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uPVC Window Will not open

My bathroom window (side hinged) is shut tight. When I raise the handle all but the bottom seems free. From similar win...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by pinnerite
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by pinnerite

Parkside carpet cleaner flood

I bought this PWS 20C2 carpet cleaner from Lidl in Feb this year. First time of use soon after purchase it worked ok. N...
3 comments posted 3yrs
posted by mikehalmarack
3 comments posted 3yrs posted by mikehalmarack

Putty knives

I replaced some of the putty on some window frames today. It went ok, with a bit of trial and error to trim the putty n...
9 comments posted 3yrs
posted by sulphitic
9 comments posted 3yrs posted by sulphitic

OT characteristics of diesel engines

I've just bought a VW Caddy with a 1.6 TDI diesel engine, having not had a diesel engine before I'm wondering how they...
40 comments posted 3yrs
posted by stainburn
40 comments posted 3yrs posted by stainburn

Fake grouting

Is there anything I could use to grout some tiles, but which could be easily removed should the need arise? Normal grou...
19 comments posted 3yrs
posted by theom+news
19 comments posted 3yrs posted by theom+news

OT: For those with blind faith in peer reviews

A Leading Article from The Times of yesterday (9/9/23) relates to a piece also in yesterday's Times, by Dr Brown in whi...
4 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tim
4 comments posted 3yrs posted by tim

Aircon vs dehumidifier in this weather

I realise that an aircon unit will both cool the air and remove humidity. However in this weather I am finding the rela...
37 comments posted 3yrs
posted by wibble
37 comments posted 3yrs posted by wibble

RAAC?

Looking at the Dept of Education for Reinforced Aerated Autoclaved Concrete (RAAC) it suggests that preliminary identif...
69 comments posted 3yrs
posted by spuorgelgoog
69 comments posted 3yrs posted by spuorgelgoog

Well that could have been messy...

The other day SWMBO commented that the sewage interceptor tank was smelling a bit in the hot weather. (this is a 800 ga...
4 comments posted 3yrs
posted by see.my.signature
4 comments posted 3yrs posted by see.my.signature

[well OT] Tour of Brtiain Cycle Race

As the Lycra Louts pass the end of our road on route to Gloucester today I was reading the suggested rules for spectato...
40 comments posted 3yrs
posted by bob.henson
40 comments posted 3yrs posted by bob.henson

Ghost lettering

Adam's away on hols at the moment, so he can't post to the group. But he's asked me to show you what he spotted parked i...
9 comments posted 3yrs
posted by usenet
9 comments posted 3yrs posted by usenet

I tried a bit of fancy metal bashing

Did not come out too bad IMHO! https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/Ornate_wrought_iron_handrails
7 comments posted 3yrs
posted by see.my.signature
7 comments posted 3yrs posted by see.my.signature

Toolstation product reviews

I would like to leave a review on a product on www.toolstation.com I have created an account and am logged in. I can se...
13 comments posted 3yrs
posted by graham-usenet
13 comments posted 3yrs posted by graham-usenet

Eco 4 solar and heat pumps.

I live in the SW of England and we are off grid for gas. We currently have E7. I have retired recently. OH is retired....
42 comments posted 3yrs
posted by aprilsweetheartrose
42 comments posted 3yrs posted by aprilsweetheartrose