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OT:Hermes

I bought something on Ebay this evening and have finally convinced the seller to use Royal Mail - at extra cost to myse...
1 comments posted 8yrs
posted by mjadams25
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by mjadams25

TV oddity

OK, its a now old Samsung analogue / digi plasma TV, but recently it has developed an oddity... Press Info and it shows...
11 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
11 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Boiler controls

OK so you can prioritise hot water with a simple diverter valve but don't jump in with a Heatmiser UH4 set up! The R. C...
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posted by tim
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim

OT: Old Channel 4 dare program?

Does anyone remember the name of the Channel 4 program on about 15 years= ago where they paid =A3100 cash to random mem...
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posted by nowhere
38 comments posted 8yrs posted by nowhere

Where to position smoke / CO alarm

Hi All My boiler is in the garage and because my daughter's bedroom is above the g arage, I want to fit a carbon monoxi...
29 comments posted 8yrs
posted by leenowell
29 comments posted 8yrs posted by leenowell

So, these new MOTs ..

Couple of points caught my eye ... 1) Dangerously failed cars cannot be driven away (seems fair). So is there a storage...
141 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jethro_uk
141 comments posted 8yrs posted by jethro_uk

Solved - removing wires from Molex connectors

Hi all I was fitting a new defrost element to my fridge and it came with a Molex t ype connector already fitted. Troubl...
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posted by leenowell
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by leenowell

And another wiki thing...

The "math" module is still mostly borked - it relies on an external site to do some of the work and that seems to be no...
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posted by see.my.signature
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by see.my.signature

DIY Wiki - Now easier to use

For anyone who had been put off creating or updating articles on the wiki by the need to understand the wiki markup lan...
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posted by see.my.signature
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by see.my.signature

Side exit loos

I have an old Twycross side exit toilet pedestal which seems to have developed a hair-line crack somewhere in the bend....
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posted by newshound
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by newshound

Replacing lean-too roof material

Some dozen years back my good wife had a mid life crisis and bought a Mk1 M azda Mx5. I was obliged to quit the garage...
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posted by robkgraham
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by robkgraham

Longer bath pop-up cable

Hi All Rather than have a tap above the bath I have fitted a combined bath filler/ tap thing. Trouble is that I couldn'...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by leenowell
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by leenowell

Fitting shower valve in 3" stud wall

Hi all Challenge of the day. I went to fit one of this in wall shower thermostats. Turns out the wall is only 3" stud a...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by leenowell
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by leenowell

Fixing gate to concrete post

I keep getting let down by people coming to fit driveway gates, so I decided to have a go myself, however, I don't want...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Dee
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by Dee