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Under counter hot water heater

Help! Local charity had one of these installed by well meaning cowboys. Just been to take a look. It has plastic screw...
22 comments posted 9yrs
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22 comments posted 9yrs posted by |||newspam|||

Flickering power switch

Hi everyone, my wall socket power switch to my boiler is flickering red and there is no power to my boiler. Has the fuse...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Nick
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by Nick

dodgy dog - what to do

A couple (late 20's) who live in an adjacent St have a Husky dog. It seems uncontrollable and vicious. It's always on a...
23 comments posted 9yrs
posted by supportnik
23 comments posted 9yrs posted by supportnik

Drilling down internal wall from loft

I'm attempting to feed some low voltage cabling down an internal wall, I've managed to get a some 22mm holes in the cav...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by humzabobat
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by humzabobat

Light fitting to batten

When I reposition my ceiling light fitting must I attach to a batten spanning 2 joists or can I fix a batten to the tops...
16 comments posted 9yrs
posted by noname
16 comments posted 9yrs posted by noname

Trailer socket - correct wiring test

Just a quick question. With modern 13 pin connectors there is a pin for providing power to a caravan fridge. Pin 10, ig...
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wibble
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by wibble

Here's a conundrum..

Insulation between joists below under floor heating. Having promised no wall hung radiators I am now stuck with getting...
15 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tim
15 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim

OT: Foxes WTF?

Anyone know whether it is SOP for a pair of foxes to lope across an open field (behind us) towards our back fence (15 c...
23 comments posted 9yrs
posted by timstreater
23 comments posted 9yrs posted by timstreater

Thin bleach

I use a fair amount of bleach for general cleaning and disinfecting jobs: cleaning the sink, pouring down sink traps an...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nospam
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by nospam

OT: Car Rotisseries

To be able to work on the underside of a car unimpeded and not having to do things like welding upside down has a stron...
11 comments posted 9yrs
posted by cbx
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by cbx

Question for those with electrical leanings

I hacked about a section on the cable sizing article: http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/Calculating_A_Cable_Size#Chec...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by see.my.signature
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by see.my.signature

OTish DIY Plastic recycling

Build your own plastic recycling plant. https://preciousplastic.com
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by smithski
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by smithski

Undoing Loctite fixed screws

I need to undo 4 x CSK stainless steel screws 3/8x24 UNF These are screwed into 6061 anodized billet aluminium. Fixed b...
15 comments posted 9yrs
posted by rick_hughes
15 comments posted 9yrs posted by rick_hughes