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I woke up at 3.30am, couldn't get back to sleep, and so asked the dog if she fancied a 30-minute stroll around the block. Not usually anything or anyone about at that time, so I just let her wander off lead, and follow her, at her leisurely, investigating speed. Tried to get back to sleep after...

Which will completely bugger up the thread! Best gadget I've found, is a cheap crimper, is has a series of different sized threaded holes, one of which is 3.5mm, with a matching clearance drilled hole in the other part of the crimper. Squeeze, and it neatly chops the screw, unscrew the screw...

There are lots of potential failure modes, but so what? It makes up for it by the reliable time it does work, and it;s not the end of world, if I have to resort to manual operation.

My understanding, is that they can use several different companies servers..

Fixing a four slice toaster -again. We'd run out of bread yesterday, so Avril dashed out to Lidl, to get a loaf, then this morning the toaster wouldn't latch on. She had to get one of the older spares, kept in the top cupboard. It wasn't my previous repair which had failed, but the same...

The question has to be WHY? Why go out on a limb with a fancy custom control system, when there are better, standard, and well integrated methods for light and power control? Any standard switch can be swapped in minutes, for a smart switch, easily programmed by the likes of Alexa, to operate...

Borrow a screw, and take it to somewhere which sells taps.

That has not yet, been established..

If you don't mind the sockets being a little proud of the wall, you can buy spacers, which fit between socket and wall. They can save a lot of work.

As a general rule, fit the lowest amperage fuse, which doesn't blow in normal use. 3amp, should be OK.

Does the drain, where you have has your ar down, appear to head directly towards that manhole cover, which you describe as a 'road drain'?

I would start by investigating the water solenoid valve.

Where it is appearing, I would suggest it is the grub screw which retains the swivel spout, which is rusting. It's usually an allen grub screw, if you can remove it, and swap it for a stainless steel version.

Got it now! That suggests the signal direct from the antenna, is just too weak to drive the TV. It's not interference, because your amp would amplify both signal and interference. If your reception is OK, your HD is OK, then what actually is the issue?

OK - never heard of siphonic aspirators, until the recent post. We have two toilets, of exactly the same design, same flush tank, same fill valve ect.. Both have always had a poor flush - customary method, is to have a jug of water to hand, press the handle, and add the jug of water, as the...

That, contradicts this... An outdoor antenna beats an indoor one, by a wide margin, especially in bad weather - can you not fit one outdoors?

They basically 'suck' heat from one place, and transfer it to somewhere else. So it would suck the heat from your hut, which would cool, but then what?. A heat pump needs as open a space as possible.

A water level, cheap, dead accurate over any distance, and they do not drift!

Milvus milvus around here, almost constantly wheeling just above our roof.

Yep, they sound the same! Any computer repairer would have boxes of them, if you are stuck..