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dim lights for corridor

I'm rewiring corridor lights, it will have pendants with LEDs or fluorescent bulbs. But could i also add dim lights for...
44 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dicegeorge
44 comments posted 9yrs posted by dicegeorge

Gurgling and hissing noise.

I have my hot water set to come on twice a day for 20 mins. After about 15 mins there is a gurgling and hissing sound c...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by stevieboy72
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by stevieboy72

1930s cast iron downpipe fixings - what are they?

Some numpty (not me) seems to have dropped a long length of hardwood down one of the downpipes on my "new" house - pres...
44 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nomail
44 comments posted 9yrs posted by nomail

As on topic as anything else here..

Docusign spit! Barclays wish me to confirm my details for security reasons. Fair enough but the electronic form used is...
15 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tim
15 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim

Monitors turning off when one of them is unplugged

OK so this actually work related but it has me stumped. The IT unit at a school has new wiring (1 year old) and on one...
18 comments posted 9yrs
posted by aXXXwadsworth
18 comments posted 9yrs posted by aXXXwadsworth

OT 1TB flash drive for £8.50 on Ebay

A friend of mine emailed me to say he's bought a 1TB flash drive on Ebay fo r £8.50 and can't get it to work. The selle...
15 comments posted 9yrs
posted by stainburn
15 comments posted 9yrs posted by stainburn

Chromecast

I've been given a Chromecast unit by someone who found it too much hassle and just duplicated features on his TV. I und...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Billaboard
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by Billaboard

Instructions for paint spraying.

Thanks to SWMBO i now have a nasty scratch on my old Toyota Corolla bumper, right down to the freshly 'grooved' black p...
42 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mail.invalid456
42 comments posted 9yrs posted by mail.invalid456

Metro tiles

What is the current fascination with recreating the 60' public convenience look in the home...? You try buy tiles, and e...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by see.my.signature
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by see.my.signature

Translucent no more

Just saw a new advert for a company that builds solid insulated roofs onto conservatories. Is any consideration given by...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Bell push.

Fitted a new one today - illuminated. But a rather feeble yellow glow - not really obvious in daylight. And a reason fo...
11 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

Roof style

I have noticed a trend in my area for houses to have the end gable walls extending higher than the roof. In one develop...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Somewhere
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere