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Spire clips (but they're not) and how to remove them
I need to remove what I *thought* were called 'spire' clips but on searching for "spire clip" what I get to see is clip on fasteners for use with self-tapping (or similar) screws. What I am talking...
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CH Pump not working
Moved in a couple of weeks ago. I think the heatng had been on last October when we first viewed the empty bungalow. The previous owner had died and sons were selling the property. Anyway, it was...
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Microwave is Kaput
Microwave was dead yesterday. Opened up and the internal fuse had blown. After replacing the fuse I noticed that one of the door latch micro switches was stuck. On inspection, it was sticky so I...
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OT: you have to larf
"On Friday, Carl Schou, a security researcher in Denmark, reported that his iPhone lost its Wi-Fi capability after attempting to connect to a Wi-Fi network named "%p%s%s%s%s%n"." I can just imagine...
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RCD test
Just a quick question. Had a residential EICR done and the RCD test figures are 55ms at Idelta n, and 13ms at 5I delta n. I think that's what it says. Is that a pass or fail? I thought the pass figure...
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OT: Amazon packaging
Amazon are well known for some very odd packaging, and we have had a few. This arrived today inside the box behind, is this a record for disproportionate packing to contents?
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Shark IC160UKT vacuum cleaner - giving "blocked" error but doesn't even start the motor
We've had a Shark IC160UKT vacuum cleaner for about 4 years. The motor has started making a high-pitched whistling noise but otherwise the Shark has been cleaning well. Yesterday it began cutting out...
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Removing white spirit smell from clothing
I got some white spirit onto the sleeve of a terylene shirt. Bunged it in the washing machine with a Fairy non-bio pod. The whole shirt came out smelling of white spirit! Repeated the wash at a higher...
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Glueing plastic trim to brick
We have a cat-flap that goes through the wall - so, a short tunnel for Tibbles to go through. At the exit to the outside, the original plastic item (part of the cat-flap kit) that edged the opening is...
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Main bond to bath?
I had a strange earth wire going from the old CU somewhere upstairs. I've finally tracked it down. Thought originally it might be an optimistic main bond for the cast iron waste, but not , it...
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Painting a drainpipe
We've got a black plastic 6" downpipe on the outside of the house. /She/ wants it painted, preferably to match the rest of the house. How do you paint that stuff? I'd expect ordinary paint to just run...
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Adding a thermal cutout to a 13amp plug?
EV ?granny leads? plug into a standard 13 amp socket and draw about 10 amps continuously. Because of the prolonged nature of the load, the plugs usually have overheat protection built it. This is fine...
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OT I am going to become a white van driver
The grey one is going. And bollocks it's another Fiat Scudo:-)
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Re: QUORA: Why has capitalism failed to end homelessness?
Not just that, but there are always greedy people who care more about how much they can make of a piece of land than if it will help homes which can be afforded to be built. Capitalism punishes those...
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QUORA: Why has capitalism failed to end homelessness?
QUORA: Why has capitalism failed to end homelessness? by Saulius Muliolis, Amateur economist, self taught Austrian school. May 16, 2021 Because it hasn?t been allowed to. In the housing sector, we...
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