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    How easy is it to connect a borehole to house water?

    yes actually
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    How easy is it to connect a borehole to house water?

    Thanks, we've been without water since Friday and been taking water out manually, but wondered if it wasn't time to get it done properly. Will contact a plumber and search for the nearest lab
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    Battery pack for Cpap machine

    Hey guys i run a cpap machine -resmed 10 - to slwep at night. It has a 90w usage average. Would a battery pack like this work for when i travel? Any suggestions? https://www.takealot.com/powerup-300w-ups-portable-power-station-with-3-prong-plug/PLID91548593
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    How easy is it to connect a borehole to house water?

    Guys what would i need if i wanted to connect my borehole to the house (not for drinking) but for other uses? Would a plumber be able to do it? How do i test if the water is drinkable?
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    Frail Care - Gauteng

    Hey guys, bit of a sensitive topic. My mother has had a massive stroke and is bedridden and needs constant care. I'm looking for a frail care centre that can help take care of her. The ones I've found charge 30k plus per month. Does anyone know of an affordable one? (is there such a thing) thanks
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    Rookie question - wind turbine for coastal home - worth it?

    Thanks. very interesting. Was looking at a solar base for the system, and thought given the wind at the coast, the inclement weather etc, that a small turbine might help when there is no sun... But all good food for thought. appreciate the answers.
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    Smart home starting out - new build

    thanks. so the ethernet will then be for the other automation devices, not lights, and for the other tech that uses them?
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    Smart home starting out - new build

    thanks. reasoning? Explain....I'm a bit of a rookie here is wifi not reliable?
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    Rookie question - wind turbine for coastal home - worth it?

    Wondering if a wind turbine as an extra to solar would be worth it at a blustery coastal home build? Where does one look and costing? Any advice appreciated.
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    Smart home starting out - new build

    in the planning stages of a new build. Want to plan as much smart home tech as budget allows. Thinking of light switches rather than bulbs, but would consider all advice before diving in. Have Alexa in the house (several echos, echo dots) so would want them compatible? Has anyone looked at...
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    Trying to get Telkom to put in a new adsl line????

    If thats the case, then there is zero other services available. they dont get wireless or fibre in their area. it would help if someone at telkom could actually talk to me.
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    Trying to get Telkom to put in a new adsl line????

    Guys, can anyone help with a way to escalate a telkom issue. I've sent emails, tried calling (7 calls in the last 48 hours and just holding for 10mins at a time on a cellphone), and even tried dm the telkom account. But nothing. Been trying for 6 weeks to just get them to acknowledge a new adsl...
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    Two-day giveaway - Enter now

    the camera - the fact taht it offers you different compositions - often a dufus like me ends up doing the pics wrong, and needs photoshop. The fact that it gives you more options is uber cool. After all, our phones are becoming our cameras more and more nowdays
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    Solar solutions to counter loadshedding

    haha my theory is in a suburb of dark houses, why go into the one where you can be seen...
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    Solar solutions to counter loadshedding

    thanks. appreciate the advice although some of it sounds greek to a lemming like me :)
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