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OT Search and Rescue
Whatever it is we can be sure 50% of the cost is paperwork.
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If this were Part P...
"Deaths jump by 2,500 as millions struggle to heat homes in cold weather" That caught my eye. If a nuclear reactor killed 2500 people, all nuclear would be outlawed forever. If dodgey plumbing killed...
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13A socket in toilet (not bathroom)
HI Folks In our rented shop, there are still some thrifty folks who insist on making their own tea / coffee (rather than buying the far nicer brew from the cafe round the corner) To let them do this,...
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Electricity supply problems?
My daughter, who lives in South Devon, is reporting that her house lighting is flickering every few seconds... Are the benefits of renewable energy with us already?
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Insulation of very low loft space
I have a cottage with quite a big loft, but very little vertical space in it - enough to crawl but not to stand. There is some fibre-glass insulation between the joists. I'm thinking of getting some...
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Newbie Q, first floor airbrick
Unsurprisingly I'm on a draft fixing run at the moment. In my first floor box room is an airbrick/vent that's showing as 2C where the surrounding wall is about 12C. With the back of my hand it's...
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How much paint for a gate?
How do you work out the area of a gate for purchasing paint? Guess? Metal, railings type thing.
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Reducing static.
In my bedroom I seem to have developed a sudden increase in static electricity. Ie I only need to sit on the bed for a couple of minutes and the next large conductive mass I touch gives a spark up to...
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CCTV for the elderly.
Grandparents had a con-man sniffing around today, but they aren't daft and so he was shoed away, and the police were called. But as they are getting more vulnerable, maybe it is time for some CCTV...
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Boiler in bathroom
Hi all, I'm thinking of having a combi put into a purpose-built cupboard in a (pretty small) bathroom. It would be on an external wall, so no flueing problems. Could there be any other problems with...
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Steel front doors
I'm considering the options for a new front door. I quite like the look of the steel faced ones made by Ian Firth. Anybody got any comments on steel doors in general, or Ian Firth products...
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cheapest generator to keep the home fires burning...
...or at least the central heating and fridge running? Obviously I realise that a "rock bottom bargain basement" generator could turn out to be a false economy but I also don't want to spend too much...
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Central heating pumps?
My regular OFTEC registered central heating engineer recently fitted a new pump for me last week. This is not DIY I hear you say. Well that may be true but some of us don't have the physical...
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Tile faced bricks (ramble)
I was watching Corrie tonight and a scene showed a court building - it was an area that was built of white tile faced bricks. It got me thinking - at one time they were so common - used in Public...
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OTish upright vacuum cleaner for old biddy?
for Mother dearest who currently has one of those £29.99 pieces of crap from the old biddy's catalogue that is basically a 1-watt car hoover that clips into an upright frame and thermally cuts out...
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