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DIY cockup
On Saturday I arrived at work to discover this at the customers house Yep he has removed the ceiling joists and the back wall. This is a photo of the neighbours house to show you what it looked liked...
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Fridge Failure Mode
Fridge has gone on the blink. 18months old - but with 5 year warranty (I hope it works) Not getting cold - heat exhanger at back not warm. Motor making a noise and very warm Is this classic case of...
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Where can I find a parts diagram for a whirlpool fridge-freezer?
I've just been particularly dumb and dismantled the ice "breaker" (the part in the bottom of the ice box that rotates and breaks-up the ice) in my Whirlpool S20E RSS2V without first taking a...
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Utilising a redundant ridge tile flue outlet
I have a ridge tile flue outlet left when a previous back boiler and flue were removed. I intend fitting a bathroom ceiling fan and wonder if I can use the existing flue outlet to vent through rather...
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Wiki image upload problem - sorted
Apparently the wiki had not been allowing image uploads for a couple of weeks... anyway, sorted now - so if you were having trouble, try again now. (let me know if anything else goes wrong with it)
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Silicone Remover
Silicone - DIYWiki
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9 years ago
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Audio sockets/wiring yet again
After a long delay I am finally getting rolling on replacing the lounge floor, including running speaker cable underneath to the point where the speakers are. I am still struggling with how to make a...
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Best performing Low Modulus Silicone (bathroom)
I recently fitted a new cast stone based shower .... and as usual sealed with "Dow Corning 785 Sanitary acetoxy silicone" The shower is fitted in an alcove lined with Respatex sheets, on several other...
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9 years ago
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Polishing with a random orbital sander
I have a load of planed boards which I am going to wax. To speed things up and to save on elbow grease I want to industrialise the process. I have a125mm random orbital sander and I've found polishing...
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9 years ago
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"Tradesmen"
Lying on a pile of stuff awaiting removal in the garden of the neighbour of a friend is a fairly new close coupled toilet. The neighbour was pottering about and I asked her why such a modern push...
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Is there an easy fix,, Electrical prob..
Ever since the new central heating system was installed,, I cannot place a light bulb into the upstairs hall light,, it tripps the tripper, the installation was (of course) carried out during daylight...
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OT IP Camera?
Ive just fitted a outdoor ip camera outside today. Its a Ycam bullet (2nd gen). I seem to be getting very poor results from the LEDs in darkness as below. rtsp:// Any thoughts?
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9 years ago
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Aldi - poss drill/inpact driver combo
Preview page of coming attractions at Aldi on 30th Nov, pic 2/3 down suggests they might be selling a battery drill & impact driver combo (or perhaps separately). No further details yet but it might...
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TOT: Rhine river cruises
You mean warm beer and endless cups of tea? I didn't notice anything about Viking that was particularly for the Americans.
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Electrical fitting, what is it called?
With, say, a standard lamp the bulb holder is fitted on top of the column. It goes on to a male threaded fitting 10mm or 1/2" dia through which the cable passes. What is the latter fitting called?...
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