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OT Unwanted new gas meter and supply

If it?s S. Yorkshire I would imagine it was Northern Gas Networks unless they sub- contracted to some set of cowboys. I...
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Multimeter thermometer probe and electric oven

I've finally got round to using the thermometer probe on my multimeter to check the temperature in the oven. The differ...
17 comments posted 6yrs
posted by wibble
17 comments posted 6yrs posted by wibble

Corrugated asbestos/cement garaging roofing

I have a double length garage with asbestos/cement corrugated pitched roof. The original ridge which is steel has corro...
29 comments posted 6yrs
posted by nitecard
29 comments posted 6yrs posted by nitecard

BT Decor 2500 disassembly

There are only three visible screws on the back of this telephone and it hasn't clicked easily apart after removing the...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by nick
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by nick

Karcher K2

HI Folks New Karcher K2 pressure washer arrived - comes complete with a sample bottle of their patio detergent - but mi...
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by adrian
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by adrian

Auntie freeze

I take it clear top up antifreeze is diluted 50/50 with water ? ...
30 comments posted 6yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
30 comments posted 6yrs posted by kinvig.netta

The innocence of children ...

When our daughter was very young, someone asked her one day what she wanted Father Christmas to bring her for Christmas...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by k.type
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by k.type

How to plumb a towel rail

Hi All, Happy Christmas / Bah Humbug (delete as appropriate). In the olden times, it was recommended to plumb the towel...
15 comments posted 6yrs
posted by cpvh
15 comments posted 6yrs posted by cpvh

Valliant Turbomax Pro F.22 query

Hi All, Hope you're well. Quick recap of my shop boiler woes. (18 year old non-condensor) 2 years ago it broke so I too...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by 0845.86.86.888
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by 0845.86.86.888

More gear than Carnaby Street in the 60s!

A bit of festive amusement, and perhaps something of interest for the engineers here. I have a garage with a roller doo...
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jmlayman
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by jmlayman

self centring drill bits

Can anyone recommend, by name, a good quality set of these bits. I've got two different lots, one from Amazon and one f...
11 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tpmccann
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by tpmccann

Odd Dyson fault

We have a handheld rechargeable Dyson that mostly works very well. Recently it has started to seem like its battery is...
59 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim.downie
59 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim.downie