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Old style fuse carrier colours and ratings

Just having a quick look at this to try and identify circuits from the colour of the fuses (cartridge or wire, not sure...
12 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wibble
12 comments posted 8yrs posted by wibble

nissan leaf again

anybody tried charging the nissan leaf from a small generator?...strikes me it would be a good idea to carry one and be...
64 comments posted 8yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
64 comments posted 8yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Supataps tap induces

Can anyone tell me where I might get tap inices for basin Supataps?
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Jim Downing
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by Jim Downing

OT Left brain...Right brain. Heh Heh!

https://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2018/10/19/analysis-how-the-science-of-brains-is-giving-a-better-better-explanation-of-the-...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry130747
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry130747

Spray foam insulation

Have any of you had commercial type building roof interiors foam insulation sprayed? If so what did it cost? I cant find...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by news
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by news

Do smoke alarms become more sensitive with age?

My tenant says that the smoke alarm in the hall goes off when she has a shower and that the one in the kitchen goes off...
20 comments posted 8yrs
posted by bhartnett
20 comments posted 8yrs posted by bhartnett

Is it smart to get smart meters yet (/ever)?

Mum (88) had a letter from e-on suggesting she would have to have her meters changed and they would be smart meters, ex...
16 comments posted 8yrs
posted by news
16 comments posted 8yrs posted by news

Server VPS & VDS

Take advantage of a professional and innovative server hosting provider and of reliable and powerful dedicated servers...
0 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Conradelofe.160e50f8
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by Conradelofe.160e50f8

aldi drywall sander

Hello, Whilst shopping in aldi I saw a dry wall sander. I only had a quick look but it looks like an orbital sander wit...
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posted by reply
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by reply

mirror screws: with or without grommets?

Hello, I see screw fix are selling mirror screws with grommets: https://www.screwfix.com/p/easyfix-mirror-screws-8ga-x-...
5 comments posted 8yrs
posted by reply
5 comments posted 8yrs posted by reply

removing gas hob

Hello, I have a gas hob that I think I would like to replace with an induction hob. Mainly because I think that an indu...
12 comments posted 8yrs
posted by reply
12 comments posted 8yrs posted by reply

Larger capacity DeWalt 14.4V Li-Ion batteries?

I've got some old DeWalt 14.4V tools, some NiMH batteries and a couple of DE9141 1.1Ah Li-Ion batteries. Can anyone rec...
12 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nothanks
12 comments posted 8yrs posted by nothanks

No more mansize

Kleenex bins 'Mansize' tissues https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45899784 "Kimberly-Clark in no way suggests that...
91 comments posted 8yrs
posted by spuorgelgoog
91 comments posted 8yrs posted by spuorgelgoog

bike tyre stretching ????

After a puncture and a ruined tyre I tried to put back on an old 28 inch bike tyre that WAS on the bike years ago only t...
25 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
25 comments posted 8yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj