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I would like to get my pvc front door replaced, possibly with a second hand door. What steps do I need to do to coordinate this effort? I'm guessing: 1. Measure the width and height of my door (Inc frame) 2. Get quotes off "door fitters" from checkatrade (or "builders"?) 3. Find a...

I have some leaks (pvc window cill, asphalt roof) can I apply gorilla liquid rubber paint on a dry day (about 8c temp) if it will rain the next? Can says cures in 24-48 hours. Maybe I need to do this in spring. Also, is there much difference to this liquid rubber paint vs £5 black roof/Gutter...

Hi Eric, well, every year my razor seems to die, battery wize, or some other how, then I end up using it on an annoying extension cable into bathroom until I concede to buy another... And mostly, for the type I like (which can trim as low as 0.5mm) they don't come with a 2 pin razor plug end, so...

I have a clipsal shaver socket in the bathroom (says 115, 240v) Is there an adapter available so I can use a regular uk 3 pin plug, (aka my babyliss stubble trimmer) (and example link?) or should I consider having the unit replaced with a standard 3pin socket if one is made for bathrooms? Thanks

Season's greetings all, I have a Windows 8 laptop and a Windows 10 laptop. Both are on the home WiFi. Both Windows firewalls switched off. Both can ping each other and are on same subnet and gateway. However, in the two specific games I want to play, the hosted gaming session does not show...

Thanks all for your replies. I did try removing the film from underneath that may cause issues. I also tried bending over the end contacts (of main strip) and pressing this on-top of the extension contacts, with no luck. However, I'll await the straight plastic RGB connector (£1 off ebay) and...

Hi all, I have a RGB strip (5050) which I'm trying to extend with another short offcut. I don't (yet) have a proper plastic connector, it's in the post, to link the two ends together. However even after lining up the four metal connectors where the strips meet, and pressing them on-top of each...

Or perhaps this could be used instead? A parking sensor...

Hi all. Some kids broke the steering lock on my moped through the night (probably sat on the seat and kicked the steering) so today I've been wondering about a project I had in mind for a while, for a simple microwave proximity sensor alarm. I see the microwave module can be bought here for...

Hi all, The handle on a window at home no longer pulls up the internal lock at the base of a window. Any particular tool I could order to poke under the closed window and leverage the lock up to open it? Pictured below is a working window elsewhere in the house. Also is there a name for...

Can I check my understanding on something? I've got 300x RGB LED lights, powered by 4x2500 mA batteries. They work well. However for some colours (eg pink), if shown across all LEDs, results in only some pink, and the rest red. I figured not enough mA to power 900LEDs (RGB) required to make...

Good success this evening - spotted I had got the Data and GND lines the wrong way around (after I looked closely at the PCB markings on an LED through the frosted plastic). I've since been able to run 150 LEDs + controller, from one 4xAA battery pack. I grounded the end of the LED chain back...

Thanks for your replies on this topic. I'm sure this project must be possible, even if the lights only get powered for 10 mins. The kit has arrived, but at present I'm stuck when trying to get this working with two possible scenarios - though I have a feeling I should only concentrate on...

Hi all, I would like to power 300 (addressable) LED pixels. This type. They are 5V. I only need to power them for about 30 minutes, maybe 20 minutes. Would it be right to buy 8x AA 2100mah battery of a certain type (of which I'm not sure) to power these? The microcontroller I would be...

Thank you all for your replies. Since £20 on Ebay will give me around 400 LEDS and an appropriate power source, it looks like that will be the way to go, especially in light of christmas :)

Seasons greetings! I have wired up, using multiple strands, what I would guess to be up to 400 LEDs - mostly around the garden, but some at the front of the house and some inside the house. (the strands originally came from cheap solar power garden string LEDs, but I removed the solar...

hmm, why on earth don't they sell them as standard if they're a necessity...

Hi all, We're buying new fence panels and slotted concrete fence posts to make a new fence around our 3m x 6m x 3m rectangle patio enclosure. On the Wickes website (UK) there is only one slotted concrete post. Is it assumed that you do not need a right-angle slotted post for corners? If...

Hello, In response to how did this situation go, 2 years back, I bought a digitial timer, think it was the £15 one off ebay. But I was out of the house at the time the electrician visited to hook it up, and the lodger said he couldn't find the new timer (annoying: it was right next to the...

Thanks for the advice. Will return it.