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OT European Arrest Warrent
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Heating remote control: recommendation/views please?
What is the view of assembled company on re remote control for domestic heating (certainly CH, not necessarily HW, but both would be nice) I've seen * Heatmiser * Nest * Hive Ideally controlled from a...
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Electric ceramic hob fault
I have a 9 year old Whirlpool electric ceramic hob which has developed a strange fault. The hob consists of one halogen "ring" and 3 radiants. Generally, everything works as expected. However, If one...
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Painting a garden fence
I have an unpainted garden fence that was behind a hedge until recently. The timber is in good condition but is rather green with algae in patches. I'd like to paint it to match the other fences but...
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OT, The High Cost of Cheap Gas in Southern Africa.
,, Russia Today are running this documentary (The High Cost of Cheap Gas in Southern Africa) today.. I expect tit will be repeated later,, Worth a watch,, you can catch a six and a half minute preview...
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xpelair XRH override operation
The xpelair XRH remote humidistat is I believe fairly popular. Does anyone know now the override pullswitch works? The datasheet I got from TLC website does not include this information. Does pulling...
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Barrier between polystyrene and PVC cables
I have polystyrene insulation around the edges of my floors (concrete screed, former underfloor heating). I am laying PVC cables (mains, telephone, data, satellite) around the edges of the rooms to be...
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Static water pressure and house structural failure
A RICS consultant told me some time back but I did not take a note and do not remember the figure now and cannot find the figure on googling. All I remember is that it was less depth than I would have...
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Earthing in kitchen
I have just removed a cupboard in my kitchen. I found a thickish earth cable just coming out of the plaster but not connected to anything. I am guessing that it was intended to be some sort of bonding...
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Repairing cast iron downpipe?
Investigating the cause of a damp patch on an internal wall, I discovered a crack in a cast-iron downpipe; looking at it more closely I found that the crack actually runs the entire circumference of...
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position of main bonding of gas & water pipes
For many years, the bonding straps on our incoming gas & water pipes have been in the same place, relatively close to the consumer unit. The one on the water pipe (which runs roughly parallel to the...
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position of humidistat
In a small bathroom, as you go in bath / shower on left, sink straight ahead with window over, toilet on right. The fan extracts from the middle of the ceiling. Where is the best place to put the...
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Ot Budapest Air show
Amazing helicopter aerobatics. Highlights from the Budapest Airshow 2014 featuring planes flying through the beautiful city and taking off from and flying under the bridges of the Danube river.
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Cheap cladding for a shed
Thanks for responses to the earlier question about metal sheds - I'm now wondering whether external using OSB sheets with a cheap weatherproof cladding might be cost effective. I don't want felt on...
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New TV Channel - Made in Leeds
Must admit, I don't understand this new fangled digital stuff, but this channel is now working and I'm intrigued. Is this channel transmitted with the rest of the channel line up, from Emley Moor or...
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