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Sharing a photo with DIY the group

It's so long since I did this that I've forgotten the names of the faciliies that I used to use, years and years ago. B...

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posted by lalaw44

12 comments posted 11mos posted by lalaw44

Aluminium Gutter - fixing downpipe

I had some aluminium gutters fitted about a year ago, and the the plastic downpipe has come loose from the main gutter....

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posted by patchmoney

11 comments posted 11mos posted by patchmoney

Van DAB radio question

A follow on from the car DAB question. The van also has DAB reception problems. Granted the van does have some sort of...

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posted by adamwadsworth

19 comments posted 11mos posted by adamwadsworth

Butane vs Propane in cold temps

How cold will a butane gas bottle (calor 4.5 Kg) work till? I.e, if it is outside at say -4C, will gas still flow to th...

75 comments posted 11mos

posted by chrispvholmes

75 comments posted 11mos posted by chrispvholmes

Jump starting a hybrid…

A cautionary tale… I had to jump start my wife’s hybrid Toyota before she could drive away from camp recently (we had b...

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posted by chrispvholmes

8 comments posted 11mos posted by chrispvholmes

shower tray spacer/filler strip

I am planning a bathroom refurb. The room is just about 1500mm wide and the proposal is to put a shower across the whol...

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posted by timw

8 comments posted 11mos posted by timw

No sound on Google satnav

I have Google maps set up as my Satnav in the car. I have sound when outside the car, but no sound inside the car, when...

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posted by jim

6 comments posted 11mos posted by jim

Converting old cordless tools to new lithium batteries.

Hello all, I have an old B&Q own brand (Pro) 18 volt cordless set of drill, circ saw, recip saw, and torch which ran on...

43 comments posted 11mos

posted by pastedavid

43 comments posted 11mos posted by pastedavid

Sealing around a tank boss

I’m trying to fit a tank boss to a motorhome waste water tank. Eg. https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-brass-compressio...

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posted by timdownieuk

7 comments posted 11mos posted by timdownieuk

Acceptable septic tank discharge?

There is a septic tank near us that discharges into an open ditch by an ex-railway line behind our house. The old railw...

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posted by timdownieuk

17 comments posted 11mos posted by timdownieuk

Repartitioning and/or reformatting a live Linux USB memory stick, anyone?

I have a live Linux instance that I no longer need. It's sitting in a 2GB partition on a 32GB memory stick and the othe...

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posted by nickodell49

13 comments posted 11mos posted by nickodell49

Rusty charcoal burner stove

A member of the family has a 1930's charcoal/wood burner over which a plate and a lid sit for basically bbq'ing food. I...

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posted by nospam

8 comments posted 11mos posted by nospam

Smoke detectors

Never mind solving global warming issues! How the F.. do I get the covers off? Yes they are electrically disconnected,...

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posted by tim

20 comments posted 11mos posted by tim

Link To FAQ

I have lost my link to the FAQ/Blog (sorry can't remember the name), can someone oblige please? I have been forewarned...

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posted by jgnewsid

24 comments posted 11mos posted by jgnewsid

Removing Intruder Alarm External Sounder

I need to remove the external sounder which is attached to our Cooper Menvier 9448+ panel but, unsurprisingly, don't wi...

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posted by news

9 comments posted 11mos posted by news