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Plumber!!!!

Stayed in a hotel recently - the shower hose connectors at both ends leaked badly. They were a mess of sealant and PTFE...
12 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Somewhere
12 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere

OT Should have gone to Specsavers

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38787723
37 comments posted 9yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
37 comments posted 9yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Inkjet black ink.

The first inkjet colour printer I had - many many years ago - produced a much denser black than later ones. Noticeable...
14 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
14 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

3 way valve horror

35 year old 3 way valve had stripped its gearteeth, so the head was replace d with an identical one. Or so I thought. T...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tabbypurr
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by tabbypurr

LED PIR Floods

For my drive I need a PIR flood that I can aim almost straight down. Some look as though the PIR will foul on the wall...
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Somewhere
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere

Downlighters with switchable colour temp

.. so, how do they work? Special bulbs? My daughter has them in her kitchen. Pop the bezel off and you can choose from...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tim.downie
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim.downie

The new apprentice

So he does not have a stupid haircut, does not wear his trousers hanging half way down his arse, can walk by lifting hi...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Pushfit waste

I've got a kitchen waste outlet done in late-60s/early-70s pushfit which is finally disintegrating (done well, it's sou...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by no_one
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by no_one

Photograph from locket

I have a couple of old lockets with very small (1 cm or less) photos in. I'd like to get bigger (even postage stamp siz...
32 comments posted 9yrs
posted by spuorgelgoog
32 comments posted 9yrs posted by spuorgelgoog

Speedfit plumbing

For a short plumbing run in my new kitchen I decided to try Speedfit which I'd not used before. The couplers and elbows...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mail
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by mail

Seized radiator bleed valves

They are steel radiators installed about 17 years ago. the bleed valves are seized, the normal keys just break when try...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by new
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by new

OT Epic ship launch disasters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGRl6cPl_XE
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry130747
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry130747