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Pottery on EP2001

The control panel was turned off. Had been off for 2 hours. It suddenly started buzzing loudly for about 5 minutes. We...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by Alison
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by Alison

Thermostatic control knobs

I have a Lifestyle control knob but cannot find anything on the web who stocks this brand, have they changed the name of...
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posted by Jonwanamaker2015
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by Jonwanamaker2015

Fixing slatted fence panel atop garden wall

To give me and the neighbours a bit of privacy I've bought an 1800 x 600 pa nel (will cut height down to just 450mm) an...
5 comments posted 6yrs
posted by petermeakins
5 comments posted 6yrs posted by petermeakins

crimping using cembre hp ratchet crimper

hi guys hope someone can help me with this, when using the cembre hp ratchet crimper which way round should the crimp g...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by mikemandz70
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by mikemandz70

Insulating a chest freezer

Well, I stuck a temperature probe in my old chest freezer and discovered that it?s not really performing to spec. It?s...
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posted by tim.downie
27 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim.downie

Oil heating hose

Hello I wonder if anyone can point me in the right direction regarding a pr oblem routing the oil hose from my boiler....
5 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jameythomas96
5 comments posted 6yrs posted by jameythomas96

Serendipity

Years of patient squirreling have finally paid off! You know, those endless wall warts, acquired with the latest mobile...
11 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim

emergency tyre repairs

?Tire flat inflation and seal products do work however they are for emergency use only,? Akers told me. ?We find they c...
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posted by tpmccann
43 comments posted 6yrs posted by tpmccann

Duff drill bits

I've just ordered a saw horse in the form of four metal "tuning forks" which are inserted a log-length apart into a pie...
21 comments posted 6yrs
posted by me
21 comments posted 6yrs posted by me

Painting galvanised steel

I have a very minor requirement to paint some galvanised steel. There are some mentions, out there, of using vinegar to...
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posted by magpieinkcap
16 comments posted 6yrs posted by magpieinkcap