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Best plastic to replace outdoor glass?
We have lost a couple of sheets of glass from sheds etc. in the recent wind. I'm thinking I might replace them with plastic sheet of some sort. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the various...
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OT Mile high tower planned for Japan.
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Euan Mearns on the risk to Scottish power as a result of Longannet closing`
A very interesting read. One Step Closer to Blackouts | Energy Matters
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Wickes easter online offer?
Anyone take advantage? One of my lads left it until today to try, but the web site couldn't cope.
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A little conundrum for you
We have two completely separate sinks in our kitchen, each with its own tap. The taps are pretty old. One of them is dripping. So, my question is why did I (intentionally) replace the tap that was...
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Multimeter test probes. What am I missing?
Those aren't probes. More of a clip. IIRC, you fit those to your own wire. Don't think that's how they are meant to be connected. They're pretty crap clips anyway.
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Dremels and similar
Mini drills are one of those tools that you don't need often, but occasionally they are *really* useful. My Dremel 3000 just died, web search suggested triac failure as a common fault, so I replaced...
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Grommets for central heating boiler
I have a quite old Geminox boiler, and I noticed that several of the plastic grommets are missing where the pipes enter the boiler case, meaning it's not airtight. I can phone Geminox in the morning,...
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AS high winds sweep the UK
windmills are generating about 25% of their peak output. One assumes the poor things cant cope with high winds. And are shut down...
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Storm Katie
SWMBOs greenhouse destroyed, two fence panels down. Not as bad as the neighbours, 30 ft brick wall 6 ft high - flattened!
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Android and security
I have an Android 4.4 phone which I have just been using to interrogate car bluetooth diagnostics. It hasn't been used as a phone and has no credit. Today we took it for a trip attached to the...
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OT: weird numbers
This works with the number 3 and the number 9. Is 987659387043185671335 divisible by 9? Add up each digit: 9+8+7+6+5+9+3+8+7+0+4+3+1+8+5+6+7+1+3+3+5 = 108 Add up each digit of that: 1+0+8 = 9. 9 is...
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Boots - sore feet
You're a sage & experienced old bunch hence I thought i'd put this to you; I bought some new boots (Grisport Fuse) at the back end of last year, from a long established outdoor shop and took advice...
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Sit-on sink
The sort that sit directly on the kitchen units and don't need a worktop underneath, eg I'm considering something like this because it (a) saves the cost of the worktop length (b) saves the cost of...
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'Professional grade' pressure washer?
Hi all, Can anyone personally recommend a 'good' (so, value for money, reliable, functional, spares readily-available, accessories-available) continuous use pressure washer, suitable for 'mostly'...
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