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A thought as I Hoovered

Why do we scrub the heavy thing back and forth when it has fast revolving brushes? Surely a single slow pass is just as...
12 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Somewhere
12 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere

Amazon Fire TV stick

I've just bought an Amazon Fire TV stick. It arrived next day, The box contained all I needed to make it work. I plugge...
16 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
16 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

Strange Meile dishwasher problem

the crockery cleans and dries OK, but the cutlery not only remains wet but is stained. I have carefully cleaned the filt...
18 comments posted 9yrs
posted by messageboards
18 comments posted 9yrs posted by messageboards

Crack in plaster under window behind radiator.

Under many of my windows, behind the radiator, the plaster has a hair line crack. This is a standard wall with proper p...
21 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Nick.Spam
21 comments posted 9yrs posted by Nick.Spam

Another bathroom bonding question

I'm making some changes in the bathroom - one is switching over copper to plastic pipe. What do I do about the trailing...
39 comments posted 9yrs
posted by patchmoney
39 comments posted 9yrs posted by patchmoney

BT phone/internet installation to replace cable?

It's a normal terraced house that came with cable TV & phone. There's no physical BT connection. The main cable comes i...
40 comments posted 9yrs
posted by a24061a
40 comments posted 9yrs posted by a24061a

Domestic hot water supply problem

This is a message I posted in November 2013 : Just had a new hot water tank fitted (not brave enough to DIY) and it is...
12 comments posted 9yrs
posted by News
12 comments posted 9yrs posted by News

Which satellite receiver?

I have a fairly old Vision brand (CPC) HD satellite receiver. Not FreeSat or Sky or any such thing. Just a universal on...
23 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
23 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

Once bitten.

Ordered some bits online and collected them from TLC. Guy brought them to the counter in a couple of carrier bags. Only...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

Granite for paving a patio area

We've been looking at various options for a new patio area, limestone, sandstone, slate and now granite. Yes, it's expe...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by paul
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by paul

Neat CCTV camera installation

A neat and tidy triple CCTV camera installation here, though you'd think they would wipe the pigeon poo off the domes o...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mike
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by mike

How do light switch security timers work?

A friend asked me to have a look at a Superswitch 2304 timer which stopped working when the bulb which it was switching...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by watt.tyler
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by watt.tyler

lidl bio washing powder.liquid and moss/weeds

Having read others advice to use thse products for moos/weedkilling, I have tried them out. As far as I can tell so far...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by spam
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by spam

Old 4 core SWR cable

Just curious- I dug up and I am re-using some old 4 core steel wire reinfor ced cable. The core colours are red, black,...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by terry.shitcrumbs
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by terry.shitcrumbs