UK Do-It-Yourself Forum

Odd failure of desk fan

My desk fan packed it in yesterday -- a basic two-speed fan bought from Dunelm some years ago, so it doesn't owe me any...

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posted by office

6 comments posted 1yr posted by office

16B password breach

Hello, anyone know anything about this, specifically other than changing passwords, how to protect yourself? Apparently...

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posted by pastedavid

49 comments posted 1yr posted by pastedavid

Blacking of steel

I need to "black" a 600mm long 8mm mild steel rod. Paint isn't an option (because part slides in C.I. supports and bush...

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posted by nomail

9 comments posted 1yr posted by nomail

Building Control!!!!!

Back in 2019 I applied for Building control to approve a change of CU and partial rewire including adding power and lig...

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posted by tricky.dicky

2 comments posted 1yr posted by tricky.dicky

Intumescent strips for fire door repair

An inspection found that I need to close an uneven gap at the head of my fire door.During the cutting the head level, a...

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posted by mikehalmarack

2 comments posted 1yr posted by mikehalmarack

Radio Teleswitch Service switch off

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g2qp8wed0o.amp I see that the government is now saying that there will be "a caut...

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posted by jja

2 comments posted 1yr posted by jja

Replacing intruder alarm

I'm considering replacing our alarm but really don't want to have to go up a couple of ladders to the soon-to-be-redund...

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posted by news

23 comments posted 1yr posted by news

New mobile phone contract

A usable i-phone has come my way. Contract with O2 just ended coincidentally. A price comparison site has LYCA mobile a...

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posted by tim

12 comments posted 1yr posted by tim

Seeking Homebase substitute

The Homebase in our small town closed down last year (as did so many other stores in the country). I used to like their...

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posted by lalaw44

29 comments posted 1yr posted by lalaw44

Smart plug - "Overcharge protection"

Just opened a new smart plug ("Eightree") and I noted with interest in the app that one feature (presumably off by defa...

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posted by jethro_uk

0 comments posted 1yr posted by jethro_uk

My Re-Build

Re-Build went surprisingly easily. Several factors: Advice here to connect cables before fitting motherboard. New Seaso...

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posted by jgnewsid

3 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

[OT] PANEL header

The system panel header on my motherboard has 20 pin positions of which 5 are unpopulated. in fact two are blank (no pi...

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posted by pinnerite

11 comments posted 1yr posted by pinnerite

It's Volts That Jolts...

My new NOCO power pack can take a charge from a 60 W USB charger that meets the requirements of PD 3. I have ordered a...

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posted by jgnewsid

19 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Alloy wheel repairs

Following up on my previous thread ("Punctures?"), I had both rear tyres replaced by new tyres. All was well for a few...

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posted by Jeff

14 comments posted 1yr posted by Jeff

Re: OT: air india crash

> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGgKSDJcb54>> >> Mentour Now! has up to  date information. >> >> So far. Full runw...

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posted by junk

227 comments posted 1yr posted by junk