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Ping Adam

What do the professionals do when fitting almost any modern imported ceiling light fitting to an existing 3 plate ceili...
18 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tim
18 comments posted 7yrs posted by tim

Mad electrical question

I discovered a problem with a join in a ring main and decided to replace the faulty connector with a terminal block. I...
29 comments posted 7yrs
posted by newsgroups
29 comments posted 7yrs posted by newsgroups

Nuisance caller attempts increasing again

After the number of nuisance calls my phone system was blocking, fell to almost no calls, there has been a sudden incre...
114 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
114 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Windpower setup suitable for charging batteries

What pieces of kit would I need for a small quick and dirty windpower setup suitable for charging AA, AAA, C and D-size...
40 comments posted 7yrs
posted by this
40 comments posted 7yrs posted by this

Building Quote abbreviation PC SUM?

I have a builders quote for various minor works Most of the items are £YYY +VAT But replacing some rotten wood in a car...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

Hot water from combi boiler question

Is the water from the hot taps served by a combi regarded as potable? What makes it so cloudy? The cloudiness disappears...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by graham-usenet
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by graham-usenet

Adding water to expanding foam

I seem to be using expanding foam more and more ever since I bought a gun applicator now that I can actually control th...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by mathewjamesnewton
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by mathewjamesnewton

The smoot is a nonstandard unit of length...

The smoot is a nonstandard unit of length created as part of an MIT fraternity prank. It is named after Oliver R. Smoot...
15 comments posted 7yrs
posted by davidp
15 comments posted 7yrs posted by davidp

Weird local builders

A drive is being completely relaid locally in a snakes and ladders manner. There's a concrete base already there. The b...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by NOTsomeone

RCBO question

Not my finest moment, but I was carrying out a minor electrical job. As I was wiping up the dust with a damp cloth, I c...
13 comments posted 7yrs
posted by newsgroups
13 comments posted 7yrs posted by newsgroups

Running cables from CU into trunking

I am running 50mm X 50mm plastic trunking round the perimeter of garage at ceiling level and planning to drop conduit d...
8 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
8 comments posted 7yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Genuine Philips repair manuals.

I've got a few workshop (repair) manuals bought from Philips for various things I once owned. All 20 plus years old. Wo...
8 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dave
8 comments posted 7yrs posted by dave

Mini tesla coil

Built one of these. Seemed like a good idea at the time. http://www.56dz.com/index.php?g=mobile&m=Download&a=show&id=41...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tim.downie
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by tim.downie