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OT - another car buying question

As far as I know most things have a list price and a final price. Some build in, say, 5% or 10% on the price as negotia...
46 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wibble
46 comments posted 9yrs posted by wibble

Electrical Puzzle

Replaced a ceiling light for my parents on Saturday - take down pendant, pu t up fancy new new three-bulb fixture, simp...
12 comments posted 9yrs
posted by flashgordonreceding
12 comments posted 9yrs posted by flashgordonreceding

OT - mechanical warranties on cars

Just pondering - how does the warranty company confirm up front the car isn't a dog? Or do they just play the numbers wi...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wibble
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by wibble

Wiring in plaster

I wish to make a channel in plaster and put in some wiring for a new light. Please could someone point me to requirement...
24 comments posted 9yrs
posted by me
24 comments posted 9yrs posted by me

OT: things that scared Bella the dog today

1. The sound the mains testing plug makes when the socket is OK 2. Me conducting the Band of the Grenadier Guards 3. The...
12 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
12 comments posted 9yrs posted by wrightsaerials

strange screw

While fixing the stair door today, I found that the door closer had been (inadequately) fastened to the frame using a t...
15 comments posted 9yrs
posted by jcb
15 comments posted 9yrs posted by jcb

Lever action toilets

Having experienced a moderm push button toilet which she cannot operate as she has fingernails, she insists on fitting...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by spam
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by spam

A Public Liability (pictures)

I didn't capture what happened between DSCF7217 & DSCF7218 but we all heard the crash. The two guys were perched up the...
38 comments posted 9yrs
posted by graham-usenet
38 comments posted 9yrs posted by graham-usenet

Sealing a boat hatch

On our boat Odin there's a hatch on the bathing platform which currently lets water in (to the inside of the bathing pl...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by cl
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by cl

Riverside cottage 11

Builders seem to have a jaundiced view of installing cavity closers. Possibly because it impacts on their profit margin...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tim
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim

Polycarbonate glue?

Food processor plastic bowl seems to be polycarbonate and took a sufficiently hard thump on the hard kitchen floor to p...
23 comments posted 9yrs
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23 comments posted 9yrs posted by |||newspam|||

RCD wins again

Just found this (1st job of the day) http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:RCD1.jpg It was powering a 2kW heater in t...
123 comments posted 9yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
123 comments posted 9yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Pipe soldering Questions

I'm not going to do these myself, it's for people learning how to. What size pipe can a standard blowtorch do? What siz...
56 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tabbypurr
56 comments posted 9yrs posted by tabbypurr