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Nevri, the courier of choice...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne4F0QYrfGE -- I would rather have questions that cannot be answered... ...than to have...

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posted by tnp

7 comments posted 7mos posted by tnp

What are the special cross+slot screwdrivers for MCBs etc. called?

I'm coming across so many of these cross+slot bits like the ones in MCBs that I need to get some hex bits for them I thi...

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posted by cl

6 comments posted 7mos posted by cl

Small turning job

Is there anybody here (or that you know of) can turn up an adapter for me. Wish I still had access to Myford ML7 Scenar...

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posted by rick_hughes

9 comments posted 7mos posted by rick_hughes

OfGem proposal to switch off smart meters 7 days after moving house

Heard this on BBC Money Box live - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002nh6c 7:38 This is the link to Ofgem for keyboa...

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posted by Andrew97d

6 comments posted 7mos posted by Andrew97d

Is there good reason for bus-bar at bottom in CU?

All the CU's I have seen have the bus bar at the bottom, is there a good reason for this or is it just convention? I'm...

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posted by cl

3 comments posted 7mos posted by cl

Smelling farts may be good for your brain, study suggests

Gives a whole new meaning to "brain food". https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/science/smelling-farts-may-boost-your-brai...

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posted by judithlatham

13 comments posted 7mos posted by judithlatham

Weeping compression joints adjacent to water meter

The cupboard under the kitchen sink is damp and it is clear that their are water drops around the brass compression nut...

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posted by nospam

9 comments posted 7mos posted by nospam

Olusnet Migration to Greenby

Anybody else been advised their email has been transferred from Plusnet to Greenby? Got my email today and can no longer...

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posted by jgnewsid

15 comments posted 7mos posted by jgnewsid

Drilling Tip to drill out a wider hole when you do not have a centre point

I had to replace a disintegrated tubular latch the other day so got a replacement with the correct depth and the same b...

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posted by tricky.dicky

6 comments posted 7mos posted by tricky.dicky

Wooden slats

I've installed wooden shutters in our three front windows, as instructed by SWMBO. [I think there's only one factory in...

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posted by nothanks

3 comments posted 7mos posted by nothanks

EV HV architecture question

I was pulling apart the front of my car this morning to fix a sticking servo (that locks the charge cable). Having fixe...

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posted by timdownieuk

12 comments posted 7mos posted by timdownieuk

New 32mm plastic to old metal waste

I need to change an old basin. It has old metal waste pipe of some sort, covered in about 50 years of paint by the look...

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posted by NOTsomeone

6 comments posted 7mos posted by NOTsomeone

Room thermostat hysteresis

In the past few years we've gradually replaced most of the moving parts in our central heating system (gas boiler, pump...

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posted by usenet

28 comments posted 7mos posted by usenet

Non-setting Filler

Bought some of this: https://www.toolstation.com/everbuild-one-strike-ready-mixed-filler/p57514 It doesn't seem to set....

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posted by patchmoney

16 comments posted 7mos posted by patchmoney

TOT: Hyundai Inster

I am considering purchase of a small electric car. I know there are varied views about electric vehicles with plenty of...

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posted by newsgroups

6 comments posted 7mos posted by newsgroups