UK Do-It-Yourself Forum

In Scotland is permissible to have electrical sockets directly under a water pipe that can overflow directly into the sockets.

A contractor who was appointed to repair our home by an insurance company has placed electrical sockets on the base of...

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posted by irvine.albert

0 comments posted 10mos posted by irvine.albert

Source for thin, round, brass euro lock escutcheons?

I need a couple of 50mm diameter circular brass euro lock escutcheons, 2-3mm thick. Much searching has only turned-up t...

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posted by nomail

12 comments posted 10mos posted by nomail

Finding Old File on PC

Once upon a time (around 2009) I wrote a utility to convert data from Pocosystems Barca 2 email program from its native...

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posted by jgnewsid

13 comments posted 11mos posted by jgnewsid

GU10(ish) LED - removal? Three "fins"?

I have some LED down lighters which look very much like GU10 One has started to strobe after some time of running. I th...

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posted by wibble

21 comments posted 11mos posted by wibble

MOT scam?

MOT failure on two tubeless tyre valve stems! Refit tyres and re-balance plus £2.00 each valve. No air loss, no visible...

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posted by tim

16 comments posted 11mos posted by tim

Rainwater problem with roof

There is a concrete tile pitched roof on the 3 storey block of flats here. The roof has a big moss problem which is for...

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posted by mikehalmarack

18 comments posted 11mos posted by mikehalmarack

Plasterboard above shower discolouring - help

The shower is in a flat roof extension. A corner of the plasterboard ceiling is showing signs of discolouration, like a...

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posted by nospam

37 comments posted 11mos posted by nospam

Do similar USB mice have exactly the same USB transceiver?

I have a Logitech M 185 that is randomly acting up. I've just ordered another (new) M 185. Am I supposed to use the sam...

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posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

9 comments posted 11mos posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

Repairing, backing-up and wiping Android phones

The camera on my Galaxy Note 20 Ultra no longer focusses correctly (probably some grit/dust got in when I had to replac...

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posted by nomail

22 comments posted 11mos posted by nomail

Dirty PV panels

I travelled on top deck of a bus through a seasode town. I was amazed the number of seagull guano splats and general du...

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posted by diverse

16 comments posted 11mos posted by diverse

Web access to this group

Anyone know of any still working web sites that can give access to usenet groups such as this? Google has gone and now...

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posted by see.my.signature

29 comments posted 11mos posted by see.my.signature

Anyone know what this means

A News (NNTP) error occurred: Article rejected by Spamassassin -- You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun th...

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posted by tnp

4 comments posted 11mos posted by tnp

Safety recall

Just had a letter telling me that I must stop driving my Citroën C3 that I bought second hand a month ago, because the...

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posted by jim

79 comments posted 11mos posted by jim

Washing machine problem?

In the process of advancing toward the crumbly from the wrinkly state, I've become more skin care aware. So, when I plo...

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posted by mikehalmarack

35 comments posted 11mos posted by mikehalmarack

Transparent mesh blinds

In museums, they often have blinds made of a fine mesh, that presumably do a good job of cutting down on light and heat...

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posted by daniele-at-vurt-dot-org

2 comments posted 11mos posted by daniele-at-vurt-dot-org