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Fitting a carpet

I need to carpet a room, going to use it as an office. I know a guy who will do it cheap but he's always busy. I would...
4 comments posted 10yrs
posted by rsandr
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by rsandr

Payback time on new CH?

Brief background; visiting a friend with very old central heating - reminds me of what was in our last house when we mo...
17 comments posted 10yrs
posted by wibble
17 comments posted 10yrs posted by wibble

Adjusting old upvc "flag" hinges - a lost cause?

Hi, I replaced old, split, upvc flipper gasket on a upvc door with type R6346X. The gasket fitted in the groove in the...
4 comments posted 10yrs
posted by clive.r.long
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by clive.r.long

Water dripping from woodwork

I recently noticed a damp patch on the concrete floor at the front of the house. The boiler is installed in the loft an...
8 comments posted 10yrs
posted by x
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by x

Voter Registration Limiting Factors!

Democracy is all well and good, but it seems that some individuals should not be permitted to vote. The Brexit vote was...
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posted by nastii.snotgobbler
9 comments posted 10yrs posted by nastii.snotgobbler

Adhesive for a knife

I have a very useful knife with a wooden (bamboo) handle, which SWMBO decided would benefit from being run through the...
2 comments posted 10yrs
posted by GlMiM
2 comments posted 10yrs posted by GlMiM

No CH unless hot water on

Currently have to control heating manually by putting on hot water and manually opening 2 zone port valve. So heating o...
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posted by Edward H
14 comments posted 10yrs posted by Edward H

Microporous paint

Has anyone worked with microporous paint? I was told my windows were painted with this stuff. Does this mean I should u...
4 comments posted 10yrs
posted by newsgroups
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by newsgroups

Electronics prototyping PCB

I bought this board over 30 years ago, I have developed many a circuit on it. https://www.flickr.com/gp/g3zvt/HG594A I...
35 comments posted 10yrs
posted by graham-usenet
35 comments posted 10yrs posted by graham-usenet

CB radio installation success

Antenna took an hour (picture to follow) to install and I had to use two whopping big 12V PSUs to power the radio and a...
11 comments posted 10yrs
posted by swldxer1
11 comments posted 10yrs posted by swldxer1

Baxi Wentworth

A friend's father has a Baxi Wentworth gas fire which has suddenly stopped doing anything. The friend is a retired elec...
4 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Billaboard
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by Billaboard

OT: Whither "toby"?

Does anyone know why (in Scotland at least) a water c*ck (or its cover) in the street is known as a "toby"? Do different...
20 comments posted 10yrs
posted by tim.downie
20 comments posted 10yrs posted by tim.downie

Downlights - Low Voltage to Mains rating

I have quite a few of these in my kitchen, used with 50W MR16 bulbs and transformers (one per light):...
8 comments posted 10yrs
posted by no
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by no

Burying cables...

I had some photos, so thought they would make a fairly dull wiki article! http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/Cable_buri...
46 comments posted 10yrs
posted by see.my.signature
46 comments posted 10yrs posted by see.my.signature