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Firewood moisture content

Can you estimate this with an ordinary multimeter? If so, what sort of figures would indicate a moisture level below 20...
31 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tim.downie
31 comments posted 7yrs posted by tim.downie

What happened here?

Old car needed the battery charged. Plugged that in via an extension lead from an outside socket - which has an histori...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dave
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by dave

Are acoustic boards worth double the price....

...if noise is not a massive issue anyway? I'm boarding over a wall, between us and neighbours, noise isn't a massive p...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by rsandr
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by rsandr

OT annoying tradesmen

I am of an age when I can no longer do DIY, so having, been reasonably frugal during my working life, I thought that I...
63 comments posted 7yrs
posted by messageboards
63 comments posted 7yrs posted by messageboards

Securing insulated plasterboard to steel lintel

I need to affix some insulated plasterboard to the underside of an IG Extra Heavy Duty steel lintel:...
38 comments posted 7yrs
posted by mathewjamesnewton
38 comments posted 7yrs posted by mathewjamesnewton

New Induction Hob - CU Change Needed?

New kitchen planning underway. Looks like we're going to replace a gas hob with an induction hob requiring a 32A connec...
57 comments posted 7yrs
posted by kev.holohan
57 comments posted 7yrs posted by kev.holohan

Ping Dave Liquorice Utility Point

Ploughing through a shedload of energy posts, I see you were taking a punt on Utility Point. Any Good? Any gotchas? Chee...
19 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
19 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

Central Heating Balancing

I need to sort out the rad balancing for my CH system (open vented S-plan, with TRV4s on all but one rads) and have com...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by davidm_uk-notme
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by davidm_uk-notme

Outdoor information labels - howto suggestions?

We have a 9 acre smallholding which has some fairly spread out and not often looked at pipework, electricity supplies,...
28 comments posted 7yrs
posted by cl
28 comments posted 7yrs posted by cl

F Plugs

Notice in my selection of these, some appear to cater for difference sizes of the inner core insulation. And perhaps di...
54 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dave
54 comments posted 7yrs posted by dave

123-Reg hosting

Does anyone in the group use 123-Reg for email and if so have you been getting reports of emails sent to you bouncing wi...
18 comments posted 7yrs
posted by David
18 comments posted 7yrs posted by David

EV charger earthing

I've only just spotted that EV chargers on TN-C-S systems are now supposed to be earthed as TT systems, with their own...
13 comments posted 7yrs
posted by nothanks
13 comments posted 7yrs posted by nothanks

And I thought that apprentices were thick

How long would it take you to gain entry to that building? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cuHR9r3DF4
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Tip recycling

The bins thread triggered this. Yesterday I took a large double glazing unit and a smaller sheet of glass to the tip. T...
9 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Billaboard
9 comments posted 7yrs posted by Billaboard

Stopping wheelie bins from blowing over?

####ing wind! I'm sick of finding a wheelie bin on it's arse, empty, contents strewn everywhere. I put a paving slab on...
27 comments posted 7yrs
posted by rsandr
27 comments posted 7yrs posted by rsandr