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No good deed goes unpunished

or so they say. Well I have just offered to rewire one of the villages Scout hut lights for free (the roof collapsed). S...
21 comments posted 9yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
21 comments posted 9yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Chromeed Pipework

I'm replacing a rusty towel rail radiator in a bathroom. The connecting pipework is a dog's dinner, and I'll be replaci...
16 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dev
16 comments posted 9yrs posted by dev

Ceramic tap cartridges

OK - that was a bummer... 4 new 1/4 turn lever taps, less than a year old. One failed (dripping). Circlip holding gubbi...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tw_usenet
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by tw_usenet

trustpilot

'We care about your opinion and want to improve our service please leave a review on trustpilot' or some such thing. A...
19 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tim
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim

mitre saw that uses 900Watt or less?

Does anyone know of a simple mitre saw that uses less than 900 Watts (240V). i want to be able to run it on a Honda 1.0...
16 comments posted 9yrs
posted by robertmlaws
16 comments posted 9yrs posted by robertmlaws

Topical problem

Xmas tree trunk is too big to fit my stand. Ways of reducing the diameter, please. Tree is too big to clamp in my vice...
33 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
33 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

DIT Storage heaters

Now I have free electricity I have decided to get rid of my gas boiler and fit room electric storage heaters instead. D...
46 comments posted 9yrs
posted by swldxer1
46 comments posted 9yrs posted by swldxer1

fox want to buy sky.

The bbc appear to have it right "Sterling's 16% fall against the US dollar in the wake of the Brexit vote has made UK c...
22 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dennis
22 comments posted 9yrs posted by dennis

Touch lamp

I have a table lamp which lights, changes brightness & goes off in response to touching it. Perfect for where it's used...
20 comments posted 9yrs
posted by davidlang
20 comments posted 9yrs posted by davidlang

How can this work?

https://gemmojo.com/collections/home-garden/products/gem-sauce-blender? variant=28436461069 http://tinyurl.com/hemqq6o W...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Somewhere
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere

Lap top battery Longevity

There's a lot of information about that if you keep a Laptop battery charged between only 80% full and only 40% full, i...
39 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mail.invalid456
39 comments posted 9yrs posted by mail.invalid456

Trenching for domestic services.

What do the electricity, gas and water companies require by way of trench depth, separation of ducts, marking etc. for...
14 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tim
14 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim

Moulded 6 panel doors

I am thinking to replace a number of (6) internal doors with a molded 6 panel type. Will there likely be a restriction...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry.m1byt