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Thought this might be a good place to ask this. I'm building a scissor lift for my garage, capable of lifting 200kg ish. I bought a 24v hydraulic pump and was going to buy a ram and pendant remote. However I've just come across an electric linear actuator capable of lifting 300Kg. Its a gate...

Hi all, had to remove a radiator and fitted a cap to the end of the pipe. They were the type which contain a ring of solder and just require heating. On one pipe it worked perfect and you could see the solder out the edges of the cap. On the other pipe I heated it for a long time but no solder...

Hi all, I'm building a work bench in the garage and would like to add some sockets to it. There is a separate small consumer unit in the garage and the bench just happens to be right underneath it. Can I just add another socket in from the bottom to the one already used for sockets? (circled)...

Hi all I'm looking at changing my old Drayton mechanical thermostat to a new digital Danfoss one. I'm a bit unsure of the wiring though and would really appreciate some advice on where the wires should go on the new thermostat. The new thermostat is mains operated as apposed to battery. The...

Hi I'm moving house next week and will finally have my long awaited double garage. I like to work on cars and bikes and was hoping of putting in a 4 post ramp or similar. Although height wise I'd be restricted. Is it possible to tie in the eaves higher up to raise the height of the roof? The...

Hi all I have renovated my bathroom recently. I changed the ceiling light for a dual insulated one. This left me with two earth wires which I wrapped in tape, is that the correct thing to do? However once the new light was fitted and I turned the power/light back on the spotlight in the...