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OT:Hoover repair - Dyson

That was the heading on a message posted on a local website. Not a Hoover Hoover, but a Dyson Hoover. Seven replies rec...
47 comments posted 5yrs
posted by mjadams25
47 comments posted 5yrs posted by mjadams25

Drip trays, weep holes, and flashing

AIUI, where you have a roof butted up to a wall, there is (a) lead flashing and (b) drip trays inside the wall just abo...
1 comments posted 5yrs
posted by timstreater
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by timstreater

Leaded solder

I see neither Screwfix and Toolstation stock the real stuff, only lead free. Has there been some recent legislation I've...
1 comments posted 5yrs
posted by fredxx
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by fredxx

Fitting carpet - DIY?

I'm about to research DIY carpet fitting, just wondering if anyone has done the same and were you pleased with the resu...
21 comments posted 5yrs
posted by rsandr
21 comments posted 5yrs posted by rsandr

Speedfit come unscewed

A heads up as much as anything. Addressing a torrent of water pissing down a wall I ran for the stopcock and then found...
9 comments posted 5yrs
posted by rsandr
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by rsandr

Replace front tyres in pairs?

I've a puncture on a front tyre, it's not in the legal repair area so will need changing. I can't decide whether to do...
61 comments posted 5yrs
posted by rsandr
61 comments posted 5yrs posted by rsandr

Beefing up a door bell

Probably a silly idea, but... I have a wireless doorbell with one chiming unit (I doubt if that's the correct term, but...
21 comments posted 5yrs
posted by mail
21 comments posted 5yrs posted by mail

OT? Electric shavers

It's very tenuously DIY.... Apparently i've become too lazy to wet shave as regularly as I once did but I don't want a...
43 comments posted 5yrs
posted by rsandr
43 comments posted 5yrs posted by rsandr

OT:TV Detector Vans

Nice article, reminding me that I used to know it was possible to detect TVs (whether it was done in practice in any la...
25 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jethro_uk
25 comments posted 5yrs posted by jethro_uk

Wireless intruder alarm recommendations please

I want to install an intruder alarm, but I don't want the hassle of having to run wires everywhere, so I'm thinking of...
15 comments posted 5yrs
posted by me
15 comments posted 5yrs posted by me

Car window controls

Many years ago i saw a car, I think it may have been a Rover, which used a long handle to open or close the window. It...
19 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tpmccann
19 comments posted 5yrs posted by tpmccann

FM Transmitters...

One for Brian??? I was wondering back when men were men and Libby Purves worked on the other side of the mic, radio tra...
29 comments posted 5yrs
posted by chrispvholmes
29 comments posted 5yrs posted by chrispvholmes

UK TOLL charge??

Hi All, A couple of local organisations are arranging meetings via Teams / WebEx which off er the option for invitees t...
31 comments posted 5yrs
posted by chrispvholmes
31 comments posted 5yrs posted by chrispvholmes