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Cleaning a sink - two questions

1. I have just put a bottle of drainbuster down the sink and fumes came pouring out. What is this likely to be? It does...
32 comments posted 8yrs
posted by newsgroups
32 comments posted 8yrs posted by newsgroups

180 volts on mains

My friend's boiler stopped working. British Gas came and established boiler was getting 180 volts from its main supply...
32 comments posted 8yrs
posted by stainburn
32 comments posted 8yrs posted by stainburn

Frozen Gutters

Not sure if this is a local (south Sheffield) curiosity, but my and nearby neighbours' gutters are full of frozen thawe...
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by patchmoney
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by patchmoney

Wallstar boiler keeps tripping and won't light

Ok I have Wallstar boiler on the outside wall of my house but it is under cover, it doesn't get used off ten as it only...
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Lou
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by Lou

Kitchen Worktop Cable Grommet

I'm looking to route some appliance cables (microwave, lights, radio etc - I'll keep it to 13A max though - the feed is...
28 comments posted 8yrs
posted by patchmoney
28 comments posted 8yrs posted by patchmoney

Gas central heating timer

I am finding search engines less and less useful. I am looking for a timer for my gas fired central heating that has a...
22 comments posted 8yrs
posted by messageboards
22 comments posted 8yrs posted by messageboards

Condensate

Our boiler flue slopes downwards, so most of the condensate runs out that way. This is the result: http://tinypic.com/m...
27 comments posted 8yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
27 comments posted 8yrs posted by NOTsomeone

rising main water temperature

Ours is 5.7C. Anyone else checked theirs? Bill
25 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
25 comments posted 8yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Time travel is dead easy

Listen to Gold Radio when you are making a post whilst using homeownersclub.
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by adamwadsworth

R. Cott. 30

Vinyl flooring... lots of 2.8mm thick stuff on the J. Lewis site however, the acrylic glue they offer is said to be uns...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tim
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim

Fitting universal headlight buzzer

Audi Audio / Video / Electronics / Security Audi Owners Club (UK) Fitting universal headlight buzzer By leenowelll, 22...
36 comments posted 8yrs
posted by leenowell
36 comments posted 8yrs posted by leenowell

Oh ----

Yep, someone's been diying... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sWFzZ5h3AA NT
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tabbypurr
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by tabbypurr

Frozen Condensate Pipe

The first time this happened was a few years ago. My boiler is in my loft in the middle of the house under a double hip...
28 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Somewhere
28 comments posted 8yrs posted by Somewhere

OT: WE cracked 50GW.

total electricity demand PLUS whatever the embedded wind is generating First time in 2018
5 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tnp
5 comments posted 8yrs posted by tnp