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Electrical box for dry lining with a conduit opening on the bottom?
I'm looking for a 1-gang dry-lining box with a circular knockout on the bottom for a conduit fitting. Does such a thing exist? (Most of them have circular knockouts on the back, I know, but that...
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Too much sport on BBC TV?
I think so, but there I am not a sport enthusiast. Having ignored reams of sport reporting on breakfast TV I settled down to watch a report about knife crimes interviewing the Mayor of London, then to...
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Re: whit?....
On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 13:01:42 +0100, "Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote: >>>>>>> -17490979 daesh 'leader' in Libya was a mossad agent bul of khazaria map Israeli's Teaching their Children how to Kill
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Raised patio - solid or deck on legs?
I'm thinking of building a rear-garden patio raised to the level of the interior floors, the idea being to be able to walk though the patio doors with no step down. The height above the existing...
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Utterly OT: Prostate Treatment
Following the usual preamble route I had a mri followed by biopsy and bone scan. Turned out I had a very aggressive cancer in the prostate but it hadn't escaped from the gland. Possible treatments...
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Doorbell?
We have an ancient Freidland door chime which Dongs but no longer Dings:-) Ive been looking for a replacement but cant work out if I need an AC or DC bell unit to continue using the current 12v...
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Women
Just been to sort out an alarm sensor. Whilst I was there she asked if I could look at her fridge as the top of the fridge had gone dark. A nice new fridge with just one light halfway down the fridge....
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Ship Of Theseus?
Had to look that one up. The same idea as my grandfather's yard brush which has had 4 new heads and 3 new handles but is still the same brush!
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Recording from Panasonic smart TV
My elderly neighbours have recently bought a new TV. Inevitably these days, I suppose, it was 'smart'. It's a Panasonic TX-40FS500B. They are struggling with it. I don't know what they had before, but...
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G8KDU?
Seems to lack the bonhomie that should accompany the international gentlemanly tradition of amateur radio.
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Consumer unit upgrade quotes
Ive just has three quotes to upgrade our old fuse box to a modern consumer unit. £1,300, £625 and £550. The £1,300 guy didn't even visit he just asked for photos. The £625 guy said we needed new...
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oil
should oil be coming out of the drain hole of the tank of a new compressor when you unscrew it after use......thought it should only be water???
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'Best' MCB rating for boiler + washing machine?
For a 2.5mm2 radial circuit supplying a washing machine (via a double 13A socket) and a boiler/pump/valves (via 3A FCU) would a 16A or 20A MCB be 'best', and why? If the spare 13A socket might end up...
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Red LED on Parkside SDS
I have had a mains Parkside BMH 1100 SDS drill for a few years, its been 100% reliable, soon after getting it (after the instruction were lost) a red LED lit up leaving me guessing as to what it was...
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Socket terminal screws not grabbing cable....
Bought some sockets today, put the 2.5mm in, tightened the screw, the cable promptly fell back out as the screw left too much room at either side. What would a proper electrician do in this...
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