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All, Why do people who are selling their cars take pics at suprmarket carparks?

Some advice to others: mazda6 ts2 2.0 petrol. Dec 2023 Cold day.. Battery dying slow cranking RAC confirms battery weak, swopped out after 7 years of use (pretty good). Battery pulled out of car at 1pm, replaced at 2pm all was well. did not drive it as WFH. Its cold and traffic was busy...

ok, swopped a part to replace a windows switch , then try the car, it goes dead, no dash lights or crank, thinkling blast its electrical. Put old unit back in still same issue, came to conclusion its fuse or battery. RAC came out next day, said its immobilizer issue but they will have a look...

My freezer just put of warranty is making a noise that i think is the fan, its intermittent and stops when you move the freezer, so its either the fan is faulty or its iced up. Before i tackle this has anyone experienced this and is the fan easily accessible on this model?

Gonna have a go at changing the fill valve, not very confident with water stuff but looks easy enough. Whats better, the Flomasta bottom fill valve at £9.49 or the Viva Skylo Bottom Entry Fill Valve Brass Shank at £11.98? Thanks.

Ok so Thames Water left a blue mark on my water meter cover so i knew something was not right. I happened to be just about to enter my front garden n the TW guy is there checking it, he says there is a leak somewhere, hoping its not between the stopcock inside the house to main water meter in...

Saw on autotrader, 78k 2013 elegance though ill ring them as cant go now due to bad weather but now sold. Plenty of these cars for sale pre 2012 but post 2012 are in short supply, think due to oil consumption issues.

Are they any good?

My headlights were turning yellow, saw many vids showing how to resolve it, the only one which involves 5mins per headlight and resolved it was Armour All Headlights restorer. All others required buffing and using a drill with more elbow greasefor 2 hours, but for 10 mins , you cant go wrong...

Is there and outdoor connector out there for a flat 2.5mm twin earth cable?

Hiya, Can i ask what your views are on heat pumps and phasing out of gas boilers. Are you all training to install Heat Pumps? Are boilers gone by 2030? Thanks.

Need some help good folks. Preparing for winter and getting air out of he rads but i cant seem to refill the combi boiler, there are 2 blue levers, the right hand side is working fine but the left hand side one is stuck on close and wont budge. Whats the best way to force it open? Thanks.

Come on engineers, stop wasting time on this forum and invent boilers that uses miniscule gas!!!

Was looking to replace my old garden extension cable , about 17m in length, its used for lawnmower n hedge trimmer, its 3 core with a similar cable costing £25. Found a longer orange coloured on a trip to a boot market which needed a plug to be replaced only, did this and to my surprise its...

House 1930's terraced in London. Nest door neighbour landlord phones me to tell me his house has failed a earth impudence test and his electrician reckons main power cable is coming from my house. I check and yes, i have 3 phases in my house with 3 main 100am fuses , 1 is mine , 1 is next...

Neighbour spoke to me a day ago, he's a bit dim but try to advise best i can. He had a new boiler Main eco elite fitted in 2016, came with 2 year warranty, i remember asking to make sure he gets its serviced every year. Roll on yesterday, he says its been leaking for last 3 weeks, called a...

Its that time of year again when we talk about getting the best performance out of your combi. Ignoring everything else what is the best temp setting for: 1) Condensing Efficiency: 2) Economy: Thanks.

Hiya, Can anyone recommend a decent AA battery charger. My old uniross has failed and its now obsolete, it used to charge batteries in good time, I bought Loytron one which is absolutly rubbish, takes hours to charge. Thanks

We have plastered our lounge ourselves, finish is quite good for diy. However choosing the paint was a big issue, wife wanted a light colour no dark ones, we settled on a very light colour leyland trade paint. Bought one but it had a blue hue to it she said it was ok i said no way, after we...

Is this product any good for a small wall job: https://www.wickes.co.uk/Knauf-Proroll-Max-Plaster---13-5kg/p/166799