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OT: Costco and warranty

I bought an item from them just under a year ago that came with a 1 year qarranty. Unfortunately it failed a few days a...
11 comments posted 5yrs
posted by no
11 comments posted 5yrs posted by no

Buying a randon gear

Hi All, When I started rejuvenating the hedge trimmer attachment it was sticking. Long story short, one of the metal ge...
6 comments posted 5yrs
posted by leen...
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by leen...

Gutter design issue

Hi All, We have 2 small dormers and the guttering for these empty out on to the roof below. Essentially they have a dow...
7 comments posted 5yrs
posted by leen...
7 comments posted 5yrs posted by leen...

OT I finally got the new van today

Well it's a 14 plate but has 120000 miles less on the clock than the 10 plate one that has gone. So the pros and cons f...
27 comments posted 5yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
27 comments posted 5yrs posted by adamwadsworth

IR cover

I have safety sensors on my electric gates. They use IR beams. The covers of the transmit and receive units are one-pie...
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posted by wrightsaerials
13 comments posted 5yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Rejuvenating hedge trimmer blades

Hi All, Following on from my other thread on getting it started, now it is running, I am turning my attention to the bl...
7 comments posted 5yrs
posted by leen...
7 comments posted 5yrs posted by leen...

Welding cast steel - which rods?

I've been repairing some 1930s steel windows using MIG welding but the results have not always been very pretty, with l...
11 comments posted 5yrs
posted by nothanks
11 comments posted 5yrs posted by nothanks

Wickes RCD tester, One for the sparkys

Are these any good - https://www.wickes.co.uk/Schneider-Electric-Thorsman-BS-Socket-Tester/p/102617 By 'good' I mean is...
5 comments posted 5yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
5 comments posted 5yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

Window handles

Just went to close kitchen window and it closes but when I turn the handle it’s not locking shut it’s staying unsecured
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posted by The zebra 59
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by The zebra 59

OT: "Wildfires intensified by climate change"

Is the meme du jour from our Globalist-controlled mainstream media. They're going flat-out with their BS currently and...
25 comments posted 5yrs
posted by cd
25 comments posted 5yrs posted by cd

OT:Winzip (zipped file) password behavour

I know there are a few people here who might know the answer to this question which has flared up at work (and caused s...
6 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jethro_uk
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by jethro_uk

Can't start my strimmer

Hi All, I haven't used my Ryobi petrol strimmer for a few years. Tried it get it started today but no joy. There was no...
32 comments posted 5yrs
posted by leen...
32 comments posted 5yrs posted by leen...

modern PSUs

Hi, The card machine (pdq? , pdc?) at a friends bookshop died (no light on the PSU). I tried a known good fuse in the p...
3 comments posted 5yrs
posted by chrispvholmes
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by chrispvholmes