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CCTV advice please.
Following some escalation in attempted or successful break-ins in our village, we wish to install some cctv. To begin with I think that 2 wireless cameras with the facility to record to a router usb...
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Relamping with LED
I have a ceiling fitting with G9 bulbs - Halogen 40 watt. The heat and a bit of arcing has damaged a lampholder and I can't work out how to replace it. Ideally I would like to go with LED - but...
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OT: People wearing facemasks while travelling in a car !
Noticed a car passing, while I was on foot to Sainsburys this PM, where the driver and front seat passenger were both wearing facemasks. Have they not RTFM and realised that the car will have a...
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Re: ma help ma bob
Don't panic. the whole idea of delaying it is to allow the medics time to not be swamped as far as I can see. Most people come through it OK even those with poor immune systems as the tissue anti...
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Outdoor paint for wood - cream -recommendations please
I'm looking for some light coloured paint, preferably cream or near offer - for painting some wood. Our newly constructed fence. Nearly all the colours seem to be dark or pastel blue/green. Screwfix...
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OT: Outlook and mail host / server questions.
Hi, I want to backup an outlook 2016 email account (emails) and believe I have done so correctly. 1) Sync (to get everything up to date) 2) Export mailbox to .pst, selecting the account root and...
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Making wooden wheel for 1907 car
Hello! Lately I have watched EngelsCoachShop making wagon wheels and related woodwork. Sharing youtube link, if anybody else finds this kind stuff interesting. Subject video on Jaan
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Temporary shower
Fairly often we get power cuts and my shower is pumped, using hot water from the hot water cylinder. I would like to use one of these adapter showers that go over the bath taps. I've had reasonable...
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Solvent Based wood preserver
I am going to be installing quite a lot of 1/2 round flog roll garden edging. It comes pressure treated .... but want to give it some more help. Thinking of dipping each roll for an hour in a solvent...
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Adding wireless Boiler stat
Been getting on with work on my parents hose which they persuaded me to buy. Heating system is standard single zone rads to a Baxi 105HE Condensing Combi boiler. Checking out its all working - found...
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Curtains
What kind of curtain rail and opener? The window hole is 2.5 meters wide: if i had curtains which fully covered it I would be warmer. They are behind my desk so opening by a string or similar would be...
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cash machines
Coming out of our machines fine.
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Refurb old radiator?
I've removed a rad at work, that's old enough to almost be interesting, It's been painted and painted again, badly, I wouldn't mind stripping it and reusing it. Can I DIY the paint off it, or is it...
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Look on the bright side ...
You won't be seeing any more freemason handshakes for a while .....
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resistor packs
I take it car blower resistor packs are cooled by the airflow of the fan they are controlling....?
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