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Best way to clean brown stains from toilet bowl ?

For reasons unknown, one of our toilets has developed a rather unsettling brown stain around the bottom. We live in the...
33 comments posted 9mos
posted by jethro_uk
33 comments posted 9mos posted by jethro_uk

TV licence con?

Just received what may be a con. "Your No Licence Needed status: Expired at the end of September 2025. Act now to avoid...
36 comments posted 9mos
posted by stuck
36 comments posted 9mos posted by stuck

Vacuum Packing

I got replacement filters for my Shark vacuum cleaner, the old ones are clogged solid because I forgot I need to clean...
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posted by jgnewsid
6 comments posted 9mos posted by jgnewsid

New radiator valves

Fitting new rad valves, and there are two options. 1. Use an olive splitter, and fit a new olive. 2. Use the 'nut' part...
6 comments posted 9mos
posted by NOTsomeone
6 comments posted 9mos posted by NOTsomeone

Headphone repair

I have a rather expensive *gifted* pair of Bose headphones used for TV viewing. Battery, charging, connection etc. all...
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posted by tim
4 comments posted 9mos posted by tim

where/how to check an old 30m surveying tape?

Professional "fibron" surveying tape about 40 years old, maybe shrunk or stretched overtime, not abused anyway. Not goi...
10 comments posted 9mos
posted by diverse
10 comments posted 9mos posted by diverse

There's an App For That

Following my post about being advised that I could earn more interest on some savings I had a poke around to see what r...
118 comments posted 9mos
posted by jgnewsid
118 comments posted 9mos posted by jgnewsid

Bespoke USB Charging Cable

I've a collection of USB-A to USB-C cables supplied with rechargable LED lights. A couple of them have a label - 'only...
6 comments posted 9mos
posted by patchmoney
6 comments posted 9mos posted by patchmoney

smoke smell in airing cupboard and fireplace

Hi, I have a smell of smoke in my airing cupboard after living in the house for 10 years, been here for 11 years, about...
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posted by Berni
0 comments posted 9mos posted by Berni

Replacing a washing machine

This isn't DIY, but I'm hoping for suggestions. Our washing machine has just died - my own fault since I was praising,...
21 comments posted 9mos
posted by not
21 comments posted 9mos posted by not

Type A RCD for an old consumer unit.

I have a very old Wylex consumer unit with an RCD apparently of type AC marked WSES. Does anyone think there is a chanc...
28 comments posted 9mos
posted by roger
28 comments posted 9mos posted by roger

"Paper" Type Tablet Screens

Does anybody have experience of these so called paper screens on a tablet, here's an example but there are lots about n...
10 comments posted 9mos
posted by jgnewsid
10 comments posted 9mos posted by jgnewsid

I need a ribbed plug…

…to temporarily block up the hole left in my wall by my gas pipe. It’s about 4cm in diameter but rather irregular so a...
5 comments posted 9mos
posted by timdownieuk
5 comments posted 9mos posted by timdownieuk

Equipotential bonding of redundant gas pipes

We’ve had our gas meter removed now and I’d like to get rid of the redundant pipework (or at least all visible and easi...
17 comments posted 9mos
posted by timdownieuk
17 comments posted 9mos posted by timdownieuk