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Hail to the king baby

Just swapped my headlight bulb in under 10 minutes. The drivers side one with the fuse box in the way.
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Pocket Door supplier recommends

OK, Renovating a 1960's flat I want to combine the WC and Bathroom, by removing the adjoining wall. Pic here: https://i...
22 comments posted 8yrs
posted by ddothearn
22 comments posted 8yrs posted by ddothearn

OT: HDMI cable slowly ejects itself.

A year ago my trusty Sony LCD tv went phut requiring a replacement. It was a small 17 inch wide screen job with a vga i...
28 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
28 comments posted 8yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

Magnetic CH cleaners

Well it sort of worked http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:CHcleaner.jpg And for anyone who cannot see it's a magne...
22 comments posted 8yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
22 comments posted 8yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Oddity: USB Floppy under Windows7

I need to generate floppy disks to communicate with a legacy system. So I have a USB floppy drive - works fine. I can r...
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by andrew
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by andrew

Water softener systems

So. I'm fed up with scale everywhere. I'm thinking water softener. I don't want to faff about filling it with salt ever...
71 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jonboyp1976
71 comments posted 8yrs posted by jonboyp1976

BBC Two: The Repair Shop

Starts on Monday, 6.30, BBC2. 15 progs. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08l581p/broadcasts/upcoming Owain
23 comments posted 8yrs
posted by spuorgelgoog
23 comments posted 8yrs posted by spuorgelgoog

Torch - Cree - Ultrafire 14500

I have had a small torch for a few years that took either a AA cell or a Ultrafire YF 14500 (3.7v).(I think I ordered t...
35 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Somewhere
35 comments posted 8yrs posted by Somewhere

If you have a diesel car, look out.

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/928482/diesel-car-scrappage-toyota-diesel-engine-UK
245 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry130747
245 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry130747

R. Scott. 31

So the gas fitter came to call.... and expressed concern about using an ion exchange (salt) water softener with a therm...
8 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tim
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim

glow worm 60ff boiler stopped, no spark.

glow worm 60ff boiler , there is no spark on the pilot light , i cant light it manually .. then everything works , just...
1 comments posted 8yrs
posted by raymond
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by raymond

Polizei train?

Standing on a platform in Dusseldorf main station the other day I was surprised to see a diesel locomotive unit pass th...
20 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tpmccann
20 comments posted 8yrs posted by tpmccann