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Electric Hob Wiring.

I disconnected an electric hob for a friend that had 6 wires connected to it via a 6 wire cable. It was 2 earths, 2 neutral and 2 live. He then got it reinstalled by someone else but says now that...

Gizmonster

Stripping A Varnished/Stained Table Back To Bare Wood.

So earlier this year I tried, in vain, to strip our garden table back to the bare bones, so I could varnish / stain it from scratch. I'm not sure what's on it at the moment - varnish, stain , a...

brainiac

I see that The Mail are giving an electric Hyundai away today, and it got me wondering how practical electric cars are. You can't recharge them from a domestic socket (impractical, takes way too long)...

Bigbad

Is There A Band Or Singer You Really Liked

But only up to a certain point? fiction-factory’s thread below about Queen got me thinking about this. I like all their albums up to and including Night At The Opera, but none of them after that. Only...

tiggerblue10

Indemnity Clause

Last month my solicitors sent me some forms to fill in re my house sale. I completed them and enclosed some electrical paperwork for rewiring, extra sockets and light switches I had done around 10...

Georgiesmum

Do You Feed The Birds?

Do you feed the wild birds? I always have done but not so many people seem to these days. Ive always pastry scraps, fat balls, and dried meal worms for them that I put out every day.

dave50

Anyone Else Getting Sick Of Hearing About The Corona Virus On The Tv News?

Also tired of hearing the words safe, safely, save lives, control the virus, infections, lock down etc etc. Every news bulletin invariably has some bad news about the virus and even if they can bare...

Apc2604

bbc.co.uk/news/education-53947982

//The learning gap between rich and poor pupils has grown by almost half since schools closed in March, teachers said.// Why? Is this down to parenting? All children were set work by schools, rich and...

jno

Self-Drive Cars Next Year?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/18/self-driving-cars-allowed-motorways-industry-risk I'm in favour of the idea, given that cars are less likely to be drunk and aggressive, but I wonder...

balloney

Slope For Inside A Gutter To Drain Water Away

I am looking for a piece of length of plastic 6 ft long, to insert in the gutter to drain the water down the drain pipe. Any ideas please....

Ellipsis

Bournemouth Beach

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-53176717 Would you want to be on Bournemouth beach today? If so, would you take your litter home with you? And is this a sign that a second peak is...

GSD4ME

Plumbing: Fitting Input/Output Pipes Externally To A Round Pipe

With all this sunshine I was looking at making a solar shower, as it gets very costly to use the immersion heater to warm a tankful of water for 2 people. My idea was to use a length of black...

pinkcows

Ensuites, Family Bathroom??

We are building a new house, downstairs will have a wc, upstairs is 2 masterbedrooms, one for us and one for my daughter with en suites, attic rooms also have an ensuite for my son...do i really need...

lankeela

Florida

Why do all the holiday homes have covered in areas around their swimming pools? I presume its to do with alligators but their gardens are not closed in and often they go down to the water's edge. I...

bednobs

Railway Sleepers

hi, I would like to buy some reclaimed railway sleepers but am very confused by the different sizes, wood etc. Has anyone got a good supplier and could help me decide what to get or give any advice

foxyferret

Water Stain On Kitchen Ceiling

A large water stain has appeared today on the kitchen ceiling. The kitchen is directly below the bathroom and the airing cupboard with cylinder. I took everything out of the airing cupboard and using...

gulliver1

Incompetence.

Incompetence is a Built in feature not a Bug, in Boris Johnsons Government. Since Boris doesn't cherish much beyond the Idea of Himself as a Figure of Greatness The safe bet is his plan to merge the...

KARL

Product Warning - Fire Angel Alarms

Over the past couple of years I have bought something like fifteen different alarms of this brand. Most were smoke alarms, three heat ones and then a carbon monoxide type - all are interlinked with a...

bednobs

Children Being Fed In The Summer Holidays

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53065806 I get all the "people should feed their own children" and "they get child benefit" points. However, I found it strange when I saw this yesterday. Marcus rashford...