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Combined smoke and heat alarm
We're having a problem with false alarms from a smoke detector in a kitchen area. Would a heat alarm fix that? Or, better still, a combined smoke and heat alarm, well away from the oven? With a...
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Have solenoid valve close gently
I have a 12volt solenoid that opens and closes a water valve. It opens the valve instantaneously which is great. I have it coupled up to a hose and sprinkler activated by a 12v PIR and use it as a...
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Mains filters, inline, incorporated into multiway adapter or this MK product
is making my Denon DRA 455 Tuner amp lose its preset radio settings (FM). I have had a similar problem with a Smiths plugin 7 day electronic timer which I fixed by piggy backing it onto an ex-BT...
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Sanding belts
I have a workbenck belt sander and need to get some new belts. I don't use it very often, so the ones that I had came apart quite fast, so I want to buy some new ones. The belt that came apart was 10...
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DIY house build
Saw this the other night: (that is the time-lapse of the whole build - there are more detailed vids) Quite a number of innovative building techniques I have not seen elsewhere - including very heavy...
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Selective weedkiller idea... sane or silly?
Hi, I have a lot of broadleaved dandelions on a lawn. I have wondered about mixing glyphosate with something sticky like syrup and then using a small paint brush to paint onto the leaves of the...
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What is this camera?
Mounted on a street light recently gone up in my road
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Screwfix Cockup (again)
As of 18:36 on Tuesday 20th September their online chat is giving the message: "As a mark of respect, our UK stores and customer service team are currently closed – we will be open from 6AM Tues...
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Tory broadcasting.
Given this Tory government would like to see the end of public service broadcasting - like Ch4 and the BBC - wonder what sort a job their favourite, GB News, would have made of covering the funeral?
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The future: DC mains
I love the Tesla irony, but this is a non-starter isn't it? AC/DC? - A much needed shock to the system It is the future. It is inevitable. So why not now? There will never be a more propitious time to...
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How to use armoured cable
Hi All, I needed some cable to fit some outdoor lights. I was going to use pond cable but a friend gave me some armoured cable. I need to run it through a stud wall (timber construction clad in cement...
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My mind wandered.
I don't wish to be disrespectful but I switch off when the Archbishop gets going. So, I started thinking about a problem I shall have in a week or two. I plan to buy an oak worktop. Standing on end it...
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Woodscrew suggestions
Gentlemen, I need to extract some old fence posts that have rotted off at ground level (as they do). Most common extraction method on YT seems to be to screw a plate with a lifting eye to the old...
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Funeral
If I went in to a church at 8:30 for a service that is due to end around 12:15 I'd have to take a bottle and funnel with me.
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Protective coating for garden gate.
I'm making a chicken proof garden gate. To please the grandkids the components are being painted in a wide variety of colours. All of the paint is old stuff out of the back of the shed, being various...
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