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Mending damaged bath

I've damaged my fibreglass bath by dropping a heavy glass shower screen onto it. This photo shows the damage https://ww...
17 comments posted 8yrs
posted by stainburn
17 comments posted 8yrs posted by stainburn

Tumble Dryers Fire Risk

The general advice seems to be (at least for certain models) don't use it until it has been modified/repaired. So does...
17 comments posted 8yrs
posted by davidm_uk-notme
17 comments posted 8yrs posted by davidm_uk-notme

Stripping plasterboard - an easier way

Its unlikely I am the first to discover this hack, but it made life easier, so I post it just in case it helps... I wan...
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by see.my.signature
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by see.my.signature

OT - Old British Cars

Remember when just about every car had the same Lucas Indicator. Dipswitch / Horn control crudely arrached to the steer...
166 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Somewhere
166 comments posted 8yrs posted by Somewhere

OT:Weather weirdness (pt2)

Met Office forecast for Birmingham, now, is 2C It *is* 14C outside. It feels it, and mercury and electronic concur ????
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jethro_uk
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by jethro_uk

Suggested temperature for spare room?

We keep a lot of spare belongings in a couple of loft rooms. I don't want them to get damp or mildewy, so I set the rad...
20 comments posted 8yrs
posted by invalid
20 comments posted 8yrs posted by invalid

Any domestic refrigeration engineers in the house?

I have a technical query on my Bosch upright freezer and would really like a chat with a domestic refrigeration enginee...
13 comments posted 8yrs
posted by bob.minchinREMOVE
13 comments posted 8yrs posted by bob.minchinREMOVE

Shower pump flow delay

We have a Stuart Turner Showermate 1.5 bar twin pump that feeds our shower. The water temperature is controlled by a Mi...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by davidandbella
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by davidandbella

Lowering Cellar Floor

How far can you excavate below a cellar wall before underpinning becomes necessary? I've had a local specialist firm ro...
18 comments posted 8yrs
posted by patchmoney
18 comments posted 8yrs posted by patchmoney

concealed door closer fitting

I am considering fitting a concealed type door closer, on a lightweight internal living room door. I notice the room is...
16 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
16 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

HP Procurve Switch AC Adaptor

I've just bought an HP Procurve Switch 1700-8 (J9079A) switch online (it's an 8 port network switch) without a power su...
12 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Huge
12 comments posted 8yrs posted by Huge

Sweetener dispenser ?

SWMBO and I try to keep sugar to the minimum, so tend to use sweeteners. Canderel being the one of choice. We used to j...
16 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jethro_uk
16 comments posted 8yrs posted by jethro_uk

Smart Meter Nonsense

Can anybody explain why EDF need to write a letter to me, at least once a year, to advise that they currently read my s...
56 comments posted 8yrs
posted by pa
56 comments posted 8yrs posted by pa

Gap between sill and PVC window

Hi On a couple of our windows, a small (1 mm+) gap has appeared between the window and the interior plastic sill. It on...
13 comments posted 8yrs
posted by readthisbot
13 comments posted 8yrs posted by readthisbot