Recent content by Wackford

Hi The steel drum on my Parkside wet/dry vac slowly leaks. Can anyone suggest a waterproof sealant brand that would be ideal to keep the vac going for another year or so? Thanks!

Thanks everyone. I'm taping and bagging and blocking the void till I fix the bulb.

Hello It'll be a few days until I'm able to fit a new downlight in the bathroom. Until then the socket will be exposed to steam if the shower is used. The empty downlight socket is directly above the shower. Is this dangerous? Thanks

They went through a messy divorce and cleared off to different parts of the world. I could probably get the drains gold-plated for the cost of hunting them down and suing them /:-(

1550 its not possible to dig around. A large funnel type sleeve might work - I'll see but I have my doubts. I was a bit wrong about the power, the pump draws 3.3 amps and has a 6 amp fuse. Tickly, what do you reckon about this power supply...

Thanks for your suggestions everybody. Eric I'll check out your idea. Well, I know the cause of the water: my neighbours got in some cowboy builders a few years ago who tipped and washed cement down the drains. They then moved. I don't have the beans to fix it permanently atm. Tickly my...

Hello I'm wondering if somebody can give me some advice. I keep my cellar dry after heavy rain with a 12v 6 amp bilge pump run from a car battery. I've gone through quite a few batteries in the last couple of years and would like to run it from mains. I thought it would be...