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Basic painting advice

Refresh of interior woodwork; Skirting, door frames etc. Currently basically sound but last painted white over 20 years...
13 comments posted 8yrs
posted by news
13 comments posted 8yrs posted by news

OT: More National Grid woes

EasyJet plans to fly electric passenger jets by 2027 https://chargedevs.com/newswire/easyjet-plans-to-fly-electric-passe...
56 comments posted 8yrs
posted by andyb
56 comments posted 8yrs posted by andyb

best tool for this job?

I am faced with masking filling and sanding plater/filler between oak beams that have shrink Its proving a monumental t...
72 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tnp
72 comments posted 8yrs posted by tnp

Hive Installation

I've just installed a Hive system. Installing it was far easier than actually getting the system delivered. Amazon tota...
13 comments posted 8yrs
posted by no.sp
13 comments posted 8yrs posted by no.sp

Drayton Wiser Firmware updates

Folks, Has any one with a Drayton Wiser system managed to get the firmware in the Radiator Heads to update. I bought tw...
5 comments posted 8yrs
posted by g4ugm
5 comments posted 8yrs posted by g4ugm

Lubricating a glass screw thread

In the oven, the light is protected by a thick glass cover that screws off, except this time the thread seemed to have...
19 comments posted 8yrs
posted by real-not-anti-spam-address
19 comments posted 8yrs posted by real-not-anti-spam-address

Repairing a hairline crack in bathtub

Got a 2 inch hairline crack in the bottom of the bathtub. Seems to be watertight but want to get it patched up. Seems t...
20 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jonboyp1976
20 comments posted 8yrs posted by jonboyp1976

Today's plan

Today's plan: Go the the garden centre, buy some grass seed, some top soil, and two apple trees. Come home, use the top...
23 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
23 comments posted 8yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Snake oil?

http://endotherm.njienvironmental.com/ Advertised in our local free rag, and claims to ave up to 15 of heating bills. "...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wibble
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by wibble

Altering ring topology

Hi All, In our kitchen we have the following..... Double socket on ring above worktop to left of sink Spur off this soc...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by cpvh
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by cpvh

Long connector to join into a ring main??

Hi All, I am wanting to connect a socket into a ring main as a spur. The cable I want to connect to has very little sla...
46 comments posted 8yrs
posted by cpvh
46 comments posted 8yrs posted by cpvh

Apprentice humour

We've an apprentice, he's a lovely lad. But he moves at the pace of a glacier, I don't think he's ever put more than a...
29 comments posted 8yrs
posted by rsandr
29 comments posted 8yrs posted by rsandr

OT Energy price cap.

As I see it, this will benefit the rich. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46107733
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry130747
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry130747

How to find needed pill in trip?

One of the most frequent questions asked 'pill in trip' (http://tinyurl.com/yagrscxu) by travellers relate to carrying...
0 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Jenic11Cic.1627d2a8
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by Jenic11Cic.1627d2a8