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Poor life of Argyle wellies.

When these were made in Scotland they were made of tougher material than the ones now made in China. Now the rubber see...
17 comments posted 4yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
17 comments posted 4yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

New world Stowaway boiler 411/412

Can anyone pls help, I’m looking for replacement gas valve for Stowaway boiler fitted some good 40 years ago! I under b...
0 comments posted 4yrs
posted by jo
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by jo

Schuko adapter plug

I have been given a coffee machine by my brothers with a Schuko plug and big adapter. As it happens, unusually, I have...
11 comments posted 4yrs
posted by newsgroups
11 comments posted 4yrs posted by newsgroups

Interlinked fire alarms

Living in Scotland, I am bound by Nicola's instruction to fit interlinked heat/smoke detectors by the end of the month....
41 comments posted 4yrs
posted by newsgroups
41 comments posted 4yrs posted by newsgroups

Toilet flush issue

Its a dual button flush, if the button is held down until cistern empties then water runs to fill but doesn?t shut off,...
8 comments posted 4yrs
posted by weel...
8 comments posted 4yrs posted by weel...

Jug for Krups coffee machine

Does anyone want a jug for a Krups 176A coffee machine? You are welcome to the machine as well, for parts or repair as...
0 comments posted 4yrs
posted by newsgroups
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by newsgroups

Hot water output from Greenstar Boiler

My two year old WorcesterBosch Greenstar boiler had it's two year old service, earlier this month. Siince when the outp...
7 comments posted 4yrs
posted by peter
7 comments posted 4yrs posted by peter

DIY Loft Conversion

I decided to move some of the articles I had hosted on my web site onto the wiki. So I started with the big one: http:/...
2 comments posted 4yrs
posted by see.my.signature
2 comments posted 4yrs posted by see.my.signature

New DIY Wiki facility

FYI, I have added a capability to the wiki to batch upload files and images. That means if you need to do say 20 photos...
0 comments posted 4yrs
posted by see.my.signature
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by see.my.signature

Macrium Reflect

I am beginning to think this is the worst piece of software I have ever seen in my life! Could someone remind me please...
14 comments posted 4yrs
posted by newsgroups
14 comments posted 4yrs posted by newsgroups

Repairing a tumble dryer

SWAMBOs tumble dryer is playing up seems to start OK but stops every so often and the condensate warning light flashes...
8 comments posted 4yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
8 comments posted 4yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Switch orientation

Anyone know whether the eletrical regs mandate that a switch must be UP for OFF and DOWN for ON? I'm just talking about...
38 comments posted 4yrs
posted by timstreater
38 comments posted 4yrs posted by timstreater

Re: Vaccine uptake

In article > > In article snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net>, > > Andy Burns snipped-for-privacy@andyburns.uk wrot...
212 comments posted 4yrs
posted by dave
212 comments posted 4yrs posted by dave

conservatory

price wanted for conservatory between two existing walls (i will do the floors,) just roof, and french doors to front,...
1 comments posted 4yrs
posted by Arthur
1 comments posted 4yrs posted by Arthur