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Clean Rubber

Need to know whether I can put rubber goods in a dishwasher, a cold wash in the washing machine didn't work at all. Goog...
28 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tabbypurr
28 comments posted 8yrs posted by tabbypurr

[OT] Android question

I have 2 Samsung tablets. I would like them to be limited to one task only, namely, run a single (interactive) app that...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by no
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by no

3/4" Bibcock output thread size ?

I have some 3/4" brass bibcocks on the way to me - these are the bigger version for a stand pipe (the more usual 1/2" o...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by andrew
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by andrew

Anybody know what this hinge is called...

...or where I might get some? Should be a photo here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/l7pa8qxhca1euj4/Secondary%20glazing%20h...
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nick.s
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by nick.s

don't tell me......can't be ... can it

...it is a convertible smart car (mercedes) to tow behind the dormobile? ...but how would they get a Mercedes umbrella a...
1 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Replacement trailer suspension unit

The suspension units on my trailer need replaced, the hubs and wheels are fine. The axle has a taper on it. All the one...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by rgdavidson
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by rgdavidson

condensate pipe airlock

If a condensate pipe is teed into the kitchen waste, is there some sort of gizmo that can be fitted to prevent backup?...
11 comments posted 8yrs
posted by stuart.dot.noble
11 comments posted 8yrs posted by stuart.dot.noble

Non Linear Halfords Concentrated Screen Wash

Used undiluted it claims protection to -20C 50% dilution claims protection to -7.5C How does that work then?
43 comments posted 8yrs
posted by ddothearn
43 comments posted 8yrs posted by ddothearn

Happy Christmas

Why am I unable to find a banner clip art image on the internet simply saying "Happy Christmas"? Mike
32 comments posted 8yrs
posted by news
32 comments posted 8yrs posted by news

What to paint on stripped plaster wall?

I've stripped our bedroom wall down the plaster. The old surface was very uneven, because lots of paint had fallen off,...
8 comments posted 8yrs
posted by no
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by no

Have radiator threads changed size?

Hi All, We are coming to the end of having the builders in (I don?t plan to ever do it again!). The latest is, we asked...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by cpvh
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by cpvh

240v AC to 4v AC plug adapter

On another thread (currently into a discussion on sound and phase) I asked if anyone any thoughts on where I could get...
18 comments posted 8yrs
posted by news
18 comments posted 8yrs posted by news

Quiet?

That's odd. I've been away since first thing Monday yet only have 49 messages in the uk.diy box. Have you lot all been t...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by news
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by news

Hall, stairs and landing light switches

We currently have a light at the top of the stairs (on the upstairs lighting circuit, switched from upstairs and downst...
16 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jon.fairbairn
16 comments posted 8yrs posted by jon.fairbairn