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Blocked Gutter Downpipe

On the first floor of a house the gutter downpipe is blocked up. The first thought is to try to push a garden hose up f...
16 comments posted 3yrs
posted by kirbyx95
16 comments posted 3yrs posted by kirbyx95

Pressure washer recommendation?

My old Kärcher has just died. Had it for many years and it doesn’t owe me anything. The power switch is broken and whil...
7 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tim.downie
7 comments posted 3yrs posted by tim.downie

Expanding Foam applicator

When i moved, I must have lost the applicator (a screw-on tube) that controls the flow of the foam. It is a full cartrid...
2 comments posted 3yrs
posted by pinnerite
2 comments posted 3yrs posted by pinnerite

Gas off, turn boiler off?

They are doing gas main replacement work in our street. The information prior to this suggested that the gas people wou...
17 comments posted 3yrs
posted by wibble
17 comments posted 3yrs posted by wibble

OT or not? Buying a USB caddy for 2.5" drive

My laptop is on its death bed and I have to buy a new one. I have tons of data on my internal drive and I'll have to re...
23 comments posted 3yrs
posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012
23 comments posted 3yrs posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

Roof cleaning…

If you have a roof that you can walk on and need to de-moss it I’d recommend a wet’n’dry vacuum cleaner. Normally I swe...
0 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tim.downie
0 comments posted 3yrs posted by tim.downie

Using a diesel air heater to heat a home workshop

Has anyone used something like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203591960310 as a workshop heater? I'm wondering about g...
30 comments posted 3yrs
posted by nothanks
30 comments posted 3yrs posted by nothanks

Off-peak energy discounts

I think there was a post on this recently? Anyway, just noticed this from my supplier: https://community.eonnext.com/thr...
44 comments posted 3yrs
posted by patchmoney
44 comments posted 3yrs posted by patchmoney

Solar power wiki

Looking idly at the wiki I'm not seeing much on solar panels, inverters or addition of batteries to systems. Is my searc...
31 comments posted 3yrs
posted by johnjessop46
31 comments posted 3yrs posted by johnjessop46

Email Problem

My email (hosted by Heart Internet) has been down all day and I've been back and forth to their website checking status...
28 comments posted 3yrs
posted by jgaines_newsid
28 comments posted 3yrs posted by jgaines_newsid

testing of UK-d-i-y

Thunderbird appears to have got its knockers in a twist over this newsgroup So testinbg it
7 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tnp
7 comments posted 3yrs posted by tnp

i-Pad and Zoom.

I host a Zoom meeting. One of us is 99 years old - but still manages pretty well, living on his own, with help for shop...
9 comments posted 3yrs
posted by dave
9 comments posted 3yrs posted by dave