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What was that about shorting power lines?
Environment - The Telegraph
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Small internal doors
I want to replace a door in my cellar. This has very low ceiling height and= the current door is a tiny 620 x 1800.=20 I'm not too bothered about the look of the door but presume that a custom-m= ade...
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OT Is there a missing zero?
are 2000 years behind the times and not 200 years behind the times http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19451439They
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Aligning satellite dish
Has anyone successfully DIY aligned their satellite dish? I got a kit on ebay that came with a cheap meter, I have put the dish up and pointed it roughly in the direction of my other dish. Then put...
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OT: Outlook and copying sent/received over to a folder
I want to email copies of several hundred emails over to a separate folder, in order to email them as a zip and have found a problem... Many of the emails have the same Subject line, so the 2nd email...
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Notes on things discovered in the electrics
O.K. - first thing discovered (or rather confirmed) as the major rewire progresses. Always label up the CU comprehensively. Never trust the labels on the CU. Always test ALL the sockets on a ring (or...
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Equipotential bonding
Read the Wiki, just need to double check. Whole house re-plumb in plastic. So (apart from directly around the combi) there shouldn't be any metal in the hot and cold plumbing until you get to the...
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Wiring a shower affixed to a plasterboard partition-wall.
I'm installing a shower onto a 'plasterboard - stud - plasterboard' partition wall. Does the (10mm) cable have to be protected in any way, by conduit for example? Or is it like fitting electrical...
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Cold water to the combi and to bathrooms.
Getting myself ( as usual) overly complicated in my planning for the plumbing. The DIY component is going up all the time because the plumber we had booked in to do the work is off long term sick and...
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Viton O-rings
Anyone know of a stockist of Viton O-rings who would be willing to send a handful to Ireland yet won't rip me off for what is letter postage? I need four (five for luck) of 41mm x 2.5mm, but must be...
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Wall fixings advice sought
Hi, Any help gratefully accepted! I've been trying to attach a speaker bracket to a wall in the house (1895ish Victoria terrace). The wall is the main front wall of the house, so is presumably brick...
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Should have gone to school?
That's not the whole story, remember the gold leaf electroscope at school? Current will flow into the bird until it attains the same potential as the wire. The charge they take will depend on their...
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Spray paint on stainless steel
Hey there, new to the forum, just had a few questions. I have some stainless steel football signs that I made in work, selling them on ebay at the moment, sold a lot but a few buyers have asked if I...
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Apprentice moment
This morning all the trunking he was asked to store in a safe place last night had gone. Thats because he stored it in the bin room and this morning was collection day.........
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Bi-fold patio doors
I am contemplating replacing my conventional sliding patio doors with new bi-fold doors. Currently I have a small step down to the patio, but was thinking of going to a common floor level. Obviously,...
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