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Heating oil (kerosene) lubrication

Talking to a guy who repairs oil fired domestic boilers, and he was saying that the formulation of domestic heating oil...
12 comments posted 9yrs
posted by News
12 comments posted 9yrs posted by News

Electric wiring question

I am trying to move a 3 gang (all 1 way) switch from one side of a door to the other. I want to use 2 x 1.5mm T&E cable...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by no
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by no

Spare blades for Parkside multi tool

Anyone know what other brands of blades will fit the Parkside multitool. Or where I can get blades for the Parkside, I d...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by noname
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by noname

OT: Engine Firing Order etc.

Given a four cylinder car engine, one assumes there will be four equally- spaced ignitions every 90' of crankshaft rota...
51 comments posted 9yrs
posted by cbx
51 comments posted 9yrs posted by cbx

OT Pat Condell. Well on form!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9e_vcSut0A Best yet?
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry130747
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry130747

BBC TV: The Big Life Fix with Simon Reeve

The team of inventors are challenged to come up with solutions for three ve ry different problems. They attempt to help...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by spuorgelgoog
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by spuorgelgoog

Magnets

I saw a poster describing a new magnet concept - Imagine a pot shaped magnet - but with the poles arranged in segments....
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Somewhere
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere

Euro or Oval Lock Cylinders

I realise they are not readily interchangable, but does one have any advantage over the other?
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Somewhere
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere

(OT Comment) Cars

On simple change that must have had a big impact on the rust-free life of a car must be plastic inner wing liners. When...
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posted by Somewhere
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere

Stopping a PC connecting to the Internet

I have a PC running Windows 7 driving my plasma cutter table. At the moment it is 'stand alone' ie NOT on my local netw...
28 comments posted 9yrs
posted by andrew
28 comments posted 9yrs posted by andrew

DIY - soil improvement project

I have very bad ground .... it was a selfbuild site that was land built up by over 20' back in 30's to become a railway...
39 comments posted 9yrs
posted by rick_hughes
39 comments posted 9yrs posted by rick_hughes

No-salt water softener

Has anyone here used one of these no-salt water softeners? http://www.centralheat.co.uk/monarch-scaleout-no-salt-water-...
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posted by mail
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by mail

Edison screw fittings

I installed an Edison screw lightbulb and it did not work. I loosened the bulb and it then worked. Is it a design featur...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by newsgroups
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by newsgroups