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Heavy water tank

I've got a 1000 litre water tank for the garden. It's a plastic tank bit more than a metre in each dimension with a met...
28 comments posted 9yrs
posted by noone
28 comments posted 9yrs posted by noone

Idle thoughts about close coupled toilets

Away on holiday I noticed a very fancy close coupled toilet where the seat had shifted out of line but I couldn't see a...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wibble
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by wibble

Gridwatch Down?

Can't connect at the moment; has it been shut down to conserve power?
72 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wibble
72 comments posted 9yrs posted by wibble

Screwfix

Sort of on topic! Checking stock in local stores requires typing in my location for every item selected. (use current l...
15 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tim
15 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim

Screwfix online ordering problems?

Anyone had problems purchasing through Screwfix online recently? Tried to place an order several times this week, but e...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by News
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by News

NatWest DD's between accounts delays

I have had a DD from a NatWest account, from one NW account to another NW account (both mine), set up for nearly a year...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry.m1byt

OT:Astonomy question (8 yr old standard)

Going out of the back door just now (17.12) the sky was clear except for a single solitary star in a SW ish direction. I...
23 comments posted 9yrs
posted by moronwatch
23 comments posted 9yrs posted by moronwatch

Tiles chipping when cut

Attempting to tile my bathroom. Got a bunch of ceramic wall/floor tiles, 250 x 500 x 7.8mm Bought an el-cheapo wet cutt...
22 comments posted 9yrs
posted by darkangel5
22 comments posted 9yrs posted by darkangel5

CH Controller/Timer

I have a requirement for a central heating (Worcester gas) controller (single channel as there isn't any hot water) tha...
26 comments posted 9yrs
posted by pa
26 comments posted 9yrs posted by pa

LED lamps, source and value

I'd like to replace all the lamps/bulb in house with LED ones (mains bayonett fittings). I bought a couple the other da...
74 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
74 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

Electroboom goes too far

Normally I'm a big fan of his videos but this time the suggestions he makes really ARE dangerous rather than just lookin...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tim.downie
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim.downie

Build your own computer , Yes it's DIY time

Record: 10-meter wide 16-bit megacomputer from discrete parts 256 bytes of memory (27,000 transistors) 15,300 transisto...
20 comments posted 9yrs
posted by whisky.dave
20 comments posted 9yrs posted by whisky.dave

Cooker circuit question

The kitchen in my newly-(almost) completed extension has a (professionally installed) 45A radial cooker circuit which c...
33 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mail
33 comments posted 9yrs posted by mail