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Car lamp bases / LED replacement?

I was going though some stuff last night and came across an old Sealey 12V lead light a mate (who had his own car repai...
21 comments posted 6yrs
posted by news
21 comments posted 6yrs posted by news

Android 7.1 nougat

I have rooted my old NOOK HD+ 32Gb and installed a version of Android 7.1 Nougat on it, now I am struggling to achieve...
11 comments posted 6yrs
posted by a
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by a

Electrical safety requirements in a rental property

Slightly OT as not strictly DIY... I've just had an electrical safety check done (through the managing agent) on a smal...
38 comments posted 6yrs
posted by davidneale3
38 comments posted 6yrs posted by davidneale3

Change tap washer without draining down...

Any top tips to avoid draining down a hw cylinder in order to change a tap washer? something that I can bung in/over the...
38 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jk989898
38 comments posted 6yrs posted by jk989898

DIY fire alarms.

Can someone explain the process for the DIY part below.. .........."Any costs will be the responsibility of home owners...
28 comments posted 6yrs
posted by noname
28 comments posted 6yrs posted by noname

OT:I'm sorry but...

British Gymnastics chief executive Jane Allen to retire in December https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/54525021 I'm...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by mjadams25
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by mjadams25

Sod's Law

I needed a little thing, rather urgently, a panel mount IEC plug, CN08406 from CPC. Seemed a bit daft to just order tha...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Thermometer oddity

For reasons not relevant here :) I'm trying to make invert syrup. It seems the trick is to get the fully dissolved sucr...
26 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jethro_uk
26 comments posted 6yrs posted by jethro_uk

Clock with oscillating spring as "pendulum"

My wife has a small clock, of sentimental value only, which has a spring with a weight on the bottom which oscillates v...
5 comments posted 6yrs
posted by me
5 comments posted 6yrs posted by me

Associated Darkies .....

the two new "british" paki owners who have just bought asda were recently honoured in the honours list they have shown...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Doorbell push indication?

Our doorbell is a conventional 'Ding-dong' solenoid 6V battery powered (4x C cell) type with a wired bell push. So I co...
40 comments posted 6yrs
posted by news
40 comments posted 6yrs posted by news

Choosing a pod coffee machine?

My head is spinning, there are so many options and so much advice. Where to start?
49 comments posted 6yrs
posted by meassageboards
49 comments posted 6yrs posted by meassageboards

The specialist tool

One day in 1953 my dad was working as a joiner on a new housing estate being built by the NCB. For some reason there we...
20 comments posted 6yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
20 comments posted 6yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Re: MALTHUS WAS RIGHT! YOU ARE WRONG!

> On Mon, 12 Oct 2020 19:47:07 +0100, Tim Lamb > snipped-for-privacy@marfordfarm.dem> > > >>> Foxes kill for pleasure....
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by fredxx
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by fredxx

Unfortunate coincidences

I cabled up a hob on Saturday. The missus was tidying up later in the vicinity of the loose cable that runs behind a un...
9 comments posted 6yrs
posted by rsandr
9 comments posted 6yrs posted by rsandr