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OT: Batteries for the grid - cost

The Aussie battery is around 200MWh and cost around A$90M, which is around £50M, according to Winky. So about 4Wh per £...
94 comments posted 6yrs
posted by timstreater
94 comments posted 6yrs posted by timstreater

Replacement O rings

Is there by any chance a simple rule of thumb for calculating the required size of a replacement o ring? I l looked up a...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by bert
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by bert

Boiler condensate drain

Ideal Logic combi. The mfr's instructions show the combi boiler condensate drain running into a branch waste pipe downs...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by spuorgelgoog
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by spuorgelgoog

Assembling Ikea Cabinets

I got to the last part of the assembly of unit no2 and whilst putting on the top a dowel broke through. It pushed a big...
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jon
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by jon

Bending jigsaw blades

To cut the Celotex floor insulation into joist gap panels, I bought some of these jigsaw blades which should be good fo...
23 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
23 comments posted 6yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Experience of Tetrion Powerfil 2K Filler

Anyone have hands-on experience with Tetrion Powerfil 2K Filler - good or bad - please? I've run out of Upon, can't get...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by rbw
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by rbw

OT: Internet linked devices

These days it seems everything needs to linked to the internet from fridges to toothbrushes, but this must be the most b...
7 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
7 comments posted 6yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Noisy uPVC window cill

When it rains I hear an annoying drip drip from a windowcill. IT is made of a hollow plastic extrusion and the drips re...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by JohnP
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by JohnP

OT: 'Sport' impacting wildlife? ;-(

Out walking the dogs earlier and we came across a goose sat in a gap in the hedge by the river bank and the path. It di...
24 comments posted 6yrs
posted by news
24 comments posted 6yrs posted by news

Face masks and nose clips

Not wishing to get embroiled in pro/con debate. Cloth face masks tend to cause my spectacles to steam up. A quick exper...
15 comments posted 6yrs
posted by wibble
15 comments posted 6yrs posted by wibble

Shredder Pump No Load power consumption query

Any thoughts on the following scenario: Pond pumps are great but at the moment they're regularly blocked with leaves so...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by 0845.86.86.888
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by 0845.86.86.888

Hozelock cr&p

We have a hosepipe with a spray gun on the end. The plastic Hozelock connector between the gun and the hosepipe is cons...
33 comments posted 6yrs
posted by news
33 comments posted 6yrs posted by news

very strong toilet clearer

My toilet pan has a stain below the watermark that neither bleach nor readily available acid (vinegar) will remove what...
69 comments posted 6yrs
posted by timsnews99
69 comments posted 6yrs posted by timsnews99

Service

I have a stove calor gas heater which needs servicing
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by olive.colvin19
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by olive.colvin19