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Well, that was a success.

Strimmer won't start (in its defence, it has been 2 years since I last used it and it looks like the carb is gummed up)...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Huge
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by Huge

Garage door not closing

Jetwashed the block paving yesterday. Came to shut the up and over garage door last night and ut wouldn't close! Damn!...
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Somewhere
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere

RJ11 cable.

The sort of (US?) telephone plug you get on some cordless phone base units and modems? Is it RJ11? Has 6 terminals but...
11 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

Moving ceiling light

I am sure the answer I had before was that it was ok to put a choc box connection in the existing light wiring and take...
53 comments posted 9yrs
posted by noname
53 comments posted 9yrs posted by noname

OT: Parasitic car battery drain

Measured 40mA (0.04A) with supposedly everything off and settled. Is this fairly normal or do I need to start pulling fu...
51 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nospam
51 comments posted 9yrs posted by nospam

OT: Gigabit LAN funny

It seems that using my Samsung smart TV (22H5600) in wireless mode with my BT home hub 3a makes it drop its connection...
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

wireless mice double pulsing

I am finding that wireless mice seem to be sending two pulses on a left click. This effect is very irritating when it c...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by spam
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by spam

Repairing "non-repairable" shoes.

I've got a pair of shoes which are a bit down at heel. The leather uppers are in fine shape and the soles have quite a...
14 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dmarsden
14 comments posted 9yrs posted by dmarsden

Masonry core-drill bits - hammer action or not?

I've always used masonry core bits like this one using hammer action: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TCT-CORE-DRILLS-ADAPTOR...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by clangers_snout
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by clangers_snout

Bathroom earth bonding

Bathroom has hot and cold water pipes, electric towel rail and an electric shower, what bonding is required?
34 comments posted 9yrs
posted by ivor
34 comments posted 9yrs posted by ivor

No coal power for 24 hours?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39675418 I thought we had already done that.
38 comments posted 9yrs
posted by aXXXwadsworth
38 comments posted 9yrs posted by aXXXwadsworth

OT: BBC crippled my website

By posting a link to it. I cant cope with 300,000 people all looking at it at once. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/busi...
12 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tnp
12 comments posted 9yrs posted by tnp

Ready mix patio grout

Right, having scraped about 4 buckets full of weeds out of the patio and pressure washed it such it's no longer black a...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Huge
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by Huge