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Very minor differences in 50mm towballs?

Just had a new towbar fitted to our motor home. I have a Thule bike carrier which clamps onto the towbar and locks in p...
18 comments posted 2yrs
posted by wibble
18 comments posted 2yrs posted by wibble

Soft Touch Surfaces going 'tacky'

Firstly, I'm sure this has been mentioned before. I have several items - a Pure radio, a torch, and one of those remote...
6 comments posted 2yrs
posted by no.inv
6 comments posted 2yrs posted by no.inv

OT: Did I witness a lithium battery fire?

As much about these things here. Last night in Winchester 7:20pm ,the road that goes from Jewry St past the rail statio...
12 comments posted 2yrs
posted by diverse
12 comments posted 2yrs posted by diverse

Garden shredder for thinner cuttings

Sorry if off topic, but it's about power tools. Specifically garden shredder. Twice and sometimes 3 times a year depend...
7 comments posted 2yrs
posted by silentice
7 comments posted 2yrs posted by silentice

Scam mails

Somebody naughty has got hold of my mail address:-( First one purported to be from Amazon inviting me to log in using a...
32 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tim
32 comments posted 2yrs posted by tim

Levelling the top of a wooden structure

I have in my garden a small wooden structure, some three feet high, with a flat top. For reasons far too boring to go i...
35 comments posted 2yrs
posted by mail
35 comments posted 2yrs posted by mail

Lightweight hedge trimmer recommendations

As per subject I would like recommendations for a small, lightweight hedge trimmer. It's for a boxwood type of hedge th...
6 comments posted 2yrs
posted by nospam
6 comments posted 2yrs posted by nospam

Dodgy Humax

Our venerable Humax HDR Fox T2 has started to become a bit unreliable (failed recordings). It’s on its second or third...
3 comments posted 2yrs
posted by timdownieuk
3 comments posted 2yrs posted by timdownieuk

Replacing radiator branch with microbore

Our heating uses an Y plan although as we use Wiser TRVs the operation is more like a S plan with many zones. After spe...
8 comments posted 2yrs
posted by silentice
8 comments posted 2yrs posted by silentice

2-Pin USB Adaptor

Folks, I recently bought a new shaver and it comes with a USB to proprietary plug. My bathroom cabinet has a UK style 2...
18 comments posted 2yrs
posted by g4ugm
18 comments posted 2yrs posted by g4ugm

Testing a socket ring circuit.

In a fit of conscientiousness I tested a ring circuit I had interpolated a few things in. Resistance was alright (0.33,...
8 comments posted 2yrs
posted by roger
8 comments posted 2yrs posted by roger

Great Wiring Job!

Someone who lived in this house prior to me was a keen DIYer (unfortunately). Over the years I've been fixing his 'work...
5 comments posted 2yrs
posted by cd999666
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by cd999666

Gutter Adjustment

The gutter at the front of my bungalow pours water over the end in heavy rain. I have cleaned it out and rodded the dro...
6 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jgnewsid
6 comments posted 2yrs posted by jgnewsid

OT: Korean battery fire

Footage here. I wondered if anyone can tell, from the footage, what might have been in those small extinguishers the tw...
18 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tim
18 comments posted 2yrs posted by tim

SWA current-carrying capability question

My garage is en block with others, across the road from the house. It is fed with SWA cable running from a junction box...
8 comments posted 2yrs
posted by aero.spike
8 comments posted 2yrs posted by aero.spike