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Rats - help

I think I have a problem with rats. They are not in the house ( bungalow). In the past month I have found two dead ones...
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by sclerderabbey
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by sclerderabbey

PCB mount 1/4" spade connectors.

On an amplifier PCB I've seen 6.3mm (1/4") male spade connectors. They have two 'spikes' which go through the PCB to th...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

4-pole 3.5mm jack

I want to use a 4-pole 3.5mm jack as if it were a mic-and-headset combo in order to hardware-disconnect the microphone...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nick.odell
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by nick.odell

dioptre

I have lots of cheap eye glasses which it would be good to sort out and need a more certain way to test the dioptre, th...
32 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
32 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Washing machine intermittent high pitch squeak

I've got a Miele washing machine - had it for years, probably done over 10, 000 hours washing. It was starting to get n...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by scops1
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by scops1

Recurring Boiler Issue

Hi all My colleague has an Ideal Icos HE 12 boiler that seems to have a recurring problem with condensate discharge. Ap...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by phil
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by phil

Sailing chipboard floors

What could I Seil the chipboard floors with and later down the track put tiles on top of the sealer thanks
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Tanya
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by Tanya

Small plastic box for car keyfob?

I need a box, clip shut that can contain a cuboid 70x40x20ish mm car keybob. Can anyone think of a style of box that sm...
39 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tw_usenet
39 comments posted 9yrs posted by tw_usenet

PVR with Wi-Fi

What are the choices these days? Must have FreeView Play as well as the usual smart services. 1TB storage would be good...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

Plumbers challenge

Can anyone tell me the purpose of this bit of plumbing installed in a kitchen cupboard of a National Trust cottage we r...
21 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
21 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

[OT] Russ Andrews of plumbing?

Does the water in your house feel dead? Rejuvenate it now! ;-) https://www.alivewater.com/store/whole-house-models Tech...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tim.downie
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim.downie

[OT] EU warning label on goods

I just bought a plastic assembly from Hong Kong as a spare to attach a camera to a windscreen. It came in a packet with...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Billaboard
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by Billaboard

BBC Stuxnet programme (OT)

I wasn't expecting much of this, but (apart from the irritating graphics and spurious code), I was quite impressed. Goo...
67 comments posted 9yrs
posted by newshound
67 comments posted 9yrs posted by newshound

Cat vs. cucumber

Finally got round to buying a cucumber to scare my cats. It doesn't work. I guess mine aren't as stupid as these: https:...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by imvalid
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by imvalid