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Slugs

Green (recycle) and black (general) bins sit side by side in a shelter outdoors. This morning was green bin day and aft...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Uneven floor/skirting and kickboards

I've just spent half a day pissing around with the router to get a 3m length of kitchen unit kickboard fitting reasonab...
15 comments posted 7yrs
posted by bill.shitner
15 comments posted 7yrs posted by bill.shitner

Ideas for 3tb external DD

So many and cannot make up my mind. Help TIA
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posted by messageboards
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by messageboards

Data protection

I'm trying to renew our house insurance (for reasons un-related the house is in my wifes name. After trying unsuccessfu...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by billyorange007
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by billyorange007

Flat door closer closes like Arkwright's till!

My flat door, which is a fire door has a Briton 121 CE door closer. I can quite crudely adjust the closing speed but th...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by mikehalmarack
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by mikehalmarack

OT: Amazon Prime, not what it used to be

At 10:00 this morning I started searching for something for delivery tomorrow and discovered that I couldn?t find *anyt...
16 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tim.downie
16 comments posted 7yrs posted by tim.downie

Shower pumps

How do I make a anti gravity loop for a shower pump
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Kamran Kia
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by Kamran Kia

Loop tester

Picked up an old loop tester with 25A L-E test current. Obviously this is not compatible with RCBOs. What exactly can on...
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tabbypurr
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by tabbypurr

Electricity prices

What are you currently paying for a unit of electricity? I don't get a hard on about switching and saving £2 per week bu...
52 comments posted 7yrs
posted by rsandr
52 comments posted 7yrs posted by rsandr

How to make a curtain pelmet

Hi All, So my wife is designing our bedroom and wants a pelmet covering the top of the curtains. It is basically flat b...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by leenowell
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by leenowell

Two part clip with spring handle

I'm having trouble remembering the correct name for these things. One part is a wide hook which you screw down. The oth...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by wibble
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by wibble