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E.ON - Energy Overview
My partner who dealt with these things, passed away at the end of June. I let the DD's from her account continue until 29th Sept, by which time I was advised by E.On that there was a shortfall of...
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OT Ambulance drone
Each year nearly a million people in Europe suffer from a cardiac arrest. A mere 8% survives due to slow response times of emergency services. The ambulance-drone is capable of saving lives with an...
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Suggestions for improvements to the human body
1) Kneecaps should be soft like buttocks. Why should we be uncomfortable kneeling down but comfortable sitting?
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Thin, soft foam from where please?
Hi All, A while back I asked if anyone could point me in the right direction of some thin foam to be able to refurbish the heater on our MkII Escort based kit car. The original foam looked like it was...
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Mutitool blades.
Looks like a bargain to me: 5x Bosch 20mmx30mm plunge cut blades for £6.85 delivered.
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Solar virgin...
The panels have now been fitted and commissioned and this very dreary November morn were knocking out 250W woooo.. 8¬o That's enough to cover the pumps for the fish pond at least. The electrician...
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OT dns behaviour
My CCTV remote viewing fails from time to time. The ip is dynamic so a DDNS service is used. I have found out by accident, that if the system doesn't work, rebooting the router will bring it back into...
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Electrician installed a whole installation RCD
Hi, In a small commercial office that was covered by a 12 way Wylex fuse consumer unit (that had been "upgraded" with MCB's), an electrician installed a whole installation 30mA RCD recently. This...
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CCA and CCS cables
Hello, I must admit that until I read here, I never knew these existed or what they meant (copper coated aluminium, copper coated steel). I made the mistake of buying some cable from cpc, either not...
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How fast?
Order online at Screwfix.com. 13A. Switched fused connection unit. RCD protection against the risk of electric shocks. Multiple cable entries and high impact resistance. FREE next day delivery...
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Securing gasket strip to a metal back box.
Following on from a phone call I had earlier this week I thought that I had better try this. We were talking about the problem of securely gluing a strip of flexible gasket into a metal back box. I...
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Lazy Electrical Question
Hi all, Does anyone know a ballpark figure for a person's resistance to earth if he's standing in stockinged feet in his living room? I have a high impedance ohmeter somewhere and will measure it...
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which LED bulb and holder for desk lamp?
Hi, I'm making a desk lamp from pebbles and driftwood. The main motivation is in producing a useful sculpture, I don't know much about the lighting te chnicalities. I've been doing web searches for...
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OT Gender pay gap.
A few home truths here.
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Re kitchen sink drains
It is funny that when I offer one of the best and easiest solution every one seems to ignore it (possibly because I am from Australia and would not know anything)I did spend some time as a handy man...
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