UK Do-It-Yourself Forum

How do portable car-battery boosters work?

How can a portable USB-charged battery that has a capacity of a few Ahr and a maximum current supply of a few amps allo...

19 comments posted 4mos

posted by me

19 comments posted 4mos posted by me

Suggestions for 'low-height' WC Dual Flush valve?

Hi all I think I need to replace the dual flush valve on our WC cistern. The original is a Roca model which I believe i...

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posted by jkn+nin

0 comments posted 4mos posted by jkn+nin

US Doomsday Plane to Middle East

I suspect that individuals prepping for WWIII is a DIY topic… ===== USA Sends Doomsday Plane E-6B Mercury to Middle Eas...

19 comments posted 4mos

posted by aero.spike

19 comments posted 4mos posted by aero.spike

Battery terminal connection corrosion

Is it my imagination or are more AA/AAA battery-powered devices experiencing corrosion (at the terminals and elsewhere)...

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posted by Jeff

16 comments posted 4mos posted by Jeff

Can I disconnect my landline?

I've now moved over to full fibre broadband and my old landline is completely dead. I'd like to get rid of the BT box w...

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posted by mail

23 comments posted 4mos posted by mail

Axenence - NetTools/ email?

I downloaded this, as a means to ping our Smart Plugs, and report any permanent outages, rather than them remaining out...

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posted by harry.m1byt

8 comments posted 4mos posted by harry.m1byt

Domestic insurance OT

Reviewing my insurance renewal I was rather concerned to notice burglary claims may be refused if window locks are not...

20 comments posted 4mos

posted by tim

20 comments posted 4mos posted by tim

Am I likely to blow up my amplifier?

My main Denon amp (which as far as I know is not the one at risk) has a Zone 2 HDMI output. I want to feed it to two di...

15 comments posted 4mos

posted by mail

15 comments posted 4mos posted by mail

ev efficiency

The car I am looking at (Hyundai Inster) comes as (A) 71 kW power rating (42 KwH battery) or (B) 85 kW power rating (49...

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posted by newsgroups

26 comments posted 4mos posted by newsgroups

Levelling and raising a sloped floor

I am just about to completely rebuild our utility room (aside from the boiler it is gutted back to bare plaster). Curre...

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posted by see.my.signature

3 comments posted 4mos posted by see.my.signature

Re: OT: sale of dental gold

> My last gold tooth was removed last week, so I set out to sell the > crown, 14 carat gold, 3 grams weight. Two 'we bu...

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posted by jrwalliker

20 comments posted 4mos posted by jrwalliker

Clip-on 165 cabinet hinges

Finally got round to replacing one of the 165° hinges on a kitchen cabinet door. The spring-loaded part which kept the...

4 comments posted 4mos

posted by Jeff

4 comments posted 4mos posted by Jeff

OIn webcam surveillance.

Further to the amusing scam email... ...As far as I can tell most USB webcams are *hard wired* so that data cannot be s...

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posted by tnp

11 comments posted 4mos posted by tnp

Lolz!

Got this in an email a day or two ago. To an email address I seldom use. Thought I'd share... http://vps.templar.co.uk/...

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posted by tnp

14 comments posted 4mos posted by tnp

Shower basket failure.

The wire container to hold showering accessories is held to the tiles by suction. More elaborate than the "rubber sucke...

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posted by mikehalmarack

6 comments posted 4mos posted by mikehalmarack