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(Another) freezer problem

Currently the 18 year old under counter freezer in the kitchen seems to not go below -17C ... Have just jiggled the con...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jethro_uk
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by jethro_uk

Freezer problem

Our freezer has packed in and I've just thrown out the contents. It's a 50cm wide 'under the counter' Bush freezer kept...
18 comments posted 6yrs
posted by cliveta
18 comments posted 6yrs posted by cliveta

OT Raising the Kursk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQJ6IMREvz8
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by harry130747
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by harry130747

Flat battery

I just discovered that my car's battery is flat. I won't need the car until around the middle of next week: will it dam...
236 comments posted 6yrs
posted by mail
236 comments posted 6yrs posted by mail

OT: Small planes

I've noticed lately on flightradar24 there are often small planes flying in a sort of grid pattern. Right now there's o...
17 comments posted 6yrs
posted by cliveta
17 comments posted 6yrs posted by cliveta

OT: Ventilators - that real story

One of the better explanations that have seen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vLPefHYWpY
22 comments posted 6yrs
posted by see.my.signature
22 comments posted 6yrs posted by see.my.signature

Keyless chuck

Any tips on how to free a keyless chuck stuck in the fully open position? B&D 10mm if that makes any difference.
21 comments posted 6yrs
posted by LMilbourn70
21 comments posted 6yrs posted by LMilbourn70

RANDALL 103 timer

Hi I have had my back boiler remover and a Combi put in my old timer is no longer required how can i disconnect it and a...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by Brian stowell
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by Brian stowell

OT(ish): Larch as firewood

A branch has come off a larch at the end of our garden. I have a wood burning stove so I?m always on the look out for g...
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim.downie
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim.downie

What kind of foam tape do I need?

I'm looking for something very 'squashable' to fill a small gap between a (slightly bowed over time) worktop and an ind...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by no
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by no

Martindale Socket Tester EZ150

Hi, Will this tester indicate possible earth cable deterioration when connecting to an outside socket as i have three o...
5 comments posted 6yrs
posted by Mikey
5 comments posted 6yrs posted by Mikey

Spark plug coil amplifier

We seem to have less electronics expertise than in the past, what hppened to Andrew Gabriel? I have one of the cheap 2T...
19 comments posted 6yrs
posted by news
19 comments posted 6yrs posted by news

Maplin Resurrection?

Electronics Weekly has a report of the re launch of Maplin Electronics (www.maplin.co.uk) as an on-line retailer https:/...
43 comments posted 6yrs
posted by peter
43 comments posted 6yrs posted by peter

Lockdown

To be extended for another month at least. I'm running out of small projects/repair/maintenance jobs around the house....
85 comments posted 6yrs
posted by harry130747
85 comments posted 6yrs posted by harry130747