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wish I hadn't started taking the old 50g cold tank and the old CH header tank out of the loft...what a mess ...pipe wor...
29 comments posted 9yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
29 comments posted 9yrs posted by kinvig.netta

LED Pygmy Lamp

Can anyone point me at a source for LED Pygmy Lamps in the UK, preferably mail-order. What I specifically need is a BC/...
19 comments posted 9yrs
posted by ${send-direct-email-to-news102
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by ${send-direct-email-to-news102

Bandsaw tyre failure issue

I have a Record Power SBS250 bandsaw ... I don't use it much, once maybe twice a year for around 30 minutes ... but eve...
19 comments posted 9yrs
posted by rick_hughes
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by rick_hughes

What to do with mail when abroad?

An elderly friend is going abroad over Christmas for 5 weeks to visit family, and wants to know what to do about his le...
21 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tnp
21 comments posted 9yrs posted by tnp

Tools and equipment trials?

Slightly OT for DIY but maybe someone here will know. Does anyone know about standardized tests for tools that allow to...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by algrant109
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by algrant109

TV radio and internet advertising......

Is it just me or were we able to tolerate a small amount of advertising in the past but now the quantity is unacceptibl...
37 comments posted 9yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
37 comments posted 9yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Ping TNP: Andrew Neil and Gridwatch

Andrew Neil quoting wind contribution data from Gridwatch on Twitter. Led to him quoting present cost of coal: 'Looks l...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

O T Begging charity adverts on TV

Is it just me, or are others fed up with the quantity of begging adverts on TV? If I resonded to all of the, I reckon i...
66 comments posted 9yrs
posted by spam
66 comments posted 9yrs posted by spam

FOAK: Minor roads maps online?

Fount of all knowledge request: Our local council has given notice of closing a local road for a week or so. Typically,...
23 comments posted 9yrs
posted by lalaw44
23 comments posted 9yrs posted by lalaw44

British gas F2 50

Hi I have a British gas 50 F2 whichor I believe to be a potterton profile 50e. Having.firing issues. Fan spinning. New...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Simon
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by Simon

That's the CH fixed then

Just had a call from a neighbour with no HW or CH. Potterton HE plus boiler. Took me 30 seconds to decide to hit the pum...
22 comments posted 9yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
22 comments posted 9yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Van Alarms

A spate of thefts of tools from vans in the area - reported in the local news. I cynically suggested an alarm triggered...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Somewhere
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere

Consumer unit replacement

Planning on replacing my mum's bakerlite fuseboard with a metal 17th editio n CU (to give her place ELCB protetion). An...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mitchmunden
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by mitchmunden

Games console wiring

So part of the small extension I am working on has a space for two TVs for the kids and is for games console playing. T...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by adamwadsworth