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What do you guys use (if either) and are you happy with your choice? And downsides to your choice that you've found after buying it? I've decided its time i stop storing screwdrivers and stanley knives in my trouser pockets while on site!

I think most tool hire places do it for something like 5 quid an appliance

cool. the extra info will come in handy in the future! Its all up out of the way for this job, otherwise i would have use metal conduit for the extra protection

Nah its literally 1.5 metres long at the most, running out of metal boxes, down to carbon monoxide detectors. So theres no long runs etc, expansion/contraction wont occur over the length of it, and theres 2 or 3 supports on each of them. It was just a case of whether the regs say the joints need...

Hi all. Just installed some plastic 20mm conduit in an underground carpark. Its all tight, and well held, around 1.5m per run, with a couple of inspection bends. The question im wondering, is whether it needs to be glued to comply with the regs? Does anyone know where in the regs ill find...

Train them to be scared of the sonic thing. Coax them into your garden, then turn the sonic thing on. Cat sits there happy, now punch it in the head. Cat runs off. Turn sonic off, and coax cat back in. Sonic on, punch cat. Repeat as many times as needed until the cat instantly runs when it...

Ive got one, works a treat. did have a problem with the oven though, and spares are rather pricey, same as trying to find someone to fix it! In the end i took out their 12 months guarantee, which included fixing it for free this time. So for 150 quid i saved having to buy a new oven! The hobs...

You can hire petrol rotavators that you push around too if its a huge garden, it does have a habit of skidding across hard ground though and dragging you into the nearest set of bushes!

Using a chainsaw on the ground will just blunt the chainsaw. If you broke the pitchfork, was it because you were trying to turn as much earth as you can in one go to try and do a quick job? Get some secateurs and cut all the shrubs, bushes etc down to a manageable level. Use some gloves to...

The waterfall sounds great, its right outside my bedroom window. It can be made louder or quieter depending on the water level, so its quite good. Not sure what the big plants are called, but the floaters are Pistia stratiotes (Water lettuce) Trapa natans - just above the surface, red stems...

If you cant find a torch, hold a lightbulb in one hand and rub your head with the other hand. If it doesnt light up, you are not rubbing quick enough, so keep trying

Pictures never seem to upload for me, so heres the links. Its my garden pond..but its the best bit of my garden. The second link is probably the best picture. http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/MaxPower_/aDSC01832.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/MaxPower_/aDSC01826.jpg...

How about fixing something to the underside of the framework for the time being until the ivy grows? Not sure how quick the coverage would happen from the ivy, but i can imagine it would be a few months. What about putting cross braces in aswell for the ivy to wrap around? Just got to be...

I tried something (see another post further down) and had good results for about a week. Then woosh the pond turned green again. Is there any way you can shade your pond a bit? Thats my next plan because mine is in the sun all day. My pond is only about 1.5m squared though, so im planning to...

3k on laser eye surgery. Was worth ever penny (including the one i nearly spent while it was being done!)

I got a running machine from argos, works fine. Rcd in the garage and in the house.

Ive not fitted one before, so wasnt sure if the enclosure could be retrofitted. But as i might be doing some electrical work there i will first need to bring the earthing up to scratch, so thought id better look into it, to see what the options were The spikes just into dusty ground (farm...

Hi all. If an earth electrode has been fitted straight into the ground with no pit and cover, is it easy to retrofit these to bring it up to regs, or am i better off installing a new spike? Can i leave the old one in still without the pit and cover, if i install another properly, or should i...

dont wear speedos!

Do you have a flat garden, or sloping? I used a garden hose as a syphon to de-sludge mine a couple of month ago On a side note for Nerine, the product ive used for preventing blanketweed/algea seems to be doing the trick - i can actually see my fish now! Ive also been taking 5 watering...