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Re: Bosch PMF 180

2009-12-09T04:24:38Z

On Dec 8, 8:59 pm, "The Medway Handyman"
Bad idea.
Stcik one meter probe on the live plug pin, unplugged of course, and
with the other probe just follow the circuit all the way round back to
the neutral pin, you'll soon find where it goes dead.
NT

Re: Fitting a bath

2009-12-09T03:21:32Z

I have no sympathy whatever for anyone who has small children. Condoms
are cheap enough.
R

Re: Fitting a bath

2009-12-09T02:57:23Z

Roger Dewhurst <dewhu...@wave.co.nz>
wibbled on Tuesday 08 December 2009 23:52
Everyone with small children....
Ever tried to shower a baby?

Re: Are RCDs all the same size?

2009-12-09T01:40:30Z

Its sounds like part and parcel of the same issue - quite possibly too
much total leakage for one RCD.
A 100mA trip main RCD with time delay (i.e. type S) will offer the same
level of protection from fire risk. That if combined with RCBOs for the
socket circuits would quite likely cure your problem without too much

Re: BBC jakes GW demo?

2009-12-09T01:21:59Z

One of the things that interests me is why so little attention is paid
to water vapour. IIUC this is by far the most significant "greenhouse
gas" - and concentrations of that dwarf CO2 (man made or otherwise).
(the cynic might say that perhaps its because if you include it, you
make the man made CO2 component look far less significant, and that does

Re: Water meters- why not?

2009-12-09T01:14:22Z

On Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:56:57 +0000, Rod <polygo...@ntlworld.com>
wrote:
Unless you meter everyone, how do you know who are 'profligate'?
What's the changeover point for profligacy?
It seems totally fair to me to pay for the quantity of water you
actually use.
Isn't this exactly the same as what you do with gas, electricity,

Re: Bosch PMF 180

2009-12-09T01:02:32Z

OK, since you have it open. Check continuity from live pin on plug to
termination inside. Repeat for neutral. If you can verify that there is
continuity between the pins on the plug and the ends of the cable inside
then you have eliminated the cable and plug - to be sure move the flex
about a bit near the plug and the machine to see that you retain

Re: Water meters- why not?

2009-12-09T00:57:37Z

On Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:04:22 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Liquorice"
When I asked Northumbrian Water [link] for a meter
several years ago, they subcontracted the work to 'Kemac', a
subsidiary company of theirs, who surveyed my property and immediately
proposed an internal meter.
I had no objection to this - it saved any disturbance to the front

Re: BBC jakes GW demo?

2009-12-09T00:55:54Z

On 9 Dec, 00:11, "The Medway Handyman"
Because it has to be backed up to the same degree. I could have an
opinion that the moon is made of green cheese but that doesn't make my
opinion equally valid to the one that says it isn't.
Yes it's amazing how little progress has been made in the last 200
years or so!

Grant oil-fired condensing boilers

2009-12-09T00:51:18Z

We're planning to have our central heating redone, and the plumber has
recommended a Grant oil-fired condensing boiler, to be mounted
externally. I'm not familiar with the reliability of currently
available boilers, as what we have now is a multi-fuel Rayburn with an
oil conversion.
I'd welcome any comments from folk who have experience with the Grant

Re: BBC jakes GW demo?

2009-12-09T00:40:03Z

On Dec 9, 12:09 pm, "The Medway Handyman"
Wikipedia is known to be biased towards climate alarmists, so is
useless as a source of climate information.
A number of moderators sit around all day and get rid of changes that
they don't like. e.g. have a look at what William M. Connolley has
done on 8 Dec 09:

Where get wall-mounted timer switch for a room light?

2009-12-09T00:33:45Z

Where can I get a wall-mounted timer switch for a room light?
I want something which can be set set to switch the light on for a
period of hours (like the evening).
I haven't seen anything which can be wall-mounted in a normal sized
light switch.

Re: BBC jakes GW demo?

2009-12-09T00:31:47Z

Even that is not proven.
The greenhouse effect relies on the CO2 concentrations in the upper
atmosphere and we don't have any measurements dating back more than a decade
or three.
It is well known that there are benefits from climate change as well as bad
things.
You cannot state that it will be bad for the majority as nobody knows at

Re: Folding Curtain Rail or Pole

2009-12-09T00:31:11Z

On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:25:54 +0000, Usenet Nutter
I think these are what I mean .Portieres
[link]
Not cheap at that place .Might need to think again !!!

Folding Curtain Rail or Pole

2009-12-09T00:25:54Z

I was wanting to put up a curtain behind the door of my flat to make
the hall a bit warmer .I was trying to source something I have seen
before ...a curtain pole which I think is fixed at one end to the
door frame above the door but hinged and the other end can be
released when you want to open the door so the curtain swings out of

Re: BBC jakes GW demo?

2009-12-09T00:15:30Z

Bob wrote:
But they are comparing years and are proposing changes that affect people
lives based on flakey evidence.
The figures conveniently ignore history.
General agreement from people who earn their living from being green is
biased.

Re: BBC jakes GW demo?

2009-12-09T00:11:50Z

Bob wrote:
Why should it not be equally valid?
But that is the point, the scientific method is seriously flawed.
I'd agree 100% with that. The evidence to support MMR was good, the
evidence against was emotive & unscientific. The opposite to the climate
change argument.

Re: Will a light dimmer be able to speed control this--

2009-12-09T00:08:02Z

In article <1se8mj6xw5qv0.1ew4lww9hjqp1$. ...@40tude.net>,
It's done by reducing the voltage at the same rate you reduce the
frequency. This means the torque drops too, but nothing you can do
about that. It's OK for things like fans where required torque drops
off with reduced speed anyway, but is less suitable for constant

Re: Mains Water Pressure. What is "typical"?

2009-12-09T00:07:36Z

Fantastic. I bet Maxie sings that song on the beach in the Far East up the
tree in that frock. What a man! Truly fantastic. Such a foot tapping tune
as well. Only Maxie can do that.

Re: BBC jakes GW demo?

2009-12-09T00:02:19Z

On 8 Dec, 22:17, "The Medway Handyman"
What Roger is saying is that you are not going to get a definitive
temperature to 10 decimal places for each year so you can't compare
years like that. You have to take into account the statistics of the
data sets and there will be some fluctuations around the broad

Re: Failing chemical damp proof course?

2009-12-08T23:54:31Z

On Dec 8, 9:39 pm, "Cash" <.............\\@............. ..//.com>
wrote:
Thanks, the IG door (or something similar) is probably the solution we
will choose. UPVC isn't an option as they are ugly and won't suite
the house and area. It isn't in a conservation area but the house is
in a terrace of attractive Victorian cottages whose owners take care

Re: Fitting a bath

2009-12-08T23:54:42Z

Fish pond?
R

Re: Fitting a bath

2009-12-08T23:52:27Z

Don't bother. Fit a shower and use the extra space for something else.
Who in the civilized world uses a bath these days?
R

Re: Gas boiler

2009-12-08T23:51:28Z

In article <nyyfbegfubjuvyypbz.kud6va1.pm in...@srv1.howhill.co.uk>,
Through leaks, such as the one where the pressure was lost from.
Air actually leaks in through leaks even when the system is under
pressure. (I described the process in detail in an old posting.)
Depending how quickly it leaks out again, she might want to challenge

Re: BBC jakes GW demo?

2009-12-08T23:50:18Z

On 8 Dec, 22:56, "The Medway Handyman"
I want to stay out of the name calling, but you raise an important
point here because it is something I hear more and more these days and
which seems to be reinforced by the media. Just because there is a
dissenting opinion does not make it equally valid. We're not talking

Re: OT - Spiral

2009-12-08T23:48:45Z

BBC 4 have shown two 8 episode series. Just finished a repeat of the 2nd
series.
Magic cop drama with old fashioned police methods.
And a central character woman detective to dream and dream and dream and
dream about.
Did I say that there is a sexy woman in this show?
Arthur

Re: Failing chemical damp proof course?

2009-12-08T23:39:55Z

In article
<1b1a0249-07fb-439e-be2e-1eedc 5a84...@m26g2000yqb.googlegrou ps.com>,
About par for the course for 'ordinary' untreated wood.

Re: wooden window frames slight mould ?

2009-12-08T23:38:48Z

Bingo I'll grab that, I gave domestos a go with no joy.
I'll grab some from B&Q who I guess will sell this.
I think the person there before had not dealt with the problem and
airing the place out. Also I did not the window seals are shot to death
this afternoon while trying to clean it off.

Re: Mixing central heating inhibitor

2009-12-08T23:38:39Z

You've probably all lost interest in this by now, or you've mixed the
inhibitors anyway.
There's a brief description here;
[link]
There are 4 types of closed-circuit inhibitors listed (sulphite,
silicate, nitrite, molybdate) up to page 5, after which it goes onto

Re: Water rates - surface water drainage

2009-12-08T23:37:49Z

In article <k5gth5905hgje310oeam5tu7ub2n9 ah...@4ax.com>,
It's a new-ish charge they're allowed to make (last couple of years).
I didn't know they'd started doing this with residential properties yet,
although they are allowed to. Initially, they were going for commercial
properties, but the intention was always to include residential and

Re: BBC jakes GW demo?

2009-12-08T23:36:36Z

On 8 Dec, 19:14, "The Medway Handyman"
Going back to Phil's question, the point isn't that it was 'noticed'
100 years ago but that the basic physics was described. If I recall,
some of the earliest science in this area was formulated by Fourier so
in fact that would have been well over 100 years ago.

Re: wooden window frames slight mould ?

2009-12-08T23:35:58Z

First of all, treat it with
[link]
Then you have to stop the cause or it will eventually return.
The cause almost certainly being condensation. You need to improve
ventilation.

Re: OT - Spiral

2009-12-08T23:32:10Z

No. It was French.

Re: Will a light dimmer be able to speed control this--

2009-12-08T23:30:45Z

A late reader of this thread. What about the CH pumps that have
several speeds available ? One of the recommendations that appears
here fairly regularly for pump-over into the header tank is to reduce
the pump speed.
Rob

OT - Spiral

2009-12-08T23:29:58Z

Did anyone watch this French cop series?
Arthur

Re: Water meters- why not?

2009-12-08T23:28:21Z

what, with their plumbing? (S*n*f*o ...)
owain

Re: Failing chemical damp proof course?

2009-12-08T23:26:31Z

A friend of mine bought an older property on which replacement hard
wood windows from a reputable company had been fitted some 8 or 9
years previously. I significant number of these windows are now
having be repaired under the 10 year guarantee.
Rob

Re: Gas boiler

2009-12-08T23:15:05Z

On 8 Dec,
When I drain mine I can hear air being drawn in via the auto bleed valves. In
normal use when the pressure drops it isn't enough to let air in.

Re: Water meters- why not?

2009-12-08T23:21:42Z

I've been profligate (isn't that a great word !) I'm afraid, but in
Scotland water is not a problem, though equally because I've a septic
tank, a meter would actually save me money.
It wouldn't have on Saturday however - the concrete floored bicycle
shed had a visitation from the shit fairy coming up through a drain

Re: Water meters- why not?

2009-12-08T23:20:09Z

I'm not too far from you, being in Lancashire and not only do we have
plentiful water, but the majority of it comes from Cumbria and needs no
power at all to get it here - being gravity fed.
Various cleaning methods are used, most of which use little or no power.
Chlorination , etc. also uses little. There are small, very low powered

Re: Insert nuts

2009-12-08T23:17:56Z

With decent sharp teeth they only really work on hardwood. You need a
tight grain to get any strength.
Good for say a consumer unit cupboard which has to be dismantled to
access the close to floor cutout, (M6 nurled bolts into nut-inserts),
not good for apes.
That said, I may try some in the reverse side of an Iroko plank to

Re: Water meters- why not?

2009-12-08T23:08:04Z

summer
It would, if you get serious about insulation getting rid of the
waste heat inside is a problem. This is a solid stone building so
leaks heat badly. One day the unisulated drylining may get ripped out
and 2" cellotex insulation put in. I bet that will make a dramatic
difference to the amount of energy required to keep the place warm.

Re: Water meters- why not?

2009-12-08T23:04:22Z

Nor here either, until the water company spent lots of dosh running a
6" main from a reservoir 15 miles away our water came out of the side
of the fell about 1/2 a mile away. Nice clean fresh water but a bit
hard. The reservior water is more or less as good and loevely and
soft.
I reckon we can dump as much waste water down the paddock as we want.

Re: BBC jakes GW demo?

2009-12-08T23:11:32Z

Gasp! Dennis - how dare you bring facts into an ecobollox argument!

Re: BBC jakes GW demo?

2009-12-08T23:09:59Z

Right. If its on Wikipedia it must be true.
I wonder who wrote it?

Re: Gas meter box keys

2009-12-08T23:09:22Z

If you've got a pair of long nose pliers you can save yourself £1 and
a trip into town.
Dave.

Re: BBC jakes GW demo?

2009-12-08T23:09:08Z

So, your answer would have holes in it? Would they be like the holes in the
ozone layer that was going to end mankind?
Thats why you didn't answer the question.
Phils question was delightfully simple, I'll re post it so you can't ignore
it;
"If it was first noticed 100 years ago, it's fairly safe to say that it had

Re: BBC jakes GW demo?

2009-12-08T23:03:29Z

And they still fucked up & got different years?
You really are the most ignorant of idiots but do keep on digging. You
are providing a certain level of amusement.

Re: BBC jakes GW demo?

2009-12-08T23:02:08Z

As I said in an earlier post. Don't attempt to patronise me fuckwit.
First of all, attacking me instead of my arguments shows how weak yours are.
And I take it you are the official spokesman for the entire group when you
claim I am providing amusement?
Your arrogance is staggering. Only matched by your gullibility.

Re: Gas meter box keys

2009-12-08T22:58:01Z

F wrote:
I'll be honest I didn't know there were different sizes I thought it was
a universal thing. I'll guess 7mm.