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Small 5-pin Mains Plug and Inline Socket?

The wiring centre for my heating system is in the airing cupboard in an inaccessible place. Three 2-port zone valves ar...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by watt.tyler
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by watt.tyler

self cleaning.....

does anybody have self cleaning glass that works?......
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Windows User Account Settings Problem

I run Win 7 Home Premium. One Administrator and one User (me, most of the time), Bitdefender 2018 AV software. A couple...
16 comments posted 8yrs
posted by me
16 comments posted 8yrs posted by me

Matching Car Paint

Gentlemen, Has anyone ever ordered paint for their car solely from the paint code number you find on a little plate som...
21 comments posted 8yrs
posted by curd
21 comments posted 8yrs posted by curd

Check Valve Query

There's a double check valve in my plumbing system on the pipe to the outside tap. The valve looks very much like this h...
20 comments posted 8yrs
posted by me
20 comments posted 8yrs posted by me

Castors

I'm after some castors, as follows; - They have to be of a suitable appearance for a sitting room, so furniture/office...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Huge
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by Huge

Warning sound in car too low

I'm driving a Suzuki Celerio 1,000 c.c auto that has a warning buzzer if I switch off the engine with the lights on. Th...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by pfjames
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by pfjames

Radio clock - year only

I have a few radio controlled clocks around the place. One of them shows hour + minute +seconds, temperature and the ye...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Burning logs in open fires

We have a large open fireplace with a cast iron fire basket, but we only burn logs so I'm considering whether to remove...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nothanks
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by nothanks

Acoustic glazing

We're having some replacement windows and doors and my wife has got a bee in her bonnet about having "acoustic glazing"...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Huge
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by Huge

Which make of Consumer Unit?

Are there any reasons to choose one make over another? I need a split amd3 board with one section RCD protected, one se...
18 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nothanks
18 comments posted 8yrs posted by nothanks

Earthing/grounding technique

Apologies if this has been posted already but I missed it. Photo on page 1 of this PDF: In the show, one of them says,...
0 comments posted 8yrs
posted by a24061a
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by a24061a