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Ge refrigerator board repair

This question goes out to those who might be a little tecnical on repairing boards. I am learning to repair ge boards a...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by donaldleleux_at_yahoo_dot_com
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by donaldleleux_at_yahoo_dot_com

Oil or electricity

Which is cheapest to heat my water, immersion heater at around 13 pence a unit electricity or oil at 60 pence a litre,...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ed
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by ed

What is happening with my electrical system ?

Could anyone offer and explanation or thoughts as to what is happening with my electrical system. Whenever the washer a...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by the_constructor
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by the_constructor

Polycell SmoothOver

We inherited a ceiling in our house that has previously been painted with some form of texture coat. It looks pretty aw...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Giles
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by Giles

OT Speed of Processor

I have had a PC given to me. Looks quite old and it is running Win98. How can I tell the speed of the processor.? I hav...
40 comments posted 15yrs
posted by the_constructor
40 comments posted 15yrs posted by the_constructor

RCD tripping.

12 months or so ago I had my old fuse box replaced with a modern CU. I have problems with the RCD tripping whenever I f...
19 comments posted 15yrs
posted by xxx
19 comments posted 15yrs posted by xxx

Horrible black floor tile adhesive

The downstairs bog project continues........ House is concrete floored downstairs and covered in horrible thermoplastic...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by midge
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by midge

European electrics

Just wondered where I stand with changing a plug on an electrical item from Italy? The plug looks like this: http://upl...
31 comments posted 15yrs
posted by James
31 comments posted 15yrs posted by James

Gutter

The bane of my life is a dripping plastic gutter. In summer it expands and the rubber joint leaks. In winter it contrac...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by MrPounder
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by MrPounder

Dishwasher salt deposits

Our dishwasher has started leaving a film of salt on cutlery, showing as a dull coating and rust spots. It has been hap...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by invalid
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by invalid

New gas fire

I want to have a gas fire installed in my sitting room. I'm very taken with the new type that doesn't require a flue fo...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pfjames2000
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by pfjames2000

Toilet cister flush valve

We have a close-coupled toilet cistern in our utility room which leaks. It doesn't leak externally, just into the bowl...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Giles
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by Giles

A warning and a question

The warning Yesterday my wife reported strange wet areas in some of the kitchen cabinets. I tracked it down to the flex...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by news
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by news

Main floor reinforcement....

Ok, I actually have two problems. Problem One: I have a Cape Cod style house with a crawl space. My main floor was gett...
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by mundsr3_at_juno_dot_com
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by mundsr3_at_juno_dot_com

Home building

Hi Could anyone recommend a newsgroup, forum or other on-line resource for self-builders? Thanks James
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by James
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by James