UK Do-It-Yourself Forum

  1. Home
  2. UK Do-It-Yourself Forum
91885 Threads Posts
to

Worth reading in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum

Vacuum pump oddity

I picked up a freecycled vacuum pump and motor a few years back for a round-2-it project for a vacuum bagging clamp to...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by bob.minchinREMOVE
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by bob.minchinREMOVE

Today's DIY

Cleared the drains. (Again - need to order a TV survey) Fixed the gland seal on the stopcock (packed it out with PTFE t...
71 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Huge
71 comments posted 9yrs posted by Huge

PIR insulation boards

I just had at some offcuts of the PIR insulation board that my house is full of with a blowtorch. Sadly, I didn't insta...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Huge
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by Huge

Why do microwaves shut off 15 seconds early?

My microwave turns off the magnetron 15 seconds before the end of the timer. What's the reason for this?
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by imvalid
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by imvalid

AFCI in BS7671, and also...

It came up elsewhere, so thought a quick summary of where arc fault circuit interrupters get a mention in the new 18th...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by see.my.signature
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by see.my.signature

shower door repairs

first time of doing this , so i hope i get it right , i am carrying out a repair job on a customers shower cubicle and...
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by diydave007
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by diydave007

Grenfell Tower charity single

Well, Elton John could hardly reissue Candle In The Wind this time, could he. Owain
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by spuorgelgoog
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by spuorgelgoog

Another electricity supply question

I have mentioned before that we live in a house with an ex shop attached, and both have separate electricity supplies,...
90 comments posted 9yrs
posted by News
90 comments posted 9yrs posted by News

Electricity prices and switching

Electricity is currently supplied by GB Energy, who failed, and are now part of the Co-op. Current contract expires Sep...
42 comments posted 9yrs
posted by News
42 comments posted 9yrs posted by News

Ryobi RCS4450c CHAINSAW

Never tried a forum before so please bare with me. My husband has an old model RYOBI as above. The anti-kickback mechan...
20 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Jennie
20 comments posted 9yrs posted by Jennie

Li phone batteries

Following on from my GPS battery exercise, I have been educating myself on LI phone type batteries. I dissected the duf...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by spam
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by spam

Intermediate switch, two gang

As subject, does anyone know of any standard size light switches with two switches, at least one a 2p 2w switch that ca...
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by roger
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by roger