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Black stuff

What's the best way to clean off and then prevent the black stuff that forms in the flexible pipe going to the bathroom...

14 comments posted 1yr

posted by none

14 comments posted 1yr posted by none

Trust Pilot Reviews

My debit card was compromised recently, fixed now but First Direct asked for a Trust Pilot review which I gave: Review:...

10 comments posted 1yr

posted by jgnewsid

10 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Punctures?

Just over a week ago I went into the garage and found the nearside rear tyre flat. A few minutes with the electric tyre...

51 comments posted 1yr

posted by Jeff

51 comments posted 1yr posted by Jeff

Parkside 12V batteries

Parkside 12V batteries I've got 2 Parkside drills and a mulitool from Lidl. They all take the same 12V batteries. Last...

8 comments posted 1yr

posted by notme

8 comments posted 1yr posted by notme

OT:Ship abandoned off Alaska after electric cars on board catch fire

https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/05/zodiac_maritime_electric_car_fire/ US Coast Guard and civilian vessels have resc...

78 comments posted 1yr

posted by jethro_uk

78 comments posted 1yr posted by jethro_uk

Length of File Path

Why does Windows let me save a file (Little Ships return to Ramsgate) with a path three miles long then not let me do a...

19 comments posted 1yr

posted by jgnewsid

19 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Flaking undercoat and Galvafroid on up'n'over garage door

A few years ago I stripped my metal galvanised garage door with a heat gun and repainted it with a coat of Galvafroid f...

1 comments posted 1yr

posted by Andrew97d

1 comments posted 1yr posted by Andrew97d

Eternal September Newsreader Font size

Suddenly my newsreader is showing messages in very small font size and I don't understand why. It is nothing I have kno...

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posted by noreply492000-medic

26 comments posted 1yr posted by noreply492000-medic

Stuck non-return valve or stopcock on way to outside taps

The water supply to the outside taps is set up under the kitchen sink. Photo: The supply comes from the right, turns up...

21 comments posted 1yr

posted by a24061a

21 comments posted 1yr posted by a24061a

Suggestions about odd kitchen smell.

Over the past few years, on occasion, we've noticed a slight smell in the kitchen. It is certainly not drainy or foul....

14 comments posted 1yr

posted by jethro_uk

14 comments posted 1yr posted by jethro_uk

Cost of Gardening

I know I should DIY but I have just had a young lad do some gardening for me, runs his own business. He has mowed the b...

6 comments posted 1yr

posted by jgnewsid

6 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Why is this backdoor not closing properly?

Hi, these are the pics of the backdoor in my Council estate block: https://imgur.com/a/osKjYuq The lock has been change...

5 comments posted 1yr

posted by simon.ferrol

5 comments posted 1yr posted by simon.ferrol

OT: Bank transfers

Why does an outgoing charge from my bank get debited instantly, but a refund always takes "Three to five working days"...

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posted by davey

30 comments posted 1yr posted by davey

Bus app

Has anyone found, one single, local bus time table app, which works for the entire country?

22 comments posted 1yr

posted by harry.m1byt

22 comments posted 1yr posted by harry.m1byt

Heat Pumps

Over the past few days I heard reported a few times that the Governments change to building regulations are going to ma...

136 comments posted 1yr

posted by junk

136 comments posted 1yr posted by junk