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Re: Chuckle brothers are at it again in the "Flooding" thread.
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OT: Russ Andrews outclassed
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Plumbing Flow Rate Problem
A question on this new cistern I've just bought. How long will it take each of two pipes to fill the cistern if one of them alone takes 9 minutes longer to fill it than the other, and 25 minutes...
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Stupid cat
Two of my cats tried to exit the cat flap simultaneously. There was a loud yelp from both of them as they got squashed, then they eventually managed to get through. The end result is the cheap shit...
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OT Fly geyser Nevada.
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deloghi dehumidifier compressor not switching on
I suspect my dehumidifier has much the same problem as this one: Trouble is I don't understand what he says the cure is, is it the capacitor needs replacing or the yellow capacitor? Compressor works...
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A drill bit that will go through metal, stone, tile and glass
Is it feasible to have one drill bit that will work with all those materials? There is a video at From 0:48 the video shows a bit being used to drill through various materials including a brake disc...
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Carpet Laying Calculation
Say the floor of my living room were 18 foot longer and 12 foot narrower, it would take 16 square yards less carpet; but if it were 12 foot shorter and 12 foot wider, it would not change its area....
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OT - for Fuckwits
and pamela who's obsessed by them. insurance-policy/ Chubb, a multinational insurance company, is to offer its clients in the UK the first ever "troll insurance." Chubb personal insurance policy...
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Storage for kitchen carousel
Has anyone ever seen storage boxes that would fit well in a kitchen corner unit carousel? I tried searching for "triangular boxes" but found nothing. Any ideas anyone?
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Query
What search term should I be using to find a *decorators blanking plug* for my CH system? Decorators arrived unexpectedly yesterday and wanted two radiators off the walls. The TRVs seemed to be...
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KEF B110
Was looking at some info today on the KEF B110, and the KEF blurb says it should be front mounted on the baffle, recessed so the chassis is flush with the front of the baffle. Yet on perhaps its most...
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Purpose of shower isolation switch
Had a look around on t'internet, seems to be no real reason to have a shower cord in the bathroom. Why does it need to be switched off any more than any other appliance? Apart from maintainence once a...
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OT: Global Temperatures analysis. Was: Breaking News
I thought it worth starting a new thread for this. In the Breaking News thread I said I was going to do analyses of the Global Temperatures vs. Date data, for my own satisfaction. I have no doubt that...
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Recommend a wireless room stat
A friend has a room thermostat at the top of the stairs - not ideal for sampling the temp - and he is getting a bit infirm. I would like to help him fit a wireless room thermostat that he can have in...
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