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I got a *******ing at work due to someone else daisy chaining onto a four way that I plugged in. I agree that daisychaining is not good practice and I have a bunch of 8 ways specifically to avoid it but people do like to find a socket and use it. HOWEVER In the chain were two camera chargers...

So a mate at work has had a second look at a ground floor flat (conversion of an end Victorian terrace.) The seller says that the garden next door has knotweed. From what I gather, it’s not so much next door as at the bottom? How freaked out would a mortgage company be? Afaik it isn’t “on” the...

Hi i currently have MFI kitchen units built into the kitchen. They were supplied ready built and were /are absolutely fine. It was a good 15 years ago but the carcasses are good. However they were wrapped in high gloss white finish and some has started to lift/peel. Is this just bad luck? A...

Question. I have been convinced for years that an outside tap needed a drain beneath? Since the 80’s? Due to a query about a tap at work, it seems I am wrong. how the heck did I get this duff information?

Hi, not my area but we have moved into a new building and the extraction is very noisy. This is in two wood workshops with articulated arms, external extraction units going into bags. The ductwork is round steel (?) with gates. The arms have devices to sense correct flow I don’t work in there...

A lady at work says that both offside doors won’t open , neither from outside nor inside The rear one was first. She has been sliding across to get out the other side but obviously it isn’t safe and would fail an MOT. Any ideas? I understand that they are prone to wiring issues but should it...

We have just been given a purpose built space one of the specified activities to take place in one of the rooms is metal working. Among the metal working activities will be angle grinding, mig welding, possible arc welding and maybe in future, plasma cutting. Plus big bits of metal being swung...

Hi They look bloody dangerous but…. I have a need to get inside a motorcycle mudguard to strip paint. It’s 4/5 inches across and roughly C shaped which makes a wire brush on an angle grinder very hard. I have seen the extension posts and my idea is to use one for this task then bin the bloody...

So in a new build space, we may wish to effectively build a false wall 1M away from the block wall. This will be for storage and the frame work is 2x2 or 2x4. Height around 3m We will be cladding most of the walls with ply or MDF. However I need storage so would like close to invisible doors...

Hi i have inherited (sadly) a pair from my brother. The light comes on with a fresh battery. However I get no sound from either side and the noise cancellation doesn’t work. I have seen videos that indicate some issues that happen to ONE driver. I can’t get them to do anything I know that they...

I want to add a porch (LED) light in my porch. directions are given from inside the hall, looking at the front door. The garage and supply is on the left, I’d like the switch on the right of the front door as it’s the opening side and near the living room side. Are they any good? Incould do...

I have a need at work to look into controlling stepper motors and I know sod all. Anybody able to guide me to an idiot’s guide ? or ideally a YouTube channel that is easy to understand? Thankfully I can get away with buying odds and sods on Amazon etc through work and spending time to get a...

I want to cast a shape in concrete. It needs to be tough, but smooth on the outside. An example of what I think would be suitable is in the pictures. There is a small amount of rebar in it but it looks to me to be mainly sand and cement? I was going to add the chopped fibre to the mix as well...

My house has a 20 year old (plus) flat roof on a rear extension. At a guess 3-5 M square. The extension is about 40 years old and from memory only has the yellow cheap fibreglass in it. The extension fills in the space between a shorter garage and a longer house. (two original walls and two...

How are they measured and /or named and numbered? I have an old wooden camera with bellows that is pretty much a decorative item due to age/condition. some screws are missing. (Brass) I would say they are more doll’s house size than a general wood screw any idea where to look for similar...

How do you decide what strength a gas strut is needed? I have a box with a lid, I would like it to hold it open the lid is “bigger” than the base. https://www.swanflight.com/blackmagic-design-atem-television-studio-pro-4k-flightcase.html I want to hold the lid in an “up” position. do I weigh...

Yes I have looked and much of the info is quite old. I have done a small amount before but want to DIY a semi industrial method to speed it up. in the past I have used white spirit to soften the bitumen on some recycled blocks. I also did the freezer and chip method. I have about 300 blocks...

Hi I have bought a Van Vault Mobi as a storage for indoors. It only has ONE KEY Fair enough, and maybe I should have researched key costs in advance, but I may need up to 10 keys and they are £20 a pop from Van Vault. This means I either have to restrict the use to a couple of key holders or...

Hi my neighbour told me sometime between Tuesday /Wednesday that they are having a loft conversion. I have no problem with that, apart from before they moved in they had the house totally redone and the builders worked 7 days a week for a couple of months. Part of my concern is that they...

18v blue style tools to lithium? so I have a series of older Ryobi tools and generally bought Ryobi genuine batteries, last pair were knockoffs. so my charger was the black type that only does the style above I think my battery charger is shagged. if I buy a lithium type battery and charger...