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Vacuum from a 12v tyre inflator?

I have a need to create a slight vacuum and I have one of those cheap, 12v car tyre inflators unused in my workshop. Th...
27 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
27 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Tiling

Well, related! The corridor to our garden storage (brick garage cut off by extension) includes an inspection manhole. I...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tim
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by tim

Recognise this shower set?

I'd like to replace the old shower head and hose set shown in this photo with an identical or very similar one please....
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by me
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by me

LED panel ceiling lights - follow-up

Quick feedback following the earlier discussions ... I ordered a couple of LumiLife 600x600 4000K 4000lm panels from Le...
14 comments posted 7yrs
posted by nothanks
14 comments posted 7yrs posted by nothanks

Unexpected boiler startup

Couple of times yesterday our boiler (Grant Vortex Eco) started up when it shouldn't have (timer-controller in 'off' ph...
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Evremonde
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by Evremonde

Yahoo Groups to be wiped in December

FYI those of you (*cough*Brian*cough*) who loudly and obnoxiously insisted that Yahoo would never close and delete Yaho...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by usenet
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by usenet

ELCB and Voltmeter

A I liable to cause a trip by using a volmeter between live and earth - to trace a circuit?
13 comments posted 7yrs
posted by train.JPlant
13 comments posted 7yrs posted by train.JPlant

Speed guide

I have the drill from lidl and I'm looking for the speed guides for various types of metal. Does anyone know what these...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Bill
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by Bill

Electric towel rail

My previous towel rails have been plumbed into the hot water system. I'm pretty sure the best of these was made from ch...
17 comments posted 7yrs
posted by mikehalmarack
17 comments posted 7yrs posted by mikehalmarack