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How Waterproof are Fish Tank Heaters?

I am making a cylindrical nickel plating tank as I find that the bucket I usually use often isn't deep enough - current...
26 comments posted 10yrs
posted by andrew
26 comments posted 10yrs posted by andrew

New ballcock question

While tying up the plastic ballcock arm in the loft, I rather stupidly snapped it. I went out and got a brass one, whic...
21 comments posted 10yrs
posted by no
21 comments posted 10yrs posted by no

Whole house energy saver????

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKasA4HxaGY#t=543.672167 Snake oil!
10 comments posted 10yrs
posted by harry130747
10 comments posted 10yrs posted by harry130747

AFCI into Wiki FAQ?

In , Search for RCD finds the page that it should, and Search for RCBOs finds the various appropriate entries. But Sear...
8 comments posted 10yrs
posted by reply1600
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by reply1600

Fixing to crappy wall

I've fit (fitted?) a banister to the mother in law's wall. 4 brackets, about 40mm round against wall, three screws in e...
10 comments posted 10yrs
posted by rsandr
10 comments posted 10yrs posted by rsandr

Wood stove recommendation

We are looking at woodburning stoves, around max 5kw would suffice. The guy who is going to fit it likes Esse and I qui...
12 comments posted 10yrs
posted by rsandr
12 comments posted 10yrs posted by rsandr

Stud Wall for Shed - Bracing and Spacing

So I'm building a timber framed and metal sheet cladded garden shed. It will be approx 6m x 3m x 2.5m, constructed from...
5 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Eugbug.1214855a
5 comments posted 10yrs posted by Eugbug.1214855a

Anyone experience of 2 part epoxy putty

Hi all, I have recently bought a whirlpool bath on eBay and one of the plastic pipe fittings (part of the air jets) was...
15 comments posted 10yrs
posted by leenowell
15 comments posted 10yrs posted by leenowell

Buying strip brass

Bit of an odd question, but I would like to buy some thin brass strips, but no idea how 'thin' when looking at quoted m...
7 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Graeme
7 comments posted 10yrs posted by Graeme

OT Pension fund or property?

http://www.which.co.uk/news/2016/09/property-vs-pension-which-is-the-best-investment-451862/?utm_medium=Email&utm_source...
6 comments posted 10yrs
posted by harry130747
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by harry130747

HDD died - recovery ?

Have a Western Digital 1TB internal 3.5" HDD Just stopped during use .... Drive is under warranty so should get it repl...
90 comments posted 10yrs
posted by rick_hughes
90 comments posted 10yrs posted by rick_hughes

OT; Doh!

Just sent an email invoice to a client with the following text; "Invoice attached, bank details bottom left. Prompt tra...
7 comments posted 10yrs
posted by davidlang
7 comments posted 10yrs posted by davidlang