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repairing cracks

Hi folks, can you repair smallish cracks an holes with cement and sbr and no aggregate. This is just on a rough surface...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Patrick Watts
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by Patrick Watts

Re: Sometimes I love Mumsnet

Are you sure that its not just equal opportunity Darwin awards? On an allied subject, why have we seemingly gone from t...
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by briang1
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by briang1

Windows thread in UKLM

Ye gods, why has this been allowed to go on for so long? There hasn't been any legal content that I could see for ages.
8 comments posted 7yrs
posted by saramerriman
8 comments posted 7yrs posted by saramerriman

Three phase earth bonding

Suppose I have a variety of equipment which is variously powered from one of the phases of a three phase supply. I'm co...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by theom+news
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by theom+news

Supercapacitors

I've never used a supercap before, though I have had one kicking about here for a long time, a 5v 1 Farad. I have an ol...
55 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
55 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry.m1byt

RCBO marking.

Just fitted a couple of RCBOs to an older split load CU on the non RCD protected side. And was curious about how the te...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dave
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by dave

Venting subfloor up the chimney?

I'm thinking 2 birds one stone here..... I've been told I need better underfloor ventilation (there's no ventilation at...
8 comments posted 7yrs
posted by rsandr
8 comments posted 7yrs posted by rsandr

Question about telephone wiring

I've recently installed a trueCall Call Blocker, and have had some problems with it not ringing when it should. Turned...
15 comments posted 7yrs
posted by davidm_uk-notme
15 comments posted 7yrs posted by davidm_uk-notme

Re: New BBC soap: Bert Coules?

> No I knew he was on his hobby horse by the comments on people of colour He didn't mention "people of colour", probabl...
300 comments posted 7yrs
posted by smithski
300 comments posted 7yrs posted by smithski

Catalytic Converters - smell

Was talking about catalytic converters the other day following another theft and someone commented about the rotten egg...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Somewhere
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by Somewhere

Powerline adaptors.

I do hope you are nowhere near a radio ham or short wave listener, its open season on these blights to receiving am fro...
18 comments posted 7yrs
posted by briang1
18 comments posted 7yrs posted by briang1

18th Amendment wiring regs.

I understand that the only changes to the latest 17th amendment CUs is the addition of SPDs, however I believe there ar...
18 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
18 comments posted 7yrs posted by tricky.dicky