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Splitting ash logs
Splitting ash logs ... is it easiest to do when they're fresh cut; or after many months when they're dried out? [george]
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APU's popping up at East Mids Hospitals - sign of power outs?
I notice a number of additional large Aux power units at East mids hospitals - just being careful perhaps, with Winter coming.
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DECT phone
Only handy place for a phone in the workshop is mounted to the window frame behind the workbench. The existing DECT phone which was rather untidily mounted on a home made shelf has died - so it would...
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8 years ago
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Storeage Heater Recomends?
Following on from my post about element wierdness the heater is on it's last legs and at 1.5 kW can't keep up with the rooms heat loss. So has anyone got experience of more modern storeage heaters?...
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Storage Heater Elements
This has got me flummoxed. 3kW nominal storage heater (Dimplex SC18, ancient). Only drawing 1.5 kW. Simples, thinks I, two elements one open circuit. Takes off covers with oven gloves. Examines...
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HD data recovery.
Anyone got experience of having this done? The HD on my old Acorn crashed suddenly. Still spins up - just no longer recognised. No clicking, etc. I have a second identical one (blank) which does work....
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Setting up Windows 7 for the first time
*Please* No Windows v Linux :-) LENOVO ThinkPad T430 Intel® Core i5 2.60Ghz Processor (3320M) RAM 4GB, HDD 320GB This is a new (to me) refurbished laptop with a clean install of W7 Pro 32 bit,...
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Horstmann HRT4-A Thermostat.
Sometimes, by accident you get something right. The old thermostat suffered from too much backlash and wildly fluctuating room temperatures. So, I bought an electronic version. It was difficult to...
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8 years ago
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12v solenoid bolt lock
Hi..... I'm looking for some advice on a lock that i have had installed for around 2 years now in that time i have replaced the lock itself 3 times at a cost of over a thousand pounds as well as...
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OT Renewable energy etc.
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Sockets/cables near steel support beam
Kitchen was extended a few years ago, and steel beams were used to support it (a rectangle of I-beams screwed together spanning along each wall, under the floorboards and in the ceiling (see top...
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electric shower: the heating component stays on when I shut the shower off
Hello, after reinstalling the electric shower after installing shower back panels we are having a problem with it. The shower is a galaxy aqua 3000, like this: The shower works normally but then when...
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8 years ago
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garden drainage 2015
Hello, I am reposting this with a different subject because my original post was hidden amongst a thread from 2004. I worry if I couldn't see it, perhaps no-one else could either (assuming you sort...
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Garage Corrugated Roof Replacement
After years of putting it off I've decided to replace my asbestos garage ro of with a modern equivalent material corrugated roof. My question is about the interfaces between the ends of panels where...
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OT Amazing violin
Bringing you non-stop entertainment from X Factor, Got Talent, Idols and more! Grab your Popcorn & hit subscribe for the latest uploads ▶︎ http://bit.ly/POPCORN_Subscribe Crazy name for a girl...
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