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Damp Meters
Does anyone have experience of these (e.g. I've read elsewhere (in this ng, possibly) that they tend to give "optimistic" readings (i.e. if you're a contractor), but an extract from the surveyor's...
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Superglue repair of 3TB SATA drive - Xpost
Finally got up the courage to do this - after sourcing a combined SATA power and data connector with a Molex at the far end. This is good because it clips into sockets either side of the connectors -...
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2nd hand Megger advice
I'm keeping my eye on eBay to try and pick up an insulation tester on the cheap. My budget is about £60. Or £100 if the thing does RCD and earth loop too. Are there any things to watch out for that...
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A bit OT: Any miners' lamp experts out there?
Nowadays that's probably because half of each shift will have been bussed in from the local Jobcentre, for their 2 weeks work experience. The women will have been sent to Poundland, the blokes to the...
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Vitodens 200W WB2B
Any experts on this system boiler? Have a rather obscure fault...
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OT - quick minor grumble 'ehow.co.uk'
Looking for picture hanging hooks. just talks about drywall and studs. So the advice is from and for the US. Why give the site a '' address, apart from sucking in unsuspecting punters? Grump Dave R
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One job, that's all you had to do, just one job!
“You Had One Job” is an expression used to call attention to perceived blunders made by individuals on the job.
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Good gawd, Drivel was right, after all.
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Ubiflex
Hi, Has anyone got any experience with this material? Is it good. Cheers, eniacman
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Obscured 'window' material for lamps - what's good?
Having decided I want to make my own light fittings for our boat with LED 'lamps' (thus low power, 12 volts, and relatively cool running) I need to find some suitable material for the light to bass...
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Combined disabled toilet for wheelchair and ambulant users
I'm working for a charity fitting out a pavilion. The charity intends to p rovide facilities for wheelchair and ambulant disabled users, and has two r ooms in the building allocated as toilets, both...
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Scratch on lens cover - repair?
I've got a Panasonic HDC-SD60 video camera and have somehow managed to scratch the protective clear lens cover which sits behind the protective shutter and in front of the lens. Initial investigations...
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Sealing shower tray
I had a leak from the junction between my shower tray and the tiles which overlap the tray edge leaving a 2-3mm gap between the tiles and tray. So I've cleaned out the sealant/grouting. To fill in...
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Unscrewing limescale-encrusted thread on a potable water system
Following on from an earlier post about a pressure reducing valve on a megaflo cylinder, I've decided to remove the cartridge and clean out the filter. Guess what - it won't unscrew, and seems to be...
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which end of radiator ?
We have a bedroom radiator that we occasionally want to turn right down. It has 'tamper-proof' caps on the valves at each end. So I will replace one cap with a new one that easily allows the turning...
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