UK Do-It-Yourself Forum

  1. Home
  2. UK Do-It-Yourself Forum
91873 Threads Posts
to

Worth reading in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum

OT - /Injections

Surely stabbing a needle into a vial of something is likely to damage or infect the needle.
20 comments posted 5yrs
posted by JohnP
20 comments posted 5yrs posted by JohnP

Humming noise from central heating

We have had a new Worcestershire Bosch 30i boiler. We have found during the day when room stat is set to 18 deg no prob...
5 comments posted 5yrs
posted by Kjh
5 comments posted 5yrs posted by Kjh

Praise where praise is due.

Had my Covid jab today. Organized via my doctor, but conducted at another local surgery - my guess as a co-operation be...
107 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dave
107 comments posted 5yrs posted by dave

Covid Vs Perfume

Hi Guys When out walking, it is quite common to be able to smell perfume from a distance of 10m from the wearer. This m...
6 comments posted 5yrs
posted by phil
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by phil

"Non-removable" belt on vacuum cleaner?

Has anyone ever seen this before...? When using the brushbar on our Vax upright cleaner (model Air3 Pet, about 7 years...
10 comments posted 5yrs
posted by davidneale3
10 comments posted 5yrs posted by davidneale3

Drilling through a uPVC door frame

Hello all, About a month ago I enquired about "kinetic bell pushes". The resulting discussion here in D-I-Y resulted in...
13 comments posted 5yrs
posted by lalaw44
13 comments posted 5yrs posted by lalaw44

Ping Theo: Home Assistant and clocks:

Firstly I'd like to thank Theo for giving me the confirmation re Home Assistant as being a good Home Automation solutio...
9 comments posted 5yrs
posted by news
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by news

Woodburner

I have a wood burning stove fitted with board behind and sides. Is it possible to tile it myself in situ, and what gap m...
2 comments posted 5yrs
posted by Twisty
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by Twisty

Quick generating question - biomass and coal

Looking at Gridwatch, coal is fired up but Biomass which has been running flat out is now throttled back. A cynical tho...
22 comments posted 5yrs
posted by wibble
22 comments posted 5yrs posted by wibble

Compulsary New Radiators

I have lived alone in a three bedroomed association house for 17 years and now there is a plan to replace all the stora...
34 comments posted 5yrs
posted by abcd
34 comments posted 5yrs posted by abcd

Blanced flue gas fire

Hello I am after a balanced flue gas fire. Can anyone please suggest a good place to get one from? It is for an old cot...
19 comments posted 5yrs
posted by chade
19 comments posted 5yrs posted by chade

Finishing Oak.

We are coming to the end of having a new staircase fitted. Apart from specifying and ordering, my total involvement so...
36 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tim
36 comments posted 5yrs posted by tim

what are those things on the roofs?

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x487a493b09c5c58b%3A0x6812d31e88ed6813!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercon...
1 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj