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Replacing old HW cylinder

Our HW cylinder is about 37 years old; and since it's starting to leak and has become a bit crusty around the in/outlet...
42 comments posted 4yrs
posted by no
42 comments posted 4yrs posted by no

Bubble wrap on windows for extra insulation?

I've read that bubble wrap on windows should offer poor man's insulation if double glazing is too expensive. My windows...
12 comments posted 4yrs
posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012
12 comments posted 4yrs posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

Cordless outdoor kit

I have a bit of old field hedge I am going to 'lay'. It's too much for an old man to do with a bow saw and bill hook so...
5 comments posted 4yrs
posted by timw
5 comments posted 4yrs posted by timw

12v LED spotlights

I thought I would order some 12v 3w LED MR11 bulbs to replace the halogen 20w bulbs in my bathroom but the website I wa...
19 comments posted 4yrs
posted by nick
19 comments posted 4yrs posted by nick

Petrol Strimmer blade

A friend has lent me a petrol strimmer (a Landxcape SGT34X.1) that I intend to use to clear an area 20m x 10m of nettle...
15 comments posted 4yrs
posted by patchmoney
15 comments posted 4yrs posted by patchmoney

OT: "BBC Proms"

It's the Proms, Jim, but not as we know it: "In her 80th-anniversary year – and 50 years since the release of her album...
12 comments posted 4yrs
posted by cd
12 comments posted 4yrs posted by cd

OT: greens destroy a species.

"Endangered water voles are ready to recolonise the streams and rivers of the New Forest 24 years after animal activist...
4 comments posted 4yrs
posted by tnp
4 comments posted 4yrs posted by tnp

Terracotta heaters?

What is the panel's opinion on home-made terracotta heaters? Has anybody ever tried building one? I am thinking about th...
7 comments posted 4yrs
posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012
7 comments posted 4yrs posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

HRC fuse

The incoming tails from Meter cab go to a Switch Fuse (MEM 100ESSCF) This is fitted as standard with 100A HRC fuse. I a...
24 comments posted 4yrs
posted by rick_hughes
24 comments posted 4yrs posted by rick_hughes

DSL -- Digital Subscriber Line

Digital subscriber line (DSL; originally digital subscriber loop) is a family of technologies that are used to transmit...
0 comments posted 4yrs
posted by imbibe
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by imbibe

OT Praising an apprentice

He has just finished his second year - I have not worked with him for months (maybe 10 months) but I worked with him to...
14 comments posted 4yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
14 comments posted 4yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Lack of roof ventilation

I've been spending some time insulating the loft of late, and it gets rather hot and muggy in there. I discovered why:...
2 comments posted 4yrs
posted by theom+news
2 comments posted 4yrs posted by theom+news

Electricity generated by a wind turbine

On a news item on my local news about the new offshore wind-farm off the coast of Humberside, the spokesman Patrick Har...
238 comments posted 4yrs
posted by me
238 comments posted 4yrs posted by me

Removing/sawing vicious stumps.

Not a gardening question. I am not a gardener. I just want to get rid of overgrown vicious weed stumps that previous an...
16 comments posted 4yrs
posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012
16 comments posted 4yrs posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012