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Smart Radiators – A Review

27th December 2022 Sweaty Dave 4280 Comments

With the current ridiculous cost of heating and a house that is usually half-empty, I decided to see what could be done. We had a new combi boiler installed earlier in the year, replacing a [more…]

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How to replace a broken laptop screen

1st September 2020 Tom Pudding 2631 Comments

Introduction I suppose I’ve always considered myself to be pretty practical and over the years I’ve rebuilt car and motorbike engines and done all my own servicing and repairs saving a fortune in the process. [more…]

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Manly Maintenance During Lockdown – Radiators

24th June 2020 Phil the Ex Test Manager 3302 Comments

A series of handy tips for doing stuff around your house. Tools required: Some bottles of finest Old Hooky beer A big hammer An excessively big hammer Bleed key (the one with 4 different size/types) [more…]

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Garden Project update

15th June 2020 Sweaty Dave 2814 Comments

Thank you for your kind comments upon part 1. In this one we get to a point where I can sit down in comfort. Day 6 Keep on digging We left it with half a [more…]

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A Garden Project

1st June 2020 Sweaty Dave 3375 Comments

It is a while since I’ve written anything on here, mainly through lack of anything worthy that would get anywhere near the quality of pieces we see every day on such a wide range of [more…]

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Something for the weekend: DIY hair-cutting in 6 (fairly) easy steps

24th April 2020 Going Postal 4104 Comments

Years ago I used to trim our dog, so when my barber said he was going to retire and I was faced with finding someone new, I decided that I’d have a go at cutting [more…]

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ST9400C Boiler Timer Fault

14th November 2019 Going Postal 2557 Comments

After moving home in June this year, the new place needed a fair bit of attention outside, re-pointing brickwork, replacing wood decking and rebuilding a badly blown wall sitting on a rusted steel lintel were [more…]

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Project Mower Refurb

8th May 2019 Sweaty Dave 3627 Comments

It is the Easter holidays. The Missus is at work for the day, so I’m not being dragged around the shops, the kids are revising/ generally avoiding dad. I’ve pottered for a day or so [more…]

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Confessions of an inept handyman

14th May 2017 Going Postal 0 Comments

Ann had been telling me forever that the hot tap in the bathroom sink needed looking at.  It didn’t turn on fully, apparently, so it was pot luck whether the flow was enough to tell [more…]

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