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Repair of a universal joint yoke - possible?

One of the UJT yokes on our Kubota tractor has failed, one of the 'arms' is broken so no longer retains the needle roll...
21 comments posted 8yrs
posted by cl
21 comments posted 8yrs posted by cl

OT Android Pedometer

Are there any favourites out there? Preferably free and no-ads of course!
21 comments posted 8yrs
posted by fredxx
21 comments posted 8yrs posted by fredxx

Wheelie bin liners

Why don't they make the liner just a few inches longer, so they can touch the bottom and leave some over lap at the top...
31 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
31 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Kettling boiler

Our CH boiler sometimes (say once a week on average) starts kettling when it turns on in the morning. While it's doing...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by cliveta
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by cliveta

Back to the extract fan and humidity

The extract fan with a humidity sensor, I mentioned in an earlier thread and the logic of its operation. It has a PIR,...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Converting cordless to corded

Hi All I have a Graco paint sprayer and cutting a long story short am thinking of converting it to corded. I have looke...
23 comments posted 8yrs
posted by leenowell
23 comments posted 8yrs posted by leenowell

Kettle base standard ?

I have been given the base upon which a fairly modern kettle stood, with it s cable and 13A plug. It has a protruding r...
20 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dr.s.lartius
20 comments posted 8yrs posted by dr.s.lartius

[OT} They are getting better at it

Two nuisance incoming phone calls in the last couple of days to the never-used land line. Heavy Indian accent, telling...
38 comments posted 8yrs
posted by no
38 comments posted 8yrs posted by no

Indirect combination cylinder

Hi I have a 30 year old indirect Combination hot water cylinder which needs to be replaced. It has been suggested that...
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Alan
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by Alan

Slightly OT: Induction hob top

I have a Bosch induction hob, with a black Schott Ceran glass top. Sometimes, I need to 'swirl' a pot on the hob, to mo...
40 comments posted 8yrs
posted by me
40 comments posted 8yrs posted by me

Windows!!

Can some knowledgible person explain how to stop W7 pro from throwing a hissy fit whenever I try to open an open source...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tim
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim

Fan humidity sensor type

Our bathroom fan, is a PIR or humidity sensor operated, which I have set to run for 20 minutes, once triggered. The hum...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

EICR

I spotted this http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:EICRMCB.jpg 5 year old installation. Why not just make MCBs tha...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by adamwadsworth

OT: Rebellion of plants, no more oxygen

How would you greenie treehuggers like it if the government of plants decided they'd reduce their oxygen emissions? We n...
22 comments posted 8yrs
posted by no
22 comments posted 8yrs posted by no

PABX wiring issue

I have an ageing panasonic PABX that is capable of feedi9ng either straight POTS or digital p[hones. To feed a POTS its...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tnp
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by tnp