UK Do-It-Yourself Forum

EDF direct debit

I'm on smart meters and have been with EDF just over 4 years. Like all suppliers they adjust direct debits to keep the...

115 comments posted 7mos

posted by usenet

115 comments posted 7mos posted by usenet

Safety of using an extension cable for a washing machine and/or tumble drier

Is it safe to operate high-power devices such as a washing machine or a tumble drier using an extension cable that is r...

10 comments posted 7mos

posted by me

10 comments posted 7mos posted by me

How to change a light bulb

I have some new wall mounted bedside angle spotlights, fitted by an electrician but they came without bulbs. After some...

9 comments posted 7mos

posted by timw

9 comments posted 7mos posted by timw

UK supplier of 'multipack' machine screw/nut/washer sets?

Hi all - Christmas greetings and so on Can anyone recommend a (UK) supplier of 'machine screw' multipacks please? I am...

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posted by jkn+nin

11 comments posted 7mos posted by jkn+nin

Electric vehicles (seasonal rambling)

I wondered if it would be possible to build a fully manual electric vehicle. I believe that trams changed speed by tapp...

108 comments posted 7mos

posted by newsgroups

108 comments posted 7mos posted by newsgroups

13 amp socket, marked EV?

I am just buying an electric car and a 'granny charger' (a charger that can be used in an ordinary 13 amp socket). It's...

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posted by NOTsomeone

16 comments posted 7mos posted by NOTsomeone

Is the DIY Wiki a tad out of date regarding LED lighting ?

I just happened to browse through the section on re-wiring and quite a few things seem to be somewhat historic, notably...

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posted by Andrew97d

12 comments posted 7mos posted by Andrew97d

Ideas pls: Getting from back to front without a passageway

We have quite a large (for suburbia) back garden which is on 3 levels of elevation and quite a lot of trees that were p...

29 comments posted 7mos

posted by nospam

29 comments posted 7mos posted by nospam

Honeywell CH zone valve question

I think I have a dead zone valve. If I apply power, there is no movement of the little manual operator tit. I can move...

66 comments posted 7mos

posted by davey

66 comments posted 7mos posted by davey

Fitting a Dashcam

The accessory price for a dashcam on a Kia Picanto is £300, I have emailed the dealer asking if that includes a produce...

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posted by jgnewsid

47 comments posted 7mos posted by jgnewsid

Recommendations for a smart thermostat

When I say smart I mean some connection for remote access. This will also need to be battery supplied so presume ZigBee...

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posted by fredxx

5 comments posted 7mos posted by fredxx

How do water supply companies reduce the pressure?

Reducing the pressure for a local area to some lower fixed pressure or some given range of pressures but lower than the...

25 comments posted 7mos

posted by diverse

25 comments posted 7mos posted by diverse

Toilet Seat Fixing

A 'Back-to-Wall' pan needs a 'top-fix' toilet seat. eg there is no access to the underside of the rim to tighten a wing...

2 comments posted 7mos

posted by timw

2 comments posted 7mos posted by timw

Car Recommendation

My daughter was at work today and saw a lady driver demolish 3 cars in the car park, including my daughter's own car :-...

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posted by jgnewsid

14 comments posted 7mos posted by jgnewsid

Used radiators

Recently took up an offer of an unwanted used radiator - less than 10 years old in a maintained sealed system. Looks li...

14 comments posted 7mos

posted by patchmoney

14 comments posted 7mos posted by patchmoney