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Toilet vent

My bungalow doesn't have a toilet vent. Other identical properties in the area do. The position where the vent could ha...
23 comments posted 5yrs
posted by nospam
23 comments posted 5yrs posted by nospam

Felted flat roof, moss and chippings

Over the past year or so quite a lot of moss has grown on my garage roof. It is pretty much a very big sponge. I've had...
13 comments posted 5yrs
posted by nospam
13 comments posted 5yrs posted by nospam

Leak into roof of attached garage

The house is a detached bungalow, late 1960s build, with the length of the roof running from front to back so that the...
12 comments posted 5yrs
posted by nospam
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by nospam

Kerosene vs diesel

Our oil burner was recently converted from diesel to kerosene. Due to a faulty level gauge the tank ran dry. By mistake...
14 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tpmccann
14 comments posted 5yrs posted by tpmccann

Three phase wiring

While I was on the TLC website I was doing a thought experiment. Twin and earth cable comes in a variety of sizes: 1, 1...
55 comments posted 5yrs
posted by theom+news
55 comments posted 5yrs posted by theom+news

101 uses for a FLIR camera

Check the feline .. https://www.energy-stats.uk/flir-thermal-camera/ I would very tempted to switch to Octopus(sy) just...
2 comments posted 5yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

Win10

The PC which is part of this pair suddenly lost internet access. It is cabled to the router. This old machine from the...
23 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dave
23 comments posted 5yrs posted by dave

OT: Donating laptops etc

It's all very well donating unwanted laptops to families with kids who don't have a computer, but they also need an int...
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posted by me
16 comments posted 5yrs posted by me

Shower head extender - anyone used one?

Standing in the shower I was thinking that it would be nice if the shower head was a bit further out over the bath to g...
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posted by wibble
5 comments posted 5yrs posted by wibble

Knowledge experience with Water Jet Flossers

I am looking at getting one of these but are they any good? I would appreciate and advice positive of negative. TIA
23 comments posted 5yrs
posted by meassageboards
23 comments posted 5yrs posted by meassageboards

thing I found

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6cet8grld9r7knp/thing.jpg?dl=0 I found this. What is it? Bill
20 comments posted 5yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
20 comments posted 5yrs posted by wrightsaerials

painting over gloss with bitumen paint?

i have wooden cladding outside and it is painted black gloss but it is leaking after heavy rain i was wondering if i cou...
2 comments posted 5yrs
posted by mixerman21
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by mixerman21

How to remove/fix this threaded spigot?

I have a small air compressor and one of the fittings to the air tank has sheared off. You can see it here: https://pho...
21 comments posted 5yrs
posted by kalicoorguk
21 comments posted 5yrs posted by kalicoorguk