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    so it is official: Vote Reform get the same Tory party that crashed the country

    When you say 5x, do you mean "a count of five times" or "a multiplier of one fifth"?
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    Washer waste pipe moving about...

    Fix it to the wall or machine with a weak bungee cord that will stretch to let you pull the machine out, but will then contract and hold the pipe in the sensible position in service
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    Do *any* metal roofed sheds, NOT sweat?

    Not unless it's been specifically coated to do so, which is highly unlikely in this application
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    How long should a 12v Car Battey last?

    Snort In older VWAG cars the "coding" procedure simply amounts to changing the battery serial number registered in the ECU/BMS so that it resets its adaptations to consider your battery as new If your car has stop/start ensure that your new battery's compatible with it as they are engineered...
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    DIY-kitchens - side panel height different size to cabinets, is it normal?

    Not significantly, and you can't really argue that "putting doors on kitchen units looks bad" because most kitchen units have doors.. Naturally I don't mean to cut eg 78mm off a shaker door and screw it in place; I was referring to eg a handleless slab door
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    DIY-kitchens - side panel height different size to cabinets, is it normal?

    Fit a door, with the cut side to the wall if you can't get one bob on
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    ballast to concrete ratio please?

    Before I tell you that's nonsense, I'd like you to define "stronger"
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    Ethernet Cable Switch

    This is confusing; you can program Python but you don't understand the most basic networking device there is That's like saying you're a brain surgeon but struggle to work the toaster.. ? then your network setup should look like Internet router | Ethernet wire | Some cheap switch that is...
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    Ethernet Cable Switch

    But that might be totally unnecessary expenditure if the OP has a PoE injector that can be powered off by the same timer you propose using for your switch..
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    Grout has dried rough with little visible grains

    I've also had good results from Butech Colorstuk Rapid (Porcelanosa) - Manhattan Delivery from porcelanosa is 60 cos they pallet everything, expecting you to buy tiles too.. eBay has a few listings for this grout at about 15 a bag delivered
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    Ethernet Cable Switch

    Do you still want the camera to work and record images onto eg an on site DVR even though it's not on the net? If no, and the camera gets its power from the Ethernet cable via a poe injector, then sure just put one of those rotary dial timers where you push plastic segments in/out in between...
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    Grout has dried rough with little visible grains

    I edited the post above but generally if you've got a contrasting grout the way to get defined lines is to make sure there aren't any bumps in the grout that spill out sideways on the rounded edge of the tiles. Wipe diagonally for the most part so you're going across the grout line at an angle...
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    Grout has dried rough with little visible grains

    Rub it down with the corner of a sanding block, scraper or with a grout rake then go over it again Ensure the mixing bucket and mixer is immaculate. apply with a clean rubber grout float. How long to wait depends on internal temp, humidity and how wet the wall is. In the height of summer heat...
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    Why would I want to wire a pneumatic switch pair in a two-way configuration?

    I think that's the same manual, as it does have that exact diagram in (Elkay 400A) But interestingly, I found the manual: https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Technical/DataSheets/Elkay/EK400A_Instructions.pdf And the diagram I complain of is absent in that one, but present in this one...
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    Loft storage. New joists on pole plate

    Yeah in my mind it's the "getting them into the side of the joists, as you reach into the narrow space, lying on your side/stomach on a temporary board on the old joists, trying to align a screw magnetized onto the bit of your cordless, they try and apply enough force to keep it from slipping...
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