Recent content by thomp1983

Hi all, We have an epdm covered flat roof as can be seen above. I need to fix a couple of batons to it to allow me to mount something on the roof. Am I ok to just get some treated 4x2, pilot drill it, run a bead of stix all around the holes along with some on the wood for bonding then...

Catnic will do you a free lintel schedule if you send them the required details

Hi all, Has anyone any ideas how to bleed the below clutch slave cylinder? The cars a 2019 vauxhall combo 1.6 diesel. I'm used to on most slave cylinders the bleed nipple twists 90 degrees to allow the fluid to be bled, this appears to just be an opening with cap on it but when the pedal is...

Fit a recessed cover but cut your blocks so they run the correct way inside the lid and you'll barely notice it's there

Weight loss jabs have a place and a use but unfortunately most people aren't interested in using them to build a healthier lifestyle and just want to jump on and off them which long term is likely to cause issues. Another issue is the NHS sticking rigidly to the bmi system which is an outdated...

I've used both hollow and solid. I've no real preference but did find with the white hollow ones we used on our ceiling if the light reflects in the right way you can see the lines in the material where the hollow core webs are, I suspect this is due to them being white and on an angle so they...

I very nearly did the same thing in Thailand, had about 15 hours to get back to Bangkok from chiang mai which is about 13 hours in the train, I ended up having to travel in third class and just got back in time.

Any further help that's on topic?

Ok not all cars but my 5 series certainly switches the air to recirculation when the ac max button is used

That makes sense on reflection, cars do the same as they switch the air recirculation to the interior of the vehicle when put on max so it's constantly cooling and conditioning the same air

Hi all, I feel I'm bout to ask a question that may be a bit silly re. air con units. I'm looking into getting a split unit system installed to cool 2 bedrooms. In my daughters bedroom there's only 2 choices for mounting the internal unit as we live in a chalet bungalow so 2 of the walls...

I assume you earn the minimum wage? That's not even an hour at work to have the right part and know it'll work, how much time that you don't get paid for will you waste trying to find another solution that may not work? Yes 9 quid seems alot for 2 o rings but life's too short to spend time...

I'm very happy with it, it wasn't cheap at £160 but fortunately I've enough other project stuff I can put in it to justify it for now.

So following on from the what have you bought thread, I bought a yamaha r6 that required the carbs cleaning so I bought an ultrasonic cleaner. The cleaner was a bit bigger than I expected but the carbs fit in nicely which is the point. I stripped the carbs at work ready for cleaning, they...

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