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Gtech Airram (Mk2) K9 glitch.

A while back I think I was asking if anyone had experience of the Gtech cordless cleaners with the thought of getting o...
8 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
8 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

Floor wall tiling

I am about to tile the walls and floor in bathroom. Should the walls (plasterboard) and the `overboarding` on the floor...
7 comments posted 7yrs
posted by noname
7 comments posted 7yrs posted by noname

diameter of holes for extractor fans?

Hello, My hob has a cooker hood above it but it has been installed in re-circulation mode. If I change the carbon filte...
13 comments posted 7yrs
posted by reply
13 comments posted 7yrs posted by reply

non-stick saucepans and caustic soda!

Hello, I wondered if anyone could recommend some good saucepans, baking trays, etc? I've tried a few baking trays, even...
19 comments posted 7yrs
posted by reply
19 comments posted 7yrs posted by reply

Bloody knew it when I started work on this job.

A lying customer. I gave him loads of chances to tell me what he actually wanted when I started the job. He has done no...
51 comments posted 7yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
51 comments posted 7yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Cable crimps

I don't make many crimped joints but like to keep a few crimps in stock for when needed and I've reached the point wher...
7 comments posted 7yrs
posted by uceblock
7 comments posted 7yrs posted by uceblock

giving up

just to let you all know I am giving up my amateur Psychology .....
41 comments posted 7yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
41 comments posted 7yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Drawing

Do you need a offset in a coal fire chimney flue to make it draw or is it just an old wives tale? ..
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Magic mitre

Anyone want a used Magic Mitre? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouc0OW5vDjQ It works a treat, I just don't do that sort...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dave
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by dave

Adding a Socket

I'd like to add a socket in the kitchen as a spur. What are the regs regarding positioning? I'd like to put the new soc...
18 comments posted 7yrs
posted by patchmoney
18 comments posted 7yrs posted by patchmoney

Keeping paint brushes soft between coats

What's the best way to keep paint brushes from going hard between coats, using oil-based paint? I don't want to wash th...
12 comments posted 7yrs
posted by me
12 comments posted 7yrs posted by me

Turning TV into a mirror

Hi All We are redoing our bedroom and was thinking of making a surround for the TV to make it look like a picture frame...
15 comments posted 7yrs
posted by leenowell
15 comments posted 7yrs posted by leenowell

wiska gel junction boxes

For those that live too far north of TLC land, has anyone seen these in screwstation or similar?
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by usenet
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by usenet

Lesson for today

If you are stripping paint using a blowtorch and some of the paint may fall still on fire then using one of those loose...
15 comments posted 7yrs
posted by junk
15 comments posted 7yrs posted by junk