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OT: "All up: No reserves"

Looking at gridwatch and BM reports, I am reminded of the scene in 'Battle of Britain' in the RAF control room when som...
99 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tnp
99 comments posted 9yrs posted by tnp

OT: Plastic moulding.

OT - but maybe less OT than most posts here. Old car has the common enough plastic lenses to the sidelights which are s...
16 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
16 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

Which glue?

Needs to stick glass to metal & paper. Needs to be fully clear in a thin film. E6000 has been recommended but the toxic...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tabbypurr
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by tabbypurr

Passing gas

I have a cabinet gat heater that won't light. Gas is getting through but the pilot light won't catch and I can not get...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Weatherlawyer
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by Weatherlawyer

Fixing my Dashcam

After RTFM "When affixing the mount to the window the ambient temp must be 21-38 decrees C" What the !!!! You mean that...
32 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tims_new_home
32 comments posted 9yrs posted by tims_new_home

creosote

20l drum of creosote had hard lumos in the bottom and lots of sludge. Is this any where in the region of normal ?
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tpmccann
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by tpmccann

OT: Diesel Engines (again)

In a modern common-rail injection system, fuel is drawn from the tank via a conventional low pressure pump of the kind...
31 comments posted 9yrs
posted by cbx
31 comments posted 9yrs posted by cbx

X Reg Ford Ka. Has anyone experienced this noise?

My wife's car has just started to produce noises that can only be described a strange, from the Steering Wheel. When it...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by georgewbell
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by georgewbell

Glass blocks

Number one daughter wants a glass block 'wall' in their en suite to act as a shower screen. Not something I'd tackle &...
15 comments posted 9yrs
posted by davidlang
15 comments posted 9yrs posted by davidlang

CH leaks

We have a problem with pressure loss in our central heating system. Topping up each day and loosing 1bar or so in a mat...
63 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mechanic
63 comments posted 9yrs posted by mechanic

BA: £55 for Bosch SDS+ Drill

Only a green Bosch, but this seems cheap for a 2Kg SDS+ drill. http://www.argos.co.uk/product/4116354 Bosch PBH 2100 Rot...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Boiler puzzle

Worcester 28i 15 years old. Remote thermostat. Segmented clock timer. Does not start central heating in the morning alt...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by jim
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by jim

What's it called?

The dash board light on my (heritage ) car are strange ones. They are filament but there is no metal base, the wires ju...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry130747
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry130747

winter heating allowance

never having claimed any allowances from the gov WHY do they make the rules for winter heating SO unfathomable ? ...
114 comments posted 9yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
114 comments posted 9yrs posted by kinvig.netta