It would have been stronger if he'd used granary bread ! PeterB mail is usually read each day at about 07.00 British time reply to peter@... or press...
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Stuart Meier
stradagain
Oct 2, 2003 7:54 am
... Stale bread is the answer, stuff in my son's flat would support the Eiffel Tower. Stuart...
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Stuart Meier
stradagain
Oct 2, 2003 8:00 am
Just to prove Peter'spoint, these are the pressure loss in N/mm2 per meter run of pipe, for a flow rate 0.1kg/s : 15mm 445 22mm 68 28mm 19 35mm 7 ...
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restoredclassic@...
reteplav
Oct 2, 2003 9:17 am
"but I thought the SIP made from two pieces of toast and a bit of old bath sponge showed off the technology a treat" I always wonder about the long-term value...
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John DeWard
johndeward
Oct 2, 2003 10:11 am
A lot of domestic devices have poor power factor, The LED circuit described would have a Lead power factor which also a common characteristic for florescent...
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azbxcydwev
Oct 2, 2003 11:36 am
... or ... The water main will have "static" pressure and "working", or "dynamic", pressure, the pressure when all taps are on. The static can be very high in...
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Stephen Reynolds
stephen_j_re...
Oct 2, 2003 12:47 pm
There was a thread a while ago on hardwood timber that I can't seem to find. Am about to start fitting barge boards & would like to use the best timber (i.e....
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etj_webster
Oct 2, 2003 1:50 pm
... I want to be a lazy b@stard, but the pay isn't good enough ;-] I saw a link posted recently about plastering courses (might have been on the ukha forum). ...
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etj_webster
Oct 2, 2003 2:00 pm
... for ... Apparent ... only be ... And this is why the electricity board state on their paperwork for new supplies what the max power is you shall use, as...
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etj_webster
Oct 2, 2003 2:13 pm
... first ... Hi Stuart, one gable on our roof has around a 12 inch overhang due to a step-back in the wall below. There is a 16kg steel I beam along the top...
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rick_hughesuk
Oct 2, 2003 3:00 pm
... some "nice stuff" like this in my house. Can anyone recommend a starting point for me that isnt too full of technicalities. ... THE FAQ ! ...
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D.LL.Williams
dylanpesda
Oct 2, 2003 5:49 pm
... Seemed to have opened a can of worms here! It’s something I was told or picked up on a gas handling course, where the gas was stored as fluid. Here’s...
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Nick Austin
nick1nildram
Oct 2, 2003 6:32 pm
... IIRC, it's called "Bernoulli's Law". The pressure of a gas or fluid is lower as it moves faster. That's why aeroplanes fly. The wing is shaped so that...
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Nick Laurie
nick_laurie
Oct 2, 2003 6:39 pm
We did all that kind of stuff (BBs, fascias, soffits) in Western Red Cedar. It needs no further maintenance for at least 35 years (TRADA) and most experienced...
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Nick Laurie
nick_laurie
Oct 2, 2003 6:39 pm
We have this problem, I suspect it's more to do with the volume available at the supply (our borehole) than with pipe diameters. Sometime (life is SO short)...
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Martha Back
martha_back
Oct 2, 2003 7:18 pm
We have a wooden bungalow made from red Canadian cedar and built 1966 using a kit from Colt Cedar Homes, we have just replaced the cedar shingle roof which was...
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etj_webster
Oct 2, 2003 7:45 pm
Just watching 'this old house' on H&L+1 and they showed pex pipe pushed into alloy reflector plates with the foil bubble wrap stuff below it for a suspended...
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sj_purser
Oct 2, 2003 9:30 pm
... to find. ... timber ... issues, ... I seem to recall that the thread debated a Grand Designs programme that described a cheaper timber as "softwood"; and...
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Stuart Meier
stradagain
Oct 2, 2003 9:51 pm
Hardwood? The best? Well, it depends how you are going to treat it. I don't think I'd paint hardwoods. Garden furniture is often made from Iroko - often...
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Stuart Billinghurst
zipper501
Oct 2, 2003 9:55 pm
Thanks, I have ordered some books from Amazon from the Barry series of books. Any other recommended reading? ... From: etj_webster...
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Nick Laurie
nick_laurie
Oct 2, 2003 9:58 pm
I can confirm that Western Red Cedar is (physically) very soft. Very durable as cladding but you wouldn't want to build a shelf with it. Incidentally, some of...
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W3526602@...
Oct 3, 2003 5:36 am
Hi, I have some sort of vague idea that skirting boards were "structural". The floor boards did not touch the walls in days of yore (solid, therefore damp...
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W3526602@...
Oct 3, 2003 5:38 am
Hi, You should be able to protect your vacuum cleaner by glueing rubber strips round the vulnerable edges. 602 [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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W3526602@...
Oct 3, 2003 5:40 am
Hi David C Been away for three weeks (hacking off in France) so maybe your query has been answered already. Joist sizes v spans is/was listed in the Building...
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W3526602@...
Oct 3, 2003 5:56 am
Hi, Is yours the only building that the BCO forgot to keep a record of? If he made a habit of not keeping records, then you should be able to hit back. If ...
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Stuart Meier
stradagain
Oct 3, 2003 7:09 am
Hello Sixohtoo, back from France eh? How much progress did you make? Stuart ... From: <W3526602@...> To: <UK_Selfbuild@...> Sent: 03 October...
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W3526602@...
Oct 3, 2003 7:52 am
Hi Stuart, Did I mention that we bought our house in France UNSEEN on the web for £10,000? Saw it in the flesh for the first time in June. So, this visit we...
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Meg & Peter Broome
ukthorn
Oct 3, 2003 8:49 am
Interestingly, the standard pipe size increases equate to an approximate doubling of cross sectional area each time (and thus water flow for the same ...
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Jeffery Hardy
jeffery.hardy@...
Oct 3, 2003 9:11 am
Hmm, and what about the state of his bath sponge... ;-) ... From: Stuart Meier [mailto:stuartmeier@...] Sent: 02 October 2003 08:54 To:...
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Jeffery Hardy
jeffery.hardy@...
Oct 3, 2003 9:16 am
"I want to be a lazy b@stard, but the pay isn't good enough ;-]" - you want my bosses job then! Re plastering courses, a colleague wanted to do this in evening...
