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For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) is an international youth organization that operates the FIRST Robotics Competition, FIRST LEGO League Challenge, FIRST LEGO League Explore, FIRST LEGO League Discover, and FIRST Tech Challenge competitions.
Founded by Dean Kamen and Woodie Flowers in 1989, its expressed goal is to develop ways to inspire students in engineering and technology fields. Its philosophy is expressed by the organization as Coopertition and Gracious Professionalism.
FIRST also operates FIRST Place, a research facility at FIRST Headquarters in Manchester, New Hampshire, where it holds educational programs and day camps for students and teachers.

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  1. jaydebruyne

    First Board Lifting Hmmmmm

    i generally use a floorboard crowbar and a hammer to lift boards, but I always manage to dent up the first/2nd board pretty badly since I'm using the 2nd board as leverage. Is there a way to lift the first board without damaging the one next to it? (As in, exposed boards that have been sanded...
  2. kris

    First time in this joint

    This is my first time in the cafe so just looking for the menu and a cup of tea while I read my paper,,,, anyone for a cuppa or is it the arms for a pint lol
  3. jonnyswamp

    Don't know how to describe my question

    On some other forums, if you click on a thread that you have previously read/replied to, you go straight to the first unread post on that thread, rather than at the first page Is there a setting I can enable my end to do this, or does it need to be set up by the site? Not a gripe, just want to know
  4. S

    Unvented HW Cylinder - 'static' pressure gradually dropping

    We've had our unvented cylinder installed for just under a year, and I've noticed that the 'static' pressure (all taps off) has been very gradually dropping over the year. When first installed, the pressure gauge read spot on 3.5bar (the nominal operating pressure), but is now at about 2.6bar...
  5. S

    first post - please be gentle! Baxi Advance 25

    So having been on these forums a fortnight or so ago and read up on the Baxi Advance, I am now the proud owner of one... Its lovely and quiet and more than up to the job of keeping the house warm! I do though have a question. When it was installed on Thursday I was sure that the two lights on...
  6. Best

    Last Plumber does his first 1000!

    Just noticed Last Plumber has passed by his first 1000 posts. Congratulations Last - and keep the posts going! :hurray:
  7. C

    Warm Air Heating Fan Not Turning

    Hi. I've just bought a house that has an old Johnson & Stanley warm air heating system. Everything seems fine apart from the fact that the fan does not turn when it kicks in. If i leave it for a minute or two the casing of the fan itself gets really hot and there's a definite burning smell comes...
  8. D

    Which undersink water heater?

    I'm looking for an electric under sink water heater to supply two small basins in a small flat - (1 kitchen basin, 1 bathroom basin). Power requirements are not an issue but space is. Given the above, I've been looking at either of the below types - any experiences or recommendations...
  9. G

    First post - Fitting a radiator - How easy is it?

    Hello, first post so forgive me if I have put it in the wrong section of the site. Basically I have a radiator that needs fitted. All of the radiators in my house are double radiators with the exception of the radiator in the smaller bedroom. This room is significantly colder than the other...
  10. M

    2 new radiators not heating up

    Hi ive moved house and had all the radiators replaced. They all work great apart from the two in my daughters room (which was an extension of the house before we bought it). They all have trv's fitted. I've turned all the other rads in the house off apart from these two and tried running it but...
  11. P

    Vaillant

    First they want the service and breakdown of jobs you originally got now they want to fit a boiler for your customers. I will not be buying vaillant boilers anymore.
  12. plumb_know

    First powerflush

    Hi everyone, i have a customer with with a large property who has asked for a powerflush, I have new Kamco power flush machine with all the gizmo. But never done a powerflush and was expecting my first powerflush to be on smaller scale. I am attending the Kamco training course on the 15th this...
  13. jonnyswamp

    First day back in work

    First day back in work today after popping a rib out (and then straight back in) a week last Saturday I was bored shwitless last week, even went bedroom furniture and kitchen shopping with Mrs Swamp Work is very overated, don't know why I couldn't wait to get back Never mind, when I get rid of...
  14. S

    Effective Tools to save time

    I have recently moved from an hourly rate to price work on new build sites. I was wondering if there are any experienced plumbers who have been on price work that can recommend some handy tools or methods to get things done a bit quicker without compromising the quality. Simple things I have...
  15. Robert Tyrrell

    Fire valve question

    I've been asked to install a new oil boiler for a customer as their old one is leaking water from the casing, and the existing fire valve is right next to the boiler, with the oil line being buried under the floor of the property (about 9 meters). Now I know that they are supposed to be outside...
  16. Stanios

    Powerflushing - Where do you connect it?

    When you guys powerflush where do you connect the flusher on a combi boiler? I've always connected to rad tails, made perfect sense. Just watched a video though saying its better to tee off by boiler so you flush the pipework leading up to the first rad. Most of the time though combi is in the...
  17. Robert Tyrrell

    Grecnstar Danesmoor System Flue problem

    I've spent the last two days fitting a Danesmoor System Kitchen 25/32 in place of a leaking 30 year old Worcester boiler and this afternoon I attempted to fit the flue - big mistake :( My customer ordered all the stuff for the install and as he'd got it from PTS I, wrongly it appears, assumed...
  18. L

    my first stanley 100k today, why oh why

    got a call to service one of these, seems the last guy doing it had gone away... What a heap of cack, who could have designed the bleeding things, vertical burner tucked behind another one. So arrived, turned it on to see it worked, cooker didnt, so mentioned the fact. got the burners out...
  19. W

    first memories of John Cropp go

    my first was posting the hairdryer trick on glowworms 2011. john politely moved the post and said give it ten posts and pic your gas safe card and you'll see the outcome... i think John had a soft spot for me from the off
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