Hood
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That was the last cruise control speed I had set.
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Blue Chips
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To be more accurate, I think that the terminology used over here might be something like "frost-proof anti-siphon sillcock" or "freeze-proof anti-siphon hose bib" (or "...tap" "...spigot" "...faucet," etc.). The idea is that even though you connect the hose outside the house, the actual valve for that tap extends inside the home to a heated area, such as a heated basement. We've had them on our houses for many years, and we've never had one freeze yet, even in below-zero Fahrenheit (below -18C) conditions. They are installed with a slight slope for drainage and an anti-siphon valve to prevent backflow. You should always disconnect the garden hose before freezing weather sets in, so that it can drain. Otherwise, water trapped in the pipe between the valve and the hose bib could freeze and burst the pipe.
Here are a couple of links:
https://www.denommeeplumbing.com/outdoor-faucets-make-winterizing-a-snap/
https://www.quora.com/How-do-Frost-free-faucets-work
Of course, if the anti-frost valve extends into a cold or unheated area, that area may not be warm enough to prevent the valve from freezing, so all bets are off.
I'm sure it's already been at the limit anyway
Hood
I am obsessed.
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Nah, too old for that nowadays.I'm sure it's already been at the limit anyway
Grabbed some scrap aluminium from the skip and took it home. Bent a rough ring by hand and welded it all up, much faster than waiting for procurement to order a binbag holder for the cabin
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Having an open end would have annoyed me so built up enough weld to grind it into a dome along with all the surfaces. Not perfect but it'll do for a portacabin in a shipyard.
redlig
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this morning I was cleaning a paint brush and as usual having a problem getting all the white spirit out and the came up with a new to me idea. If it's common practice forgive me but regardless it does work well. Just be careful which way you point it and don't do it indoors.
Barking Mat
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We have taps in the house, you turn off, then a bleed point
at the lowest point, and leave exterior tap open.
zeppelin builder
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here is some work ive done to the grinnal recently, i made two rails with a sliding frame powered by a12v winch to elevate the drivers seat , then sussed out some hand controls using an old audi clutch pedal as a push lever with
a thumb operated throttle and hand clutch
pushing lever works a 12 mm square box section with rose joints boted to the brake pedal all works well and passed mot no problem
ive been through the whole car and seviced thoroughly its all legal now
but i was so dissapointed that i couldnt
get my gammy leg high enough to transfer off my chair without up ending it hence the recent buy of a ceiling lift
hopefully be out for a trash soon
next project will be a davit type thing in aluminium so i can get out when i go for a
run 
a thumb operated throttle and hand clutch
pushing lever works a 12 mm square box section with rose joints boted to the brake pedal all works well and passed mot no problem
ive been through the whole car and seviced thoroughly its all legal now
but i was so dissapointed that i couldnt
get my gammy leg high enough to transfer off my chair without up ending it hence the recent buy of a ceiling lift
hopefully be out for a trash soon
next project will be a davit type thing in aluminium so i can get out when i go for a
Barking Mat
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Go on, I've missed this, or not been paying attention, or both.
What is it, vrrmmm, vrrmmm, poop, poop ?
zeppelin builder
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bmw flying brick powered 3 wheeler
with loads of goodies only 5k miles since it was built , first job ground all the flaky chrome off the roll bars and added extra fittings for future mods t
Barking Mat
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A tricycle, cool !
Blue Chips
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That's basically what we did when we had houses with standard outdoor taps. With frost-proof hose taps, we just shut off the tap and disconnect the hose...no bleeding or separate shutoff required. The downside is that the frost-proof taps are more expensive and are a bit fussier to install, as they have to have some slope to them, which sometimes requires boring a new hole in a sill or foundation wall or altering the old pipe hole a bit if you're upgrading.
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Does the garden count as stuff?
The fruit trees are blooming.
Infact the plum tree has already bloomed. It was the quickest to get done.
The plum tree has a male tree next to it, which only has a few flowers. IIRC the male tree won't give any fruit, it's just there to pollinate the female tree.
I think we're gonna get a lot of cherries this year
Apple tree:
Pear tree:
And just in general I think the lawn is looking real nice to boot, lots of clover which is a good nitrogen fixing plant,. Am told in some places in america they don't want clover in the grass... Anyway the robomower is keeping the grass taller than we could with an old fashioned mower, so our lawn is looking a lot more lush than other peoples who resemble golf courses as well as allowing flowers and other low lying plants to also live there.
The fruit trees are blooming.
Infact the plum tree has already bloomed. It was the quickest to get done.
The plum tree has a male tree next to it, which only has a few flowers. IIRC the male tree won't give any fruit, it's just there to pollinate the female tree.
I think we're gonna get a lot of cherries this year
Apple tree:
Pear tree:
And just in general I think the lawn is looking real nice to boot, lots of clover which is a good nitrogen fixing plant,. Am told in some places in america they don't want clover in the grass... Anyway the robomower is keeping the grass taller than we could with an old fashioned mower, so our lawn is looking a lot more lush than other peoples who resemble golf courses as well as allowing flowers and other low lying plants to also live there.
DAPPH
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Bags I that four leaf clover .
Has your last frost occurred ?
How long do you hope the wooden crate lifts will last as walls for the raised beds? ?
Grafting a male pollinator bud or scion onto the female tree is a simple way of getting the male flowers on the same tree and allows you to use the space taken up by the male as another fruit producer . You can also graft dozens of different apples to the same stock tree
DAPPH
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It will be damage to your legs & nether regions if you don't get the edges nicely rounded ED.... guess how I know
Are you going to put an Umbrella hole in the middle ? ( For those really hot/ wet Welsh summer days. )You could put them on 150 mm lockable rubber tyred castors so you can wheel them in & out your man cupboard in between showers .
DAPPH
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Just paid £130 for two planed 150 mmx 20 mm x 4 mtr lengths of white American oak ( included £30 delivery ) to do a nice natural yacht varnished wood box in of the boiler drain & oil inlet pipe etc. that used to be hidden by the bath I've taken out etc. It's only getting the top shelf and front side of the shelf no body will see the pipes hidden away , unless they lay on their back on the bathroom floor .
See ...... I'm a Yorkshireman ....... no point in giving my money away .
Thankfully I had the tiler do the floor under the bath area & upstand tiles etc. for this eventuality . Did he bitch or what even though he was being paid well for it .
See ...... I'm a Yorkshireman ....... no point in giving my money away .Thankfully I had the tiler do the floor under the bath area & upstand tiles etc. for this eventuality . Did he bitch or what even though he was being paid well for it .
