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Economy 7 and storage heater supply issue
Why is it that when something important is going to go wrong, its always at the most inconvenient time, no don't answer that its Mr Sod. Now many years back I took advantage of a warm front grant to...
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OT anyone tried the TomTom Go Android app?
I tried the TomTom Go Android app a few months ago and found that it didn't seem capable of searching for a couple of addresses I know exist. I reinstalled it five times and still no joy. I've just...
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Chimney sweeping
My log burning stove doesn?t seem to be drawing as well as it used to. Before we had our chimney lined I used a standard chimney brush and rods but now that it?s got a liner I?m wondering if I ought...
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Anyone need some Bosch Router bits ?
17 assorted new ones as a job lot on the BHF ebay site, located at Leeds. Current bid £28 Mixed Heads for Wooden corner chamfering. Untested - The item has not been turned on and tested. Power Test...
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Moving a boat you're standing on
Can you move a boat while standing on it without touching the water? Consider friction. Think about the same on something with wheels, or a piece of furniture without.
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My project for the Christmas holls.
Have wheels, will travel: DIY eBike Conversion - DIYWiki
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That's Christmas sorted.
Puppy opened it's own present and I am off to the pub
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OT Volunteering - really?
SiL is volunteering to work at a vaccine centre today for £90 per hour. Vaccinations continue over the festive period after UK Covid cases hit a record on Christmas Eve. Vaccinations continue over...
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second booster
anybody had their second booster yet?...getting mine 22 jan
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Last nights BBC Tonight report on the Great Freeze of 1963
Wonderful B&W reports from all around the country about the Big Freeze of 1962/1963. On BBC 4 last night so presumably on the iPlayer. No HS&E back then. Ice was removed from 132Kv lines by suspending...
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LInux - pah humbug.
Finished my contract yesterday, so have left the world of Windows (including 11) to return to the non-MS world of Linux Mint. Went to use my wireless earbuds (with mic) which worked flawlessly with...
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Merry Xmas all
- and thanks for all the help over 2021 with little bits and bobs. Hope 2022 is the relief we all need.
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Confused about spark plugs
My MTD snow blower uses a Torch F6RTC spark plug, but the blower is a pain to start so I want to treat it to a new European plug. I thought this would be easy :-( These pages and suggest that there...
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Dimmable LED tubes.
To save me searching everywhere, are there any standard size (4 & 5 ft) LED tubes that can be dimmed in the same way as an LED bulb, using an LED wall mounted dimmer? But must be warm white.
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Merry Christmas everybody!
Merry Christmas everybody!
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