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DIY ear-unblocking

Hi all, After a recent viral infection I find that after the little nasty had attacked my tonsils, chest and given me a...
25 comments posted 10yrs
posted by cbx
25 comments posted 10yrs posted by cbx

Treating Wood in Garden

I have various wooden items in my garden: raised beds, supports for runner beans, netting frames etc. The wood I have u...
17 comments posted 10yrs
posted by me
17 comments posted 10yrs posted by me

New RCD 100 Amp 100mA after my isolator switch?

I'm thinking of installing a Wylex 2 pole RCD 100 Amp 100mA in a box like on the TLC page linked below. Just after the...
12 comments posted 10yrs
posted by dicegeorge
12 comments posted 10yrs posted by dicegeorge

OT.....PBS America.

Fairly new TV channel. Good documentaries. Quite a lot of repeats.
17 comments posted 10yrs
posted by harry130747
17 comments posted 10yrs posted by harry130747

White gloss recommendations

Would anyone care to recommend a gloss, primarily for pre- primed MDF skirting although it would be also used for a cou...
4 comments posted 10yrs
posted by scrub_the_obvious_blenkinsopp
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by scrub_the_obvious_blenkinsopp

100 amp connector block name

whats the name of the connector block for incoming 100 amp mains supply to split between old and new consumer unit... b...
13 comments posted 10yrs
posted by dicegeorge
13 comments posted 10yrs posted by dicegeorge

Tape for use in a freezer

Having defrosted the freezer I have found that a number of the plastic trays have developed cracks in them. Of course i...
14 comments posted 10yrs
posted by me
14 comments posted 10yrs posted by me

Sewer maps

Next door's sewer has just been cleared out (I'd looked in the manhole and it was full). The chap from Anglian Water sa...
3 comments posted 10yrs
posted by giraffenos.pam
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by giraffenos.pam

Flat eneloops

My garage door proximity sensor is still going through AAs at a surprising rate, so I'm putting Eneloops in for the mom...
3 comments posted 10yrs
posted by timstreater
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by timstreater

Ryobi cordless drill

The Li-ion batteries or charger for my Hitachi cordless combi drill have started playing up, so I have started looking...
6 comments posted 10yrs
posted by JMLayman
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by JMLayman

SOT: Where do they get these people?

The local council have just started charging for certain types of recycling material. The leaflet provided states it mu...
61 comments posted 10yrs
posted by nomail
61 comments posted 10yrs posted by nomail

Improving shower performance

In my main home I have two power showers - one in the bathroom and one in the en-suite - both of which are gravity fed...
15 comments posted 10yrs
posted by watt.tyler
15 comments posted 10yrs posted by watt.tyler

Burlington WC Cistern

Finally threw out the didn't-flush-properly toilet and replaced it with a B urlington Close Coupled WC. This has the mo...
4 comments posted 10yrs
posted by tpmccann
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by tpmccann