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Blocking vents in walls

The continuing saga of the ex PO/shop attached to our house. Keep in mind that, for 40 years, it was 'improved' by 'eng...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by News
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by News

OT Grenfell tower fire

It is important to know the truth and not the "false news" being peddled! : Grenfell inferno One hates to be seen to be...
33 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry130747
33 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry130747

R. Cott. 25

Further to the floor joist/heat board questions... The grooved chipboard supplied is likely to lead to a lot of waste....
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tim
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim

Washing machine turns off after turning on

My AEG lavamat protex 75485FL turned off couple of second after I turn it on. It seems that If I plug it for more time...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by hasadi
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by hasadi

Insulation around wiring

I'm about to add some insulation to a suspended timber ground floor room - PIR between the joists. The room has a numbe...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by patchmoney
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by patchmoney

OT: How do they do that?

I bought a leasehold flat on 4th August but not living in it and it is empty awaiting a tenant. Today (31st Aug) EDF se...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by bob.minchinREMOVE
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by bob.minchinREMOVE

Bungs for sewer back-flow?

Since the recent Coverack inundation and finding an archive newspaper ref to a similar event ,locally , 60 years ago. W...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by diverse
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by diverse

Cleaning radiator pipe tails

The tails on my radiators are messy mainly from previous owners not so much painting them but with being part painted w...
11 comments posted 9yrs
posted by noname
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by noname

Fixed/barbed spade connectors

Evening all, Was fixing up the electrics of a 1972 Beetle t'other day and came across a couple of spade connectors used...
11 comments posted 9yrs
posted by me
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by me

curtain rail (2026 Update)

I'm looking for one curtain rail to fit a bay window, total length 3200mm / 10'6". The curtains are quite heavy; the dr...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mikes
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by mikes

OT: Worth a read, definitely.

Estonian Justice Minister, who lived through Soviet rule, teaches Greece's champagne socialist Justice Minister a lesson...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by timstreater
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by timstreater

OT(ish) - small wind turbine longevity

A smallholding near us has a farm shop, nursery, grows much of their own vegetables. All nice and green. They also have...
31 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wibble
31 comments posted 9yrs posted by wibble

OT: Thunderbird Reply

I keep getting caught by this. Is there any way of making the Reply button in Thunderbird Newgroups reply to the group...
11 comments posted 9yrs
posted by andrew_d_may
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by andrew_d_may

Microwave magnetron cover replacement

Our trusty combi microwave oven began sparking yesterday, or rather the panel between magnetron and oven cavity did. So...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Air compressor.

Fixed. It was the capacitor as several people here suggested. £5.95 inc P&P and it's working fine. And I got about a pin...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Huge
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by Huge