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Filling phone extension back box hole

A BT rewire has made an extension socket in the kitchen redundant. I've removed the back box, but am wondering about th...
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posted by Jeff
16 comments posted 1yr posted by Jeff

OT: ammonia powered ship

Ammonia for ships has been discussed here before, lower energy density compared to fuel oil. Can anyone make sense of t...
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posted by usenet
3 comments posted 1yr posted by usenet

Shower/Bath

I am thinking about upgrading my bathroom to make it more usable. Since I moved here I have found the bath a bit of a s...
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posted by jgnewsid
25 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Lidl Bootlace Ferrule Crimper

Lidl Bootlace Ferrule Crimper - from today (02/03.25) - £12.99 https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/parkside-crimping-tool-set/p1002...
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posted by not
0 comments posted 1yr posted by not

DIY "infinity contrast" TV

Take an old discarded TV with a broken backlight and a discarded office video projector, and use the latter to create a...
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posted by email
4 comments posted 1yr posted by email

Windows 10 slow boot

An old primary school friend has asked me to look at a 2021 desktop PC with a 4 minute boot up time. There are no saved...
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posted by news
48 comments posted 1yr posted by news

OT House insurance

30% up on last year with no claim! Compare the market start at 60% lower. (Tesco!) I know they are likely to drop it whe...
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posted by tim
20 comments posted 1yr posted by tim

OT: Warranty on replacemant parts

Yeah, I know I should post on a legal group but someone here might know. If a car's OEM replacement 12V battery (fitted...
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posted by timdownieuk
12 comments posted 1yr posted by timdownieuk

Digital Multi Meters - time for a new one

My Uni-T DMM has become flaky so it's time for a new one. I can't justify the cost of a Fluke but don't want bargain bas...
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posted by nomail
28 comments posted 1yr posted by nomail

Vitodens 100W fault?

This afternoon there was a very strong smell of gas between mine and my neighbours house. Having ruled out any leaks in...
1 comments posted 1yr
posted by timdownieuk
1 comments posted 1yr posted by timdownieuk

Downlighter reliability (and other things !)

We rebuilt a bungalow 5 years ago. A number of rooms have a total quantity of 31 of these 8W Dimmable Downlighters Abou...
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posted by mark
5 comments posted 1yr posted by mark