples, FL
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Can you put a mains socket in a cupboard inside a bathroom?
Can you put a mains socket in a cupboard inside a bathroom? Would be handy for connecting my washing machine, which is in the bathroom. Cupboard door is about 9" from basin, 3ft from toilet and 4'3"...
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Two way light switching neutral ?
I seem to recall reading somewhere that in 2 way switching for house lighting its a good idea to have a neutral wire parallel to the lives to cut down on interference, is this so? In which case I need...
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Electronic water softeners e.g. Vulcan 3000 - how effective? (2023 Update)
I have moderately hard water and it would be good to use a water softener. I like the idea of an electronic one that doesn't add chemicals. It descale s the pipes and taps as I understand. Vulcan 3000...
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How does a volume control work now?
On car and home HiFi I have a knob to control the volume. It is not a variable resistor - it turns infinately. I guess is somehow creates a proportional and directional signal to the amplifier - but...
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Antique Furniture Care
We just moved into a house, where the prior owners agreed to leave several wood antique furniture items. The desk, maybe 200 years ol.d There is a "church bench" and a coffee table - each maybe 150+...
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Slalom
Is it so hard to park on the same side as other people?! Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again!
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OT:YouTube "casting"
WE occasionally watch YouTube videos on our SmartTV, via it's app. I recently investigated the pair TV with smartphone (on my case tablet) app feature. Very impressed - nice to be able to control via...
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