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The National Grid!!

Who had that old ditty?? "The National Grid it came to pass. Its wires were made of Brass. In windy weather they'd smas...
17 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tony
17 comments posted 6yrs posted by tony

Strange heating/DHW boiler?

Went to have a look at a flat that I am thinking about buying to do up. An elderly lady, small flat in a terrible state...
20 comments posted 6yrs
posted by no
20 comments posted 6yrs posted by no

B&Q

Seems not long ago B&Q built a new super store nearby at Wandsworth Bridge. A Home Depot one. Now gone, and going to be...
54 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dave
54 comments posted 6yrs posted by dave

Some kitchen questions.

Went to a local firm for a quote. They do all sorts of worktops in real marble, granite, etc as well as 'artificial' st...
18 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dave
18 comments posted 6yrs posted by dave

Source for vanity basin (no cabinet) ?

following the adventures with the waste, with tiresome predictability, fixing one problem has caused another, and with...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jethro_uk
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by jethro_uk

Infra red panel heater gibberish?

Hi, just talking to a guy getting infra red panel heaters fitted into his house. Whilst googling I found:...
36 comments posted 6yrs
posted by rgdavidson
36 comments posted 6yrs posted by rgdavidson

ha ha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vVLOhlXOxU
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Re: Servicing a very old gas boiler - still done?

> tabbypurr wrote: > >> Has the Government considered where all this EXTRA electricity will be > >> coming from with ga...
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tabbypurr
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by tabbypurr

Did I miss anything?

That went well :( Bought a bit of worktop to be a desk in my office. Shut the PC down. Cut the worktop to fit (it was 3...
15 comments posted 6yrs
posted by vir.campestris
15 comments posted 6yrs posted by vir.campestris

fan belt

Just realised the serpentine belt on one of my cars has covered 110.000 miles... is this normal?...it looks OK....think...
105 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
105 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Plug in RCD warm

Is it normal for plug on end of flex type RCD to have a warm spot? This one has been in the tripped position for some h...
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by gemehabal
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by gemehabal

OT: Face masks for ladies

I took SWMBO to Screwfix to get her a face mask, as we are flying to a fairly high risk zone next week. There's not a l...
39 comments posted 6yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
39 comments posted 6yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Another enjoyable plumbing experience.

Of course not, this is England. Typically just as SWMBO went to empty the bathroom sink, there was a flood of water. Af...
14 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jethro_uk
14 comments posted 6yrs posted by jethro_uk