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Tumble driers
We're moving house soon, and will need a tumble dryer. This will be on an outside wall, but it's a fairly thick stone wall and there's no hole for a vent. We've only ever had a vented dryer and knwo...
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Sourcing a PC fan ...
Our lads Acer laptop fan has started buzzing. It's caked in greased fluff and beyond cleaning. Trying to find a reliable source for all the part numbers scattered all over the fan, the PC and using...
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2 years ago
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Removing a 10AX switch from an MK LogicPlus faceplate
I need to change a 1P-2w light switch on a 2-gang MK LogicPlus faceplate to an intermediate switch. What's the magic technique for removing the switches from the faceplates without breaking the...
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2 years ago
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OT: DLR journey
Anyone here familiar enough with the DLR to answer this? I want to take HS1 to Stratford International, get off there, get the DLR one stop to Stratford, then change there to get a DLR train (other...
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PIR/Microwave sensor
I need to put one or two outside lights for a friend. I know the luminaires (down-facing so no dazzle) and lamps (wide-angle R63 LEDs) but I'm fed up with PIRs that turn on the light when it's not...
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Sewers: technical term for ...
Holding "tank" /catchement chamber/ interceptor? back in the Victorian era and brick and clay pipe sewers era. The stooping-high chambers designed for holding extreme roof-run-off rainfall in volume,...
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2 years ago
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LED Christmas lights issue?
I have several connectable 240v LED Christmas lights of a brand no longer available. Most of the lights work perfectly but I'm having failures in the supply leads. Fortunately each connectable string...
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2 years ago
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An aside to the EV drivers thread
We don't yet have an EV although a *shopping trolley* is under consideration. Range and rapid charging are not an issue as a 13 amp outlet would be adequate for geriatrics shopping and visiting family...
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Progress?
How to fix a dripping tap: <> Image Progress hosted in ImgBB
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using a mobile phone app to create contact sheets from C41 negs
As per subject, are there any photographers here who have loads of poorly organised C41 and B&W negatives (as I have managed over the years) ?. Is there a phone app that allows a whole film of negs to...
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E.on -speed of a/c takeover of bankrupt suppliers
How long do E.on take to set up the account of bankrupt suppliers that they have taken over, onto their own systems? I ask as I was a Symbio electricity customer. and they went broke just over 6 weeks...
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Kitchen floor
Going to replace my kitchen floor as the B&Q Vinyl stick on tiles about 1 foot square are starting to come up and break off in to pieces after about 10 years... so doen quite well I think. So any...
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2 years ago
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Underfloor insulation with less disruption?
Q-Bot offers under-floor insulation fitted by high-tech robots, meaning less disruption and damage to homes.
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OT: Dell displays
Anyone familiar with the Dell P2421DC? I'm trying to get the USB ports (four of them) to work. The manual says to connect a USB-C cable between the display and a similar port on the computer. It's...
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Solar electricity
One of my lads has just asked me to comment on these me as about enough to provide lighting for a small stables, and nothing else. I'm going to do some more calcs later but thought I'd see what the...
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