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Fitting shower screen on wall from hell

Hi all I am fitting a shower screen which is essentially a U shaped channel screwwd to the wall and a sheet of glass fi...
7 comments posted 7yrs
posted by leenowell
7 comments posted 7yrs posted by leenowell

Connect downpipe to flush mechanism

I don't think this is doable but I said I'd ask. Old flush high level mechanism was replaced with new one, and the new...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tabbypurr
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by tabbypurr

Linux / OMV login issue?

My little RPi 2B has been running OpenMediaVault NAS software for quite some time now and using an external (USB2) 4TB...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

Painting pebbledash

I've had the masonry painted at work, but the lower half is pebbledash and now the rest is clean and uniform, the pebbl...
39 comments posted 7yrs
posted by rsandr
39 comments posted 7yrs posted by rsandr

OT:Dialling 1471

I just got a spam call which I didn't answer. When phoning 1471 the automated voice gave the number as follows 0 double...
41 comments posted 7yrs
posted by mjadams25
41 comments posted 7yrs posted by mjadams25

Help to kill file with Mozilla Thunderbird please

I wish to kill file a specific poster on u.d-i-y. I cannot find his email address, how can I do it please? I do now part...
20 comments posted 7yrs
posted by messageboards
20 comments posted 7yrs posted by messageboards

Two-stroke mix question

Now I know that in practice it doesn?t matter a jot but every time I mix up some two-stroke fuel I agonise (very slight...
22 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tim.downie
22 comments posted 7yrs posted by tim.downie

Help connecting Phonak TV connector

I have a Panasonic LED TV connected to a YamahaYas-107. Sadly this utilizes the optical audio out which the Phonak requ...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by messageboards
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by messageboards

Public utilities - failing to clean up

Morrisons Utilities recently did some hydrant repairs on a tarmac footpath opposite my home, involving lots of digging...
8 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
8 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Radiator Tapings

Ran into a space problem with a tall vertical radiator. The damned thing has side entry and adding the width of the val...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by train.JPlant
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by train.JPlant

OT Definition of "free"

Having trouble sleeping I got up and watched a Channel4 TV programme at around 4am. It was another of those programs th...
20 comments posted 7yrs
posted by junk
20 comments posted 7yrs posted by junk

Electrical switch issue

In the kitchen I have an MK Grid Switch this has a nice neatly labelled switch for each of kitchen fixed appliances. Th...
7 comments posted 7yrs
posted by rick_hughes
7 comments posted 7yrs posted by rick_hughes

vertical radiators

If I change a conventional (horizontal) radiator for a tall vertical one of the same BTU / Wattage, will there be any di...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by train.JPlant
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by train.JPlant