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shower mixer

what would the effects be if a shower mixer had the hot and cold were connected up the wrong way around ? ...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Electric shower heater wiring (a bit long)

A mate of mine has just bought an early 70's house. This has an 8.5 kW shower heater which has just failed completely,...
25 comments posted 8yrs
posted by newshound
25 comments posted 8yrs posted by newshound

Help to connect external hard drive

I currently use an old hard drive as an external, I bought a conversion kit off ebay and all works fine. I have now tak...
38 comments posted 8yrs
posted by noname
38 comments posted 8yrs posted by noname

Lost my ladders on the motorway

Can anyone guess who fitted them to the roof of my van? Actually it was not very funny. I did, with the help of a bloke...
35 comments posted 8yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
35 comments posted 8yrs posted by adamwadsworth

DIY madness, or are exposed RSJ's the fashion ?

Here is a house for sale with an interesting 'feature' https://www.cubittandwest.co.uk/for-sale/3-bedroom-house-in-pulb...
32 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
32 comments posted 8yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

How to seal leaky metal gutter trough?

we have a gutter at the front of the house that is hidden behind the front wall. It's a big metal trough (zinc, maybe?)...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by scops1
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by scops1

Shed base on sloping patio

Hi, can anyone tell me the best way to build a shed on a sloping patio. the slope is not too steep perhaps a drop of abo...
22 comments posted 8yrs
posted by kf1313
22 comments posted 8yrs posted by kf1313

ATRACTIVE EXTERNAL OVERIDABLE LED FLOOD

I'm looking for an attractive black outside LED light to go either side of some bifold doors that can be swiveled or ti...
0 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nygel mccormac
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by nygel mccormac

Masonry Paint

Opened a 5l tub of masonry paint and it's got lots of soft lumps of paint it it. The lumps don't brush out, they just s...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by patchmoney
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by patchmoney

Shower anti-slip stickers

I ordered some of these and so far very pleased with them. They stuck down well, they help you keep your footing and th...
1 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Huge
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by Huge

Curent electrical regulations

Am I right in thinking that no matter how dysfunctional or prone to nuisance tripping it is, a 30mA whole house RCD sti...
130 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tnp
130 comments posted 8yrs posted by tnp

Qualcast electric hedge trimmer clutch

I asked some while ago if these things might include a clutch to prevent overload, because the drive was frequently sli...
11 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
11 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

LED lamp power supply

I have a LED lamp, I suspect the PSU (which is at the plug) has packed in. Can I just snip it off and use one of the nu...
12 comments posted 8yrs
posted by rsandr
12 comments posted 8yrs posted by rsandr