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    Is this a bag of sand?

    because the bag is sealed and I want to know what it is, what I will do is take a close up with a better camera and then if it doesnt look clear to me then poke a hole in it. Anyway you guys seem pretty sure it is sharp sand, like breezer said, what else could it be?
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    Is this a bag of sand?

    also check the picture youll find it says nothin on it, even under the brick erm, I think I'll pass on the licking of the finger
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    Is this a bag of sand?

    hmmm, it doesn't smell, so it's not a of of sh*t it's also not a bag of potatoes
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    Is this a bag of sand?

    :?: :?
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    Is this a bag of sand?

    since im not a builder , describe building sand - in that bag the granules are quite coarse and pinky brown
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    Is this a bag of sand?

    hi, builders left a while ago, but one of the things they left is this: I am 93.6578% sure it is a bag of sand, but could you confirm please[/img]
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    adding a switch in existing loft lighting circuit

    have a look in the wiki http://wiki.diynot.com/electrics:lighting check, in the fitting (ISOLATE ELECTRICITY FIRST), thst there is one or two supply cables connected to L and N and E you will need some 1.5mm twin and earth cable, a patress box and a light switch at one end of the...
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    INterference with cables?

    when you say degraded, will it be a significant amount? is it possible to diy shield? If i dont, is 40cm of them being together going to cause significnant network speed problems
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    INterference with cables?

    hello, will I have any problems with interference if I run a bunch of speaker cables, a cat5 cable and a satellite cable in one bundle. Thanks
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    LIGHT SWITCH >>DOUBLE SOCKET CONVERSION

    no, because there is no neutral in the light switch
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    Leaking towel rail

    ok, will get the spanner out
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    Leaking towel rail

    Last sunday, the heating went off because of a pressure drop in the system, we had no idea where the problem was, but switched it back on. On wednesday, we discovered the pipe leading up to the new(ish) towel rail was leaking very slowly it looks like a loose nut(correct name?), I think I have...
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    Best way to wire surround sound + best cable?

    I didn't even think of insulating them from the metal, thanks would these be OK http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=1077&criteria=Loudspeaker%20Connectors&doy=4m12
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    Best way to wire surround sound + best cable?

    they are brass
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    Best way to wire surround sound + best cable?

    agh!, got all the bits apart from the sockets, turn out the don't do them quite like: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=34718&TabID=1&QV=Y&C=EBook&U=Ecat just wanted to know how to drill them
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    Electronics

    i think bolo may be confused by the difference between a forum and a topic
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    Best way to wire surround sound + best cable?

    it is but still want to know if there is any harm
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    Best way to wire surround sound + best cable?

    what do you mean by loadbearing, it does not support joists for the floor above, but obviously, it supports the roof, but it is towards the bottom of the ground floor that I am working on. Is it still ok to chisel?
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    Best way to wire surround sound + best cable?

    just done my first hole for a back box ever drilled neat little holes around the edge and smacked it in - backbox manages to get in, and no filling needed Also threaded the cable for it My second one, The plaster has messed up, the breeze is really close to the plasterboard and I...
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    slightly uneven concrete floor

    thanks, also which saw would be best to cut the floor itself
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