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• Gas fitting FAQ
  ...t have a door, window or other vent that can be opened directly to outside air and the room must have a volume of at least 10 cubic metres. ...ificantly more hazardous than natural gas (NG), because being heavier than air it collects in low lying places just waiting to be ignited. LPG appliances
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• Cables
  *Unterminated ends prone to absorbing [[Damp|moisture]] from the air ...on perforated trays. Reference method G - Single-core cable spaced in free air or on perforated trays.
  21 KB (3,196 words) - 16:58, 19 April 2023
• Decorating FAQ
  ...ensure this), but this is a major job. Also, floor coverings will stop the air movement. Besides that, people have come up with various suggestions:- Use a hot air gun (but don't burn paint), chemical paint stripper, or rub down wet, using
  12 KB (2,108 words) - 05:58, 7 March 2015
• Oil
  ...into compressed air feeds for lubrication. Not recommended for lubricating air transport companies. ...peed drying, and eliminate the natural tendency of the oil to wrinkle when air dried.
  21 KB (3,417 words) - 22:19, 27 April 2018
• Dishwasher
  ...ould]] & smells. Leave the door ajar and this doesn't normally happen, the air circulation dries the dishes and prevents it.
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• Electronics repair
  * Hot air solder stations (ideal for heating wider areas of a board at once soldering Although it sounds rather extreme, in the absence of a professional hot air station, there is a DIY tool that can be pressed into service here, and tha
  26 KB (4,324 words) - 01:17, 7 June 2016
• Boiler choice FAQ
  ...ics and older low-tech boilers. In fairness much of this difference (fans, air flow switches and electronic ignition & flame detection) are also the thing ...r. The better condensing boilers use a forced pre-mix burner where the gas air mixture is forced into the burner. The advantages are two fold firstly the
  50 KB (8,759 words) - 12:00, 24 September 2022
• CFL
  ===With air conditioning=== During [[:Category:Cooling|air conditioning]] use, you pay twice for the extra power used by filament lamp
  27 KB (4,339 words) - 20:06, 16 March 2017
• Historic Mains Cables
  ...rubber ends sleeved to make it safe, as its only the ends where exposed to air where the rubber becomes brittle and falls off. Cable with rubber outer ins
  7 KB (1,056 words) - 19:04, 25 January 2019
• Balancing central heating radiators
  ...n dry cloth to get good thermal contact and to insulate the probe from the air temperature.
  8 KB (1,342 words) - 14:12, 19 October 2012
• Domestic Hot Water Systems
  ...e (DHW) tank but has an arrangement within the cylinder which uses trapped air to keep the two bodies of water separate during operation. These types of c
  10 KB (1,559 words) - 13:39, 29 August 2016
• Wall Materials
  ...draulic lime is very slow setting, and can be stored unset indefinitely if air is excluded
  7 KB (1,056 words) - 02:40, 12 September 2018
• Cement
  ...to set or harden. Note however that ground temperature is not the same as air temp, and the former is usually a little higher in freezing conditions. Cement absorbs moisture from the air, reacting and in time becoming inactive. Cement needs to be stored dry. It
  27 KB (4,355 words) - 00:25, 26 September 2016
• Drain Heat Exchanger
  ...s may be filled with [[silicone]], as it conducts heat better than trapped air.
  10 KB (1,490 words) - 03:00, 16 November 2014
• Limewash
  ...is basically damp powder. This gradually chemically reacts with CO2 in the air to form a hard layer of paint.
  9 KB (1,453 words) - 12:30, 23 March 2015
• Cable crimping
  Heatshrink is best shrunk with a small purpose made hot air gun. If this is not available a gas flame can be used, but it must be playe
  10 KB (1,655 words) - 09:03, 8 October 2021
• Digger
  The petrol engine is air-cooled, so warms up and cools down quickly, unlike a car. Rest for 2-3 minu
  8 KB (1,558 words) - 22:09, 4 November 2021
• Generator
  ...e [[noise]], and this may be a good idea if you're going to use one a lot. Air inlet and outlet ports can use a [[Baffle box|serpentine path]] to cut nois
  9 KB (1,535 words) - 21:39, 22 October 2022
• Lead acid battery
  ...n and oxygen gases. Normally this explosive mixture mixes with surrounding air rendering it safe. However in some unusual situations the gases can build u
  10 KB (1,696 words) - 22:41, 2 January 2020
• Gas pipe sizing
  ...ifferential pressure between the ends for the gas of relative density 0.6 (air = 1)
  11 KB (1,746 words) - 15:13, 24 January 2022

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