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Fake Britain, Fake 17th IEE regs.
Anyone see this yesterday. oldish story it seems. Why would they bother using fake figures, why don;t they just photocopy the genuine product and then fake it, all seems rather strange to me.
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Fixing a firevalve
I've got one of these mounted in an inaccessible-ish location down the side of an aga. Its pissing diesel out. Its almost impossible to remove because its in-line with the actual pipework and there's...
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Ebay inaccessible for many today
As per subject.
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UPSs and charging of their batteries
Afternoon all, I'm sure I read it here but ... There was mention of reducing the charge voltage of an APC UPS to help reduce the stress on the batteries - however I can't find the thread (sure it was...
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Electric shower above bath okay?
Hi all, Is it legally acceptable to position an electric shower unit over a bath - I mean, in situations where you don't have room to install a shower cubicle, but use the bath itself as the base? It...
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Today's Freecycle
Bury St. Edmunds area. Suit a collector? Message ________________________________________________________________________ 1. Offered IP32 Practical Wireless magazines Posted by: storno Date: Mon Aug...
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Integrating a UPS and Windows 7 Professional
Having hopefully sorted out my power failure protected timer issue as per a series of previous posts I'm now turning my attention to protecting my desktop PCs that run Windows 7 Professional. Is it a...
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OT Amazon deliveries.
Amazon offer free delivery for item costing over £10. I ordered two widgets that were shown as being in stock. If I had been willing to pay I could have had them delivered the next day. As it was not...
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Testing night storage heaters.
Two night storage heaters, one of which trips the MCB when it comes on overnight. Simple way to eliminate the duff one is to switch one on every night & see which one trips. If the d*zy c*w tenant...
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Hammerite
Recent question was whether you had to re-coat within 4 Hrs or wait 6 weeks which was what Finnegans used to print on the tin. The official answer from Akzo Nobel Technical is: "The formulation of the...
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What's the trick for painting front doors?
I realised that of all the jobs I've done over the years, I've never painted a front door. It shouldn't be difficult, of course, but I find that paint always takes a lot longer than the quoted time to...
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Cleaning bathroom light/fan - easiest way
The light in the fan/light assembly I fitted in 2004 has finally given up the ghost. I strongly suspect it's not the bulb, but the cheap-as-chips contacts, which gave up the ghost on the similar unit...
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Anyone cut a granite worktop?
Hi All, I have bought some pieces of granite worktop for my outdoor BBQ and I now n eed to do a bit of cutting to get them to fit correctly. Searching around for advice on whether this is a DIY task...
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Fridge Thermostats
The thermostat on my kitchen fridge has failed yet again (only "continuously on" rather than the usual "continuously off"). It must only have lasted a few months, which peeves me, although they're...
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Hurricane Bertha a damp squib?
Half an hour of downpour, a rumble of thunder + an hour of reasonably high wind, and that's it? Anyone seen anything remarkable weather wise? The press are playing hard to the extreme weather meme,...
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