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Baxi Brazilia puzzle

We have a Baxi Brazilia heater. https://www.wolseley.co.uk/product/baxi-brazilia-f8s-wall-heater-ng-oak/ Very basic. Wa...
19 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tim.downie
19 comments posted 5yrs posted by tim.downie

Dremel for sharpening hedge clippers

In the past I have used an angle grinder to sharpen powered hedge clippers. Does the job but can be a but fierce. Would...
3 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tpmccann
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by tpmccann

Whatsapp problem

Two of us have had to repeatedly reload WhatsApp since the Facebook etc outage. It has loaded with slight difficulty, b...
5 comments posted 5yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
5 comments posted 5yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Thunderbird tart up.

My efforts over the last few days to make the new thunderbird 78 an acceptable platform are available here. http://www....
0 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tnp
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by tnp

OT: Colour laser printer for domestic use

Getting very fed up with our jet ink printers, we just don?t do enough colour printing to avoid cartridges gumming occa...
25 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tim.downie
25 comments posted 5yrs posted by tim.downie

Clear out!

I'm having a tidy up and can't decide whether to chuck some stuff or stick it in the eaves in case it ever comes in. I...
42 comments posted 5yrs
posted by rsandr
42 comments posted 5yrs posted by rsandr

winterising 2 stroke engines

I've seen 3 suggestions. 1/ start and run the machine for a few minutes once a month during the layup season. 2/Use a f...
16 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tpmccann
16 comments posted 5yrs posted by tpmccann

Foam guns.

Never had one before. Haveused hand held cans. This? https://www.buyaparcel.com/faithfull-faifoamgunns-heavy-duty-foam-g...
19 comments posted 5yrs
posted by chris.p.bacon
19 comments posted 5yrs posted by chris.p.bacon

EPS and foam filler.

Is there any particular type of foam filler suitable for sealing gaps at the edge of EPS sheets (e.j. Jablite)? Which?
0 comments posted 5yrs
posted by chris.p.bacon
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by chris.p.bacon

Artificial lightning zaps farm stink

Artificial lightning zaps farm stink By Roger Harrabin, 10/8/21, BBC News Tests in the UK have shown that artificial li...
0 comments posted 5yrs
posted by imbibe
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by imbibe

Defrost timer question - knobs

Sorry to belabour this issue. I have located a source of a timer with the same model number as mine, 1415435. The odd t...
9 comments posted 5yrs
posted by gib.bogle
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by gib.bogle