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What does CBB61 mean?

I'm ordering some caps so I can vary the speed of an extractor and see that they are sold as "CBB61", but I can't find w...
3 comments posted 5yrs
posted by nothanks
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by nothanks

RUST CLEANING

https://youtu.be/AbLrN9PWsbA once you get over his voice he talks a lot of sense about small engines etc
0 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tpmccann
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by tpmccann

Rejuvenating nicads

Anyone tried rejuvenating nicads by putting them in a freezer for a couple of hours to remove the memory effect? Some w...
27 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jmlayman
27 comments posted 5yrs posted by jmlayman

OT: about coal gas and hydrogen

Really this is a separate thread response to Tim S who claimed that gas was made by pyrolizing coal to make coke. Yes,...
20 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tnp
20 comments posted 5yrs posted by tnp

Accessibility (or otherwise) of FCUs

We have an electric radiant heater in a shower room, with a pull switch, all 'correct'. The installation instructions s...
7 comments posted 5yrs
posted by cl
7 comments posted 5yrs posted by cl

QR code, part 2

I downloaded the QR code app linked to by Andy, and it works OK. But when I set it up, it offered to put a link onto th...
8 comments posted 5yrs
posted by me
8 comments posted 5yrs posted by me

Socket on a lighting FCU - should one?

I am about to install a PIR outdoor light, there's already some wiring in place that I can use to feed it but it's a bi...
2 comments posted 5yrs
posted by cl
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by cl

lube for fuel line ?

I need to remove 3/8" bore 'braided rubber' fuel pipe, from the side of petrol pump/filter combination unit. Hook up te...
14 comments posted 5yrs
posted by rick_hughes
14 comments posted 5yrs posted by rick_hughes

How best to dim LED panels?

Any recommendations please on panels/drivers that can be dimmed by "ordinary" (e.g. Varilight V-Pro) dimmers? Backgroun...
40 comments posted 5yrs
posted by rbw
40 comments posted 5yrs posted by rbw

Re: Painting a PVC front door

Experiment? what on earth do you mean? I never got far trying to paint pvc, it seemed to either peel off like a skin or...
12 comments posted 5yrs
posted by briang1
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by briang1

Workshop Lighting

Gentlemen, Has anyone any suggestions for decent workshop lights? I've decided it's time to replace the existing multip...
18 comments posted 5yrs
posted by cd
18 comments posted 5yrs posted by cd

Over shower extractor fan replacement...

Anyone care to recommend a new extract fan for my shower? The inlet is over a bath & touchable, so presume would need t...
1 comments posted 5yrs
posted by invalid_unparseable
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by invalid_unparseable

Re: OT: Oooh. Look Mum. No wind.

> Fredxx snipped-for-privacy@nospam.com posted >> >> >>> You have to build extra power lines for when the wind IS blowi...
57 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tnp
57 comments posted 5yrs posted by tnp