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Parking earth wire

On this occasion the back box doesn't have a terminal for earth. The 2-gang light switch doesn't have one either. I pres...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by fredxx
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by fredxx

Car fuel gauge oddity

I put some petrol in the car today , not much about 10 litres. It didn't seem to register on the gauge, that's a bargra...
13 comments posted 6yrs
posted by cliveta
13 comments posted 6yrs posted by cliveta

Kitchen Waste Traps part 2

Meant to ask this question in the previous post, has anyone had any experience with the Surestop stopcock both remote an...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Kitchen Sink Traps

I am getting to the point where I need to consider the plumbing of our sink unit which will have a washing machine on o...
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Vokera linea 28

I have anproblem with my Vokera linea 28 boiler , work no problem with central heating , but when running hot water , m...
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by Sam
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by Sam

Petrol chainsaw question

I have a 12 year old Ryobi RCS4450C which has stopped feeding chain oil. It looks to me as though there might be some s...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by newshound
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by newshound

Carpets, underlay, and fitting

Hi All So I'm getting the hall/stairs/landing carpets replaced and have had a quote from a major company. I've fitted c...
9 comments posted 6yrs
posted by not
9 comments posted 6yrs posted by not

Connections to Honeywell DW915 door chime

Basically you have to connect to the backplate, fix that to the wall, then fit the unit onto the backplate. The termina...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Brake caliper/pad "retaining" clips

I've just replaced the front discs and pads on my wife's 20-year-old Ford Puma, and I have a query about the so called...
38 comments posted 6yrs
posted by watt.tyler
38 comments posted 6yrs posted by watt.tyler

Which cable outdoors?

Which cable types are now required for: a) nonburied run to shed, some attached to brickwork, some laid on ground under...
17 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tabbypurr
17 comments posted 6yrs posted by tabbypurr

Name that connector

Hi All, I am wanting to connect some thickish flex (think 1.5mm 3 core flex with all 3 cores stripped back an inch and...
14 comments posted 6yrs
posted by cpvh
14 comments posted 6yrs posted by cpvh

Soil drain with potential for leaking...

Bog room was stinking at work, turns out there was a blockage but as the pan itself wasn't backing up there's plainly s...
16 comments posted 6yrs
posted by rsandr
16 comments posted 6yrs posted by rsandr

Fitting a new toilet seat

Should have taken 10 minutes, but took over an hour. The soft-close seat was not closing softly after almost 6 years of...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jmlayman
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by jmlayman

shear pin outboard

Brass for shear pin 15 hp outboard?
7 comments posted 6yrs
posted by haggisz
7 comments posted 6yrs posted by haggisz