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Junction boxes underfloorboards

Hi All, I went to run the cable for my bathroom supply and discovered the sockets o n this level were fed from the floo...
38 comments posted 9yrs
posted by leenowell
38 comments posted 9yrs posted by leenowell

Eureka moment

Anyone fitting PIR foam insulation will know that the aluminium foil tape used has an inbuilt determination to annoy th...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tim
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim

Don't put your specs in the overn

Fixing an old broken pair of specs with epoxy it seemed a fantastic idea to accelerate curing by sticking them in the o...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by johnedhudson
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by johnedhudson

Metal polishers

HI ... anyone know of a good metal polisher I have a US product, its has 2 hydrofoil wings, these are made out of bille...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by rick_hughes
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by rick_hughes

DIY speed signs

I have just had an altercation with a bloke in charge of a portable speed sign. The type that light up and "show" your...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by aXXXwadsworth
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by aXXXwadsworth

Frost free upright freezer problem. Long Post

I have a Bosch full height upright freezer that is (meant to be) frost free. It has the evaporator at the top and a fan...
21 comments posted 9yrs
posted by bob.minchinREMOVE
21 comments posted 9yrs posted by bob.minchinREMOVE

Kettle descaler?

Does anyone here sort of 'make their own'? I buy glacial acetic acid off ebay, because the missus uses it (well diluted...
20 comments posted 9yrs
posted by no
20 comments posted 9yrs posted by no

Aquapanel screws - very disappointed.

7 years ago I installed a shower using Aquapanels, I used Aquapanel screws and thought how clever that they can make sc...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by bhartnett
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by bhartnett

How far travelling a Hybrid with no petrol

Had to hand my old corolla into a main dealer recently and was given a courtesy car, a new automatic Yaris hybrid for t...
141 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mail.invalid456
141 comments posted 9yrs posted by mail.invalid456

OT Our barking mad politicians

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/anna-soubry-if-white-british-community-learned-more-from-muslims-then-uk-would-be-...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry130747
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry130747

strobing

Warning: LED torches and cap lamps can cause a strobing effect that can make rapidly turning things like drill chucks an...
26 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
26 comments posted 9yrs posted by wrightsaerials

"Lithium" jump start battery tear-down

One of mine has gone flat, and won't charge with the supplied charger. Turns out not to be too difficult to strip; four...
16 comments posted 9yrs
posted by newshound
16 comments posted 9yrs posted by newshound

OTish : Cost of Fencing?

What sort of costs might be expected for getting a half-dead front garden hedge, in outer SW London, replaced with a fe...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dr.s.lartius
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by dr.s.lartius

Megaflo element change

I have an unvented megaflo DD145HE in which I need to replace the bottom heating element. I have good basic plumbing sk...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Terry Taylor
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by Terry Taylor

Oh sh1t!

Laying floor insulation and decided the plasterer had gone too low at the door opening. Angle bead, hardwall and skim....
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tim
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim