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Central Heating Fault Diagnosis

Hi all Hoping someone will be able to confirm my suspicions regarding lack of heat to ground floor. The system is an op...
25 comments posted 10yrs
posted by phil
25 comments posted 10yrs posted by phil

gap fill

What is the best waterproof/pee-proof sealant to fill a gap between a skirting board and a vinyl floor covering in a ba...
13 comments posted 10yrs
posted by junk
13 comments posted 10yrs posted by junk

OT(ish) - tyre rating labels

I'm looking for a replacement tyre for the spare which (I think) must be around 10 years old (if not older; we have had...
30 comments posted 10yrs
posted by wibble
30 comments posted 10yrs posted by wibble

OT: The birds and the wasps ...

I'm starting war on a wasp nest, and have done the first drowning with wasp form aimed at spot under the roof eves. Lot...
4 comments posted 10yrs
posted by email
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by email

Hobby Kiln, 13A socket, any suggestions?

I'm thinking of buying a small hobby kiln for firing clay cups, models etc. Something with a space about 250mm x 250mm...
32 comments posted 10yrs
posted by robertmlaws
32 comments posted 10yrs posted by robertmlaws

Separation distance from sink to CU?

In the back of my garage/workshop I have a Belfast sink with tap, and about 550mm above the sink is the consumer unit....
4 comments posted 10yrs
posted by nospam
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by nospam

Problem must be at my end - any ideas?

LLOYDS BANK 1930h 25 SEP 16: Just looked at my bank statement and someone has scammed me out of £33 7. I hardly ever us...
8 comments posted 10yrs
posted by swldxer1
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by swldxer1

Gaps on top of 13A sockets

I have a couple in the conservatory where the plaster is bowed in, leaving a 3mm gap on top of the socket in the centre...
5 comments posted 10yrs
posted by tw_usenet
5 comments posted 10yrs posted by tw_usenet

Removal of Blu-Tack?

A 17-y-o friend has contrived to get Blu-Tack, now semi-dried, on the inside of a leather or pseudo-leather belt, trous...
5 comments posted 10yrs
posted by dr.s.lartius
5 comments posted 10yrs posted by dr.s.lartius

Car bag-dehumidifier

Do the de-humidifier bags that sit on a car dashboard work? Do you have to dry them out regularly? OR what?
8 comments posted 10yrs
posted by jim
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by jim

First radiator bleed of the year ...

And was surprised that a few radiators (admittedly the taller ones for bathroom, and cloakroom) had quite a bit of air...
5 comments posted 10yrs
posted by jethro_uk
5 comments posted 10yrs posted by jethro_uk

OT: nixie tubes

Chap is annoyed that big nixie tubes are no longer available, so decides to start making them himself ... I like the la...
32 comments posted 10yrs
posted by usenet
32 comments posted 10yrs posted by usenet

Radiator problem

One radiator on the top floor of my house remained cold when I turned on the heating today. I bled it, and a large amou...
8 comments posted 10yrs
posted by gayleard
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by gayleard