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Right angle flag fork spade terminals like this

Im trying without any success to find some Right angle/ flag /fork/ spade/ terminals like this https://vgy.me/bEncOa.jp...
16 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Mark
16 comments posted 7yrs posted by Mark

Pipe freezing to replace bypass valve

I want to replace a bypass valve in the central heating. It's easily accessible and uses 22mm copper pipe with compress...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by cliveta
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by cliveta

replacement front / kitchen doors to house

We need two doors in our house replaced, one in the kitchen going out to the yard, and the front door to the house. Who...
12 comments posted 7yrs
posted by nospam
12 comments posted 7yrs posted by nospam

fitting a butler sink in my garage

I'm fitting a butler sink but due to space restrictions the sink will go hard against the wall and taps at the end. Jus...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Paul
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by Paul

Adding a stopcock

Water co stopcock is under the pavement in front of the driveway - easily accessible. There is another one inside the h...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by no
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by no

OT, question

What do actors, politicians and footballers have in common? they all congratulate each other for merely doing their jobs...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by messageboards
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by messageboards

Zone 3 landing not working

We have just had one month ago new battery and replacement box fitted. Husban was going away so wanted to test I knew h...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by YVONNE STANLEY
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by YVONNE STANLEY

Painting stained timber

A relation has recently taken over a flat, which has interior doors of dark-stained wood. They make the flat seem dark,...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by me
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by me

Bolt name ?

I'm looking for a specialist bolt to attach the gas strut of an ottoman bed to. Ideally it should pass through the hing...
1 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jethro_uk
1 comments posted 7yrs posted by jethro_uk

Battery testing

For some reasone I have a Burglar Alarm serviced every year - it is wireless. The guy usually puts a voltmeter on the v...
14 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Somewhere
14 comments posted 7yrs posted by Somewhere

Frustrated DIY person

Do you ever go to a public place and wish you could fix something before it gets worse? Just been to a hospital. Powere...
40 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Somewhere
40 comments posted 7yrs posted by Somewhere

Bosch water pump in Combi boiler.

I have a Combi System Worcester Heatslave oil boiler which contains a Bosch water pump. When I remove the large screw o...
9 comments posted 7yrs
posted by mUNDERSCOREnews
9 comments posted 7yrs posted by mUNDERSCOREnews

Bathroom lights replaced

I finally got round to replacing the three 12V MR16 bathroom lights. Annoyingly, the cut-outs weren't the same diameter...
7 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jmlayman
7 comments posted 7yrs posted by jmlayman

I found 3 old violins & a coffin case...

...last week, abandoned. https://imagehost.vendio.com/a/30377179/view/violins2.JPG The bottom one has a label inside, s...
12 comments posted 7yrs
posted by davidp
12 comments posted 7yrs posted by davidp