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converting a chest freezer into a fridge

We have a small unused chest freezer in our garage. We also have a tall fridge/freezer combo that we use for beer and w...
15 comments posted 4yrs
posted by tim.downie
15 comments posted 4yrs posted by tim.downie

Unopened paint sat outside

I'm doing some tidying and a tip run. I've some unopened cans of paint, they've been sat out for probably just over a y...
9 comments posted 4yrs
posted by rsandr
9 comments posted 4yrs posted by rsandr

BG Smart Sockets - any good ?

2 questions .... # What is considered opinion of BG manufactured SMART sockets ? ... they any good, as good as any othe...
21 comments posted 4yrs
posted by rick_hughes
21 comments posted 4yrs posted by rick_hughes

Mountfield cordless mower

The mower just stopped working, it has an good 80V lithium battery, a PCB which is on a substantial heat sink and cover...
17 comments posted 4yrs
posted by news
17 comments posted 4yrs posted by news

We've delivered your ...

We've delivered your ... I ordered a large hole drill from Toolstation on Sunday. I always order "to collect" as I am n...
8 comments posted 4yrs
posted by pinnerite
8 comments posted 4yrs posted by pinnerite

Firefox loading blank pages

The past few weeks, Firefox has been struggling to load certain pages, from some sources, such as the gov.uk MOT checki...
13 comments posted 4yrs
posted by a
13 comments posted 4yrs posted by a

Continuing Limescale Battle

One of my toilet pans is quite badly scaled up in that the water curtain at each side is just a trickle. I have been tr...
22 comments posted 4yrs
posted by jgaines_newsid
22 comments posted 4yrs posted by jgaines_newsid

SMART Socket

I purchased a SMART socket https://www.lightinglegends.com/products/smart-wifi-waterproof-outdoor-double-uk-socket-usb...
26 comments posted 4yrs
posted by rick_hughes
26 comments posted 4yrs posted by rick_hughes

Inspecting floor boarded attic insulation

The attic is boarded. Since I've lived here I've discovered lots of things have not been done properly so I decided to...
10 comments posted 4yrs
posted by nospam
10 comments posted 4yrs posted by nospam

Connecting backup power to your house

Given all the warnings about possible blackouts this winter, I thought it might be worth doing a bit of preparation to...
55 comments posted 4yrs
posted by see.my.signature
55 comments posted 4yrs posted by see.my.signature

Re-gassing freezer

Any thoughts? Chest type probably 10 years old. Currently only getting down to -15C
35 comments posted 4yrs
posted by tim
35 comments posted 4yrs posted by tim

Automatic central heating repressuriser

Hi, New to this group. Is there such a thing as a device that can automatically re-pressurise a central heating system?...
16 comments posted 4yrs
posted by usenet.tweed
16 comments posted 4yrs posted by usenet.tweed

Inherited Bosch Jig Saw

This is pretty old but the blade rotates too freely. The screw that looks like it should loosen/tighten it, turns seemi...
4 comments posted 4yrs
posted by pinnerite
4 comments posted 4yrs posted by pinnerite