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    VOIP and powering a router and ONT for 12 hours or more?

    Due to my location I endure relatively frequent power cuts which can last for hours, if not days. What is the best way to power my ONT and router in the event of a power failure lasting for at least 6 hours or more? This would primarily be for phone use and mainly to handle incoming calls from...
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    Bath rail (wall mounted) - is there a particular type to go for or avoid?

    Thanks, makes you wonder what the difference is between that one on amazon and the following more expensive one: https://www.croydex.co.uk/product-220.html#:~:text=300mm%20Stainless%20Steel%20Straight%20Grab%20Bars%20with,use%20in%20'wet'%20showering%20areas%20Concealed%20fixings
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    Bath rail (wall mounted) - is there a particular type to go for or avoid?

    Thanks for the advice, I was initially thinking of one like the following screwed to the wall: https://www.amazon.co.uk/supregear-Bathroom-Stainless-Non-Slip-Auxiliary/dp/B092JFFN1P?th=1
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    Bath rail (wall mounted) - is there a particular type to go for or avoid?

    I'm just thinking of a short-ish, 30cm rail to fit to the tiled wall that the bath butts up against. Are there any makes to avoid or go for?
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    Toilet cistern - Siphon question

    So, I'm referring to the 'well' where you can see the black top of the piston shaft that in this photo can be seen roughly underneath the black lever arm. Should the water be in the 'well' or should it be dry(ish)?
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    Toilet cistern - Siphon question

    My toilet cistern has a siphon very much like the following (picture below - the only difference is that mine doesn't have that elongated blue 'slider' on the side) but otherwise it's a Derwent MacDee Metro 3-Part Siphon...
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    Flood lights - can anyone recommend a really good make/model that lasts more than a couple of years?

    I don't like chucking things away when a tiny part probably costing less than a penny goes bad. I've repaired LED light bulbs before. Why waste your money and add to landfill when you can repair the item instead, even if it's something as 'basic' as an LED floodlight?
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    Flood lights - can anyone recommend a really good make/model that lasts more than a couple of years?

    > Why would you need to be able to take an LED fitting apart? To replace a surface mounted LED or, at the very least, remove one that has shorted or blown in a way that's affected other LEDs. Some also start to flicker as they fail and removing just one would be very easy if the LED board can...
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    Flood lights - can anyone recommend a really good make/model that lasts more than a couple of years?

    Thanks for the advice so far. Have been doing some hunting for LED PIR flood lights that are actually repairable and found this Danic: light: https://www.cwberry.com/danic-dnfl430p-30w-4000k-repairable-led-floodlight-with-ip65-pir there's also a non-PIR version on that site. Does anyone have...
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    Flood lights - can anyone recommend a really good make/model that lasts more than a couple of years?

    M latest Osram LEDVANCE floodlight is starting to fail on me (very dim output) but because of the way it's sealed it's impossible to get inside the damn thing. So it's time to buy another flood light. I have two like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FNN5BFC but while that one in...
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    Soft, rotten area in the slat of a bench - how to fix?

    I'll have a look, thanks. BTW, that's a lovely looking bench - where did you buy it?
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    Soft, rotten area in the slat of a bench - how to fix?

    Thanks, I didn't know that. Before I used the Osmo Oil I emailed the manufacturer and mentioned the intended use and they said it would be fine ........ but I guess not.
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    Soft, rotten area in the slat of a bench - how to fix?

    It's too damp, I'd need a flamethrower. :) In fact, the rest of the slats are fine, it's just that one which has a problem (at the moment ......... ).
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    Soft, rotten area in the slat of a bench - how to fix?

    Thanks - yes, it's been treated with Osmo Oil (twice over the past five years).
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