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Lighting circuit question

Just picked up a small (10W) LED pir floodlight. The instructions said that it must not be connected directly to a ligh...
7 comments posted 7yrs
posted by newshound
7 comments posted 7yrs posted by newshound

Dishwasher spares and tabs ...

Following on from the discussion here recently, on a whim, I noticed that ASDA sell plain own-brand dishwasher tablets...
18 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jethro_uk
18 comments posted 7yrs posted by jethro_uk

Why not LED bulbs?

We ran out of spare bulbs so I was tasked with getting new ones. "None of that LED crap mind". Now I knew 'florescent'...
83 comments posted 7yrs
posted by cheesesoupnews
83 comments posted 7yrs posted by cheesesoupnews

Where to find this shower curtain rail fixing?

I need to find replacements for this shower rail fixing: Two screws hold the plate to the wall, then the cyclinder slid...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by a24061a
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by a24061a

Bodge(s) for leaking isolating valve?

Any suggestions please for what to try ? or not try ? to bodger an isolating ball valve by the CH pump which is leaking...
27 comments posted 7yrs
posted by rbw
27 comments posted 7yrs posted by rbw

Y Plan central heating circuit

Just been called to my daughter's house as she switched the central heating back on and the heating part is not functio...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

For Tim Watts - the first use of my tracer

As review as requested by your good self. I finally found a use for it yesterday. Full story. Let's start off with pict...
15 comments posted 7yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
15 comments posted 7yrs posted by adamwadsworth

LED filament bulb

I Have just had a LED filament bulb fail, it's an 11W lumilife one. I'm just wondering whether the 6 LED strips could b...
13 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
13 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

Bees nest in the attic?????

This follows on from my post the other week about having a rodent in the attic, which has since been caught and dispose...
7 comments posted 7yrs
posted by darkangel5
7 comments posted 7yrs posted by darkangel5

Possibly OT printing on line from file

I have a couple of photos that I would like a print of. Having looked on line I am confused with all the detail. I simpl...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by messageboards
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by messageboards

Using a circular saw on a vertical surface?

Hi, Is there anything dangerous about using a skill saw (I think that's what they're called - normally used for cutting...
12 comments posted 7yrs
posted by iqbalali898
12 comments posted 7yrs posted by iqbalali898

OT: the smart grid

Being at a meeting yesterday attended inter alia by Greg Clark MP, in which he spoke about future infrastructure, I too...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by timstreater
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by timstreater

(Chromed towel) radiator life - 3 years ?

3 years ago, I finally replaced a chromed towel radiator bought in 2005 that started leaking in 2012. I tried sealing i...
16 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jethro_uk
16 comments posted 7yrs posted by jethro_uk