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Ratcliffe coal

I've been past Ratcliffe power station several times recently, it often used to be the case that when it was used, it w...
75 comments posted 2yrs
posted by usenet
75 comments posted 2yrs posted by usenet

Sod’s Law fully implemented

Today I was finishing off soldering some of the first fix piping. Yesterday I had completed the pipe work up to a lever...
1 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by tricky.dicky

How long can flux be left in pipes before flushing

I have just completed the first fix plumbing for our digital shower and as recommended by Mira have flushed the inlet p...
5 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Roman concrete

I wonder how easy this would be to knock up as a hobbyist ... https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/the-secret-ingredie...
30 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jethro_uk
30 comments posted 2yrs posted by jethro_uk

Heating/DHW programmer wiring

I've changed an ancient Centaur Plus 27 programmer for a Drayton Wiser and I *think* I might have got the lives on the...
2 comments posted 2yrs
posted by home
2 comments posted 2yrs posted by home

Another kettle question

I discovered some minor chips on my kettle. I also discovered that the kettle is the same colour as my car. I used a ca...
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posted by newsgroups
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by newsgroups

AA membership

I'm no great believer in this since it was privatised However I understand in America one can use someone elses membersh...
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posted by tpmccann
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by tpmccann

Trojans and PUPs

I wonder sometimes just how critical some of these viruses are to general activities. I have one computer that is absol...
25 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jon
25 comments posted 2yrs posted by jon

8" battery chain saw ?

anyone use one of these, I think it would be handy for trimming some hedge, I doubt if it would be used often maybe eve...
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posted by weel...
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by weel...

Is this bollocks?

Of a Facebook group a person with an unspecified broadband issue has been advised to get the house earth checked as “Be...
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posted by timdownieuk
22 comments posted 2yrs posted by timdownieuk

3D Printers

Are the file formats for 3D printers standard, please? I ask as, from time to time, I see designs with files supplied w...
8 comments posted 2yrs
posted by no.inv
8 comments posted 2yrs posted by no.inv

SOT: Smeg kettle

I am looking at a 'luxury' kettle for when I move. I really like the appearance of the Smeg 'Retro' kettle, which is (a...
57 comments posted 2yrs
posted by newsgroups
57 comments posted 2yrs posted by newsgroups

Paraffin Heaters

We used to have a couple of paraffin heaters, they were portable so they could be used pretty much anywhere heat was ne...
32 comments posted 2yrs
posted by not
32 comments posted 2yrs posted by not