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Even greater service

The springs inside the ex MOD Dixon Bate pintle hitch of unknown age fitted to my Land rover failed. I emailed Dixon Ba...
12 comments posted 3yrs
posted by mike
12 comments posted 3yrs posted by mike

Repair Tefal induction hob

I bought a single hob portable induction cooker a few years ago and didn't get on with the few power settings it offere...
14 comments posted 3yrs
posted by news
14 comments posted 3yrs posted by news

Hot-fill toilet cistern . . .

I recently fixed a leaking toilet for a friend (the supply-cistern flexible pipe had loosened) and it's connected to th...
19 comments posted 3yrs
posted by patchmoney
19 comments posted 3yrs posted by patchmoney

Only one EV charger at home?!

https://www.smarthomecharge.co.uk/features/do-you-need-two-home-charge-points-if-you-have-two-evs/ "Some products will...
826 comments posted 3yrs
posted by CK1
826 comments posted 3yrs posted by CK1

Great service

We see quite a few messages here about poor service, so I thought I'd post one concerning exceptionally good service. A...
12 comments posted 3yrs
posted by Jeff
12 comments posted 3yrs posted by Jeff

Bell-push rating

The mud room which houses the rear door bell is being replaced, and as the old bell-push was intermittent, I decided to...
27 comments posted 3yrs
posted by davey
27 comments posted 3yrs posted by davey

OT: monitor size

I remember 14 inch monitors, they were big enough IMO but as things grew you ended up with bigger and bigger ones. I've...
39 comments posted 3yrs
posted by rsandr
39 comments posted 3yrs posted by rsandr

Reseating / sealing a tyre

Hi all I have an old trailer I need to get rid of. Trouble is that the tyre has come away from the wheel and I can't ge...
29 comments posted 3yrs
posted by lee
29 comments posted 3yrs posted by lee

Combi boiler DHW issue

Our boiler is one end of our bungalow, which means a good 10m run to the bathroom bath/sink taps. Of late, when these h...
1 comments posted 3yrs
posted by jethro_uk
1 comments posted 3yrs posted by jethro_uk

Alternative ways of fitting windows to a boat

We have a little steel diesel powered boat (in France, but that's not relevant really). It's getting on for 50 years ol...
9 comments posted 3yrs
posted by cl
9 comments posted 3yrs posted by cl

Noisy powered speaker

I have a Vava Voom portable speaker, no longer available, not even on the manufacturer website any more It used to soun...
30 comments posted 3yrs
posted by usenet
30 comments posted 3yrs posted by usenet

TOT cheaper gas?

Bypass meter bar https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234969891989 https://youtu.be/lUcKI5Q42k4?t=298
2 comments posted 3yrs
posted by junk
2 comments posted 3yrs posted by junk

Lithium batteries, not worth it

Are you greenies nuts? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/385430139122Nearly 3 grand for a battery with the same capacity of two...
268 comments posted 3yrs
posted by CK1
268 comments posted 3yrs posted by CK1