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White foam board single 8x4ft sheet - source?
Does anyone know of a source for single 8x4ft sheets of white foam board? All the suppliers I've found will only sell boxes of a dozen or thirteen. Presumably this is to avoid (or minimise) any...
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Painting outside of house
Outside of house is rendered and previously painted. The paint has flaked off in various places leaving some quite large usightly patched. Is there anything I can use to fill these areas (given they...
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Enabling iPad roaming via text
New 3G iPad on orange needs data roaming for imminent trip. Easiest way on orange appears to be texting[1] but I don't think texting is available on the iPad. I'm thinking the easiest way would be to...
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Unvented DHW wiki
Since it has been mentioned a few times recently, I have updated and expanded John Stumbles' original wiki entry on unvented cylinders to include some more detail etc: etc welcome as usual.
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kitchen fluorescents - back to the drawing board
I am trying to wire up some fluorescent tubes in an "exposed" manner (not i= n a "luminaire") above some kitchen units. After my experience with the int= erference caused by Philips HF dimmable...
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Coming to a government near you..
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Ethernet cables
Where do you buy yours? I especially want the ones with boots over the plugs to stop the retaining clips from catching on things and breaking off.
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Gap between houses?
Does this 4" gap make any sense at all? Surely moisture will gt in and it will be impossible to repair?
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FCU on storage heaters
Been meaning to ask this here for a while: why would storage heaters be con= nected via a 13A FCU? All round the house. Each storage heater is on it's own 2.5mm2 radial back= to 15A fuses in the...
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New Tv Show - Know A Bloke Who Needs To Man Up?
Shine TV are looking for couples to take part in a ?real holiday? TV show? with a difference. Do you know a couple where the man is useless about the house, hopeless at DIY or completely lacking any...
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domestic vacuum cleaners
Which is the best one? I don't mind if it's a bit more expensive than normal. Bill
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OT - do you think he is a bit upset?
man's revenge. Entertaining reading! Cheers Dave R http://www.corrinasjewellerybox.com/One
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Decent cheap LED torches?
I know it's slightly off topic, but I'd appreciate any suggestions for LED torches (flashlights) that don't cost an arm and a leg, e.g. for doing DIY jobs in dark corners or walking along paths at...
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Shower pumps, does more expensive = quieter?
I currently have a Danfoss shower pump which I installed about 2 years ago to replace the failing previous model. Not sure what the model is but it cost about £110. As with the previous pump...
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Baxi Solo Fault Help
Baxi Solo 3 PF has intermittent fault in that it starts and runs for a short period but will shut down and then immediatly start up again. When running the "boiler on" "fan on" "pilot on" "burner on"...
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