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Weird RCD trip

Still trying to track down our RCD trips ... Why would switching on the lights in the detached garage trip the RCD, give...
19 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Huge
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by Huge

Wallcoat and similar holes

Hi I had this house coated with this wonderful stuff some years ago, but have recently removed a fitting from the wall...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by briang1
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by briang1

Basin tap innards

I need to replace the innards of the two-handle basin mixer tap in my bathroom. Despite taking them apart and cleaning...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by watt.tyler
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by watt.tyler

Remote control buttons fix?

A simple remote control which uses the conductive rubber for the contact across the PCB has failed/ become too high resi...
12 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
12 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Bolts stopping walls spreading on old properties

My grandson asked me what the large metal discs and crosses were on some old cottages. I explained that they were metal...
28 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Somewhere
28 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere

Calling car camera users

Looking at those cheapo car cameras on Ebay :- http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371832052071?ul_noapp=true#ht_5758wt_1124 Qual...
29 comments posted 9yrs
posted by montebrasite4
29 comments posted 9yrs posted by montebrasite4

OT Really weird!

https://content.jwplatform. com/videos/fHLu8cvK-Kvp5pHRn. mp4
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry130747
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry130747

Weathershield paint on interiors

What about using weathershield exterior paint on interior window surrounds that are exposed to a lot of sun? Would the p...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Karen Grace
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by Karen Grace

Noisy TRV

I have one that rattles along with the pump frequency. I have swapped it from end to end - can't remember if I have don...
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Somewhere
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere

A suggestion for sleep

If we stopped the earth's rotation, we could live in the light for as long as we wanted, then travel over to the dark si...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by imvalid
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by imvalid

LED tubes

Now that I am on a roll with LED lighting, I am wondering about replacing fluorescent with T8 LED tubes. I see these ar...
22 comments posted 9yrs
posted by newsgroups
22 comments posted 9yrs posted by newsgroups

Old Christmas Tree lights

I've been asked to look at some old Christmas tree lights. I am confident this will be the of the direct mains type wit...
20 comments posted 9yrs
posted by fredxx
20 comments posted 9yrs posted by fredxx

My old mucker gets a fine for hitting cyclist

So after a gap weekend since leaving school on the Friday, I started work o n Monday, 1 DEC 1975 as a laboratory techni...
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by swldxer1
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by swldxer1

Megaflow / water hammer

Long time off this forum, but hoping the plumbing brains still frequent thi s place! PROBLEM: When Central Heating is s...
24 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dom
24 comments posted 9yrs posted by dom

CE approval

I have started this thread as a spin-off from 'Clock Radios' as it is taking a digression > >The point that seems to ha...
20 comments posted 9yrs
posted by newsgroups
20 comments posted 9yrs posted by newsgroups