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Where can you buy 10mm cam fasteners?

2009-11-29T22:33:39Z

Hi. I've got some flat-pack furniture which uses cam and dowel fasteners
(sometimes called cam nuts and cam bolts I believe). The round cams are
10mm diameter and I've broken one. I've looked around for these - Screwfix
sell 15mm diameter ones but not 10mm. Any one know where I can get them?
Cheers

Usenet election result

2009-11-29T21:45:44Z

The result was as follows. These were elected:
Graham Drabble
Clive D. W. Feather
Fiona Gostling (aka 'kat')
Matthew Vernon
AFAIR, Matthew Vernon was one I didn't vote for. The others, I did.

neighbours dodgy welder

2009-11-29T18:43:49Z

neighbour on end of same overhead supply line insists on using a dodgy
old "buzz box" welder that makes our lights flicker - best plan of
action please?
JimK

Planting Trees for Carbon Offset

2009-11-29T18:42:45Z

I've bought a small field with the idea of planting a wood (native
broadleaf). I have considered applying for a grant from the Forestry
Commission but the procedures look horrendously complicated. Someone
suggested that I get in touch with a firm that offers carbon offsetting and
that they would be only too glad to supply the trees. Does anyone have any

Fluoro tube and starter

2009-11-29T17:27:54Z

I've fitted the first part of my new kitchen lighting, a fluorescent
batten across the top of the cupboards. The colour from it looks
moderately horrible; turns out it's a 4000K "cool white" tube (came with
the batten). I want to replace this with either 2700 or 3000 .
Unfortunately TLC don't seem to have a great range of tubes, and what

Wood for shuttering

2009-11-29T16:38:51Z

A small query:
any ideas of the cheapest wood suitable for shuttering when laying a
concrete base for a workshop?
I have this skinflint horror of just using wood for shuttering then
'throwing it away' but realistically the cost of the wood is likely to be
trivial compared to the cost of the other components such as skips and

Honeywell Sundial wiring centre

2009-11-29T15:14:43Z

I'm about to wire up an extra CH zone, the thermostat will call the
valve, and the valve's auxiliary switch will call the heating system.
However I find that the system is wired using an Honeywell 42005748-001
wiring centre. This appears to have no provision for a second (third
etc) zone.
[link]

Getting a 'certificate of established use'

2009-11-29T14:51:45Z

Has anybody here done this?
I converted our house into two flats and built a standalone garage 5
years ago. But we are now selling the house and I believe that a
certificate of established use would be a good thing to get.
Is it a fairly straightforward process?
TIA
H.

CH Corrosion inhibitor for large system

2009-11-29T13:37:11Z

I am about to take delivery of a 475 litre thermal store/heatbank, and once
installed at home the resulting system will have a total primary volume of
about 650 litres!
Have been considering the subject of corrosion inhibiter.
Fernox MB1 is widely available for 20 quid for 4 litres "sufficient for a

Exterior door problem

2009-11-29T13:24:06Z

The door is "beaching" on what must be a slight rise in level in the tiled
floor in the porch behind it, which coincides with the outside sweep of the
door as it opens.
The bit of the (exterior)door that is now scuffing the tiles is actually a
triangular-section timber nose that is attached across the bottom outside

Oven cleaning

2009-11-29T13:19:31Z

Is there a way getting rid of really burned-on carbon deposits from an
oven /enameled oven tray?
Have tried overnight oven cleaner foam (NaOH?) followed by copious
scrubbing with a Goldilocks metal wire panscrub, but it ain't shifting
at all.
I have an armamentarium of more oven cleaner, a bottle of NaOH pellets,

Electric shock/static... in bed?!

2009-11-29T11:12:42Z

This is just too weird...
Had just climbed into bed with the missus last night, when she touched
me on the arm and said 'Oh that's really odd, I'm getting a tingly
feeling off you'.
Well I can recognise a green light when I see one on a Saturday night;
but no - it wasn't that. It seems she was getting a very slight shock

"RIVAL" slow cooker. model SCC600 "Crock Pot"

2009-11-29T10:58:49Z

Has anyone tried to repair one of these? The symptom is that when set to
cook for several hours, it sometimes turns itself off after a random,
shorter time. This is usually more than an hour but can be as short as a few
seconds so is unlikely to be something like a thermal cut-out overriding the

Putting up house number tiles on a brick wall

2009-11-29T09:06:05Z

Friends have brought us back from Majorca two 6"x3"
tiles with our house number on, plus two 1"x6" side
strips. The tiles are unglazed on the back. What's the
best way to put them up on the front of the house
on a brick wall?
Thanks,
Pete

BG fitment of gas wall heater

2009-11-28T17:53:25Z

Pictures of BG supply & fit gas wall heater, 1996 at my mother's
house. Seen very little use except during last winter (kept on
minimum).
When Transco replaced the leaking cast iron main with alkathene, they
found 7 leaks in the outside piping, 2 in the inside piping and meter
at an "excessive angle" and a suspected 8mm-stuffed-into-15mm elbow

Boiler service

2009-11-28T15:32:43Z

Go on, our central heating system is ready for a service.
What do I ask the gas safe registered people?
how much it costs? (Obvious question ...)
(And what if it needs something replacing, I assume I'd need to
compare how much their rates are for things)
Are they all much of a muchness or is it worth asking if they deal

Hob Knobs ....Poss OT

2009-11-28T14:08:48Z

I cleaned my Indesit s/steel hob yesterday and it took me ages
,including removing a couple of jets to clear water out of them . I
ended up covering the central area with tinfoil to avoid having to
clean it again . The knobs on the hob have lost their shine so I was
loking for replacements and was shocked to see the price of them

OT: Any e-Commerce experts out there?

2009-11-28T11:33:36Z

Hello,
A few newbie questions if I may.
At its basic level, one can get shared hosting with MySql, PHP and
shopping cart software (e.g. OsCommerce) for a few pounds a month.
However, it seems you are then running a business on a server you don't
own or administer, which is housed in a data centre to which it is

Revised Honeywell Sundial Plans

2009-11-28T11:30:15Z

Hello,
We have a wiki page here: -
[link]
with details of the different arrangements for domestic central heating.
I had prepared wiring diagrams for the site and also for download as a
pdf: -
[link]

Internal railings around a window

2009-11-28T10:51:32Z

My loft conversion now has the insulation in place therefore I called
in the BCO to give the ok to fit plasterboard. Unfortunately the usual
BCO did not come. The lady BCO who arrived had a new idea that was not
mentioned before which is to fit internal railings around a window
that opens on to a flat roof.

Supplier and type of hinge for glass overlay doors?

2009-11-28T09:17:35Z

I've taken out a chimney breast, ground floor only, had steels made
and installed to support the existing load and have rebuilt a false
chimney breast (out of studwork) around the steels to house a 50"
plasma, a base unit for A/V components and a long alcove shelf above
(to house DVDs).
I want to cover the DVD alcove with a long single pane of smoked glass

wtf with google groups?

2009-11-28T01:01:30Z

Is it something with my setup of has Google borked its groups interface?
If I try to follow a link e.g. to the Google groups interface to uk.d-i-y
[link] instead of getting the
group I just get a page saying
Google groups
Create and share with groups of people

gutter press

2009-11-28T00:40:51Z

Leafing through the free trade magazine in the Plumbers' Merchant today
(as one does, while waiting for the weird customer in front to buy a
reducing tee) I saw the following question posed to the magazine's Roger
Bisby's letters page:
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2009-11-27T23:12:31Z

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OT: Media Streaming

2009-11-27T20:07:28Z

Hi Everyone,
I appreciate this is somewhat off-topic but I've had good PC related advice
before on this forum so I was hoping you'd be able to help me with this
issue.
I am using a NAS for storing all my media files (photos, DVDs, music etc)
and was interested in the possibilty of using this drive to stream the info

OT: Used Built In Oven In Newcastle?

2009-11-27T19:38:43Z

Does anyone know where I might pickup a cheap built in electric oven
in Newcastle? Byker seems to be street when it comes to such things
but not so much for the fitted variety. I have an image in my head of
a heap of built ins waiting to be scrapped, with no one to care for
and keep them warm on these dark cold nights. Where are they?

Cavity Wall Insulation ...Poss OT

2009-11-27T19:37:20Z

I don't know if any of you live in or are familiar with Glasgow
Tenement properties but I live in one and this thought came to me
recently because of something that happened .
My upstairs neighbour some months ago got her window frames pointed
because of issues with rain ingress coming from one particular window

OT: TNP

2009-11-27T17:42:17Z

Not him, This ...
'Tactical Nuclear Penguin'
[link]
Stronger than IPA?

Is there a good release agent for expanding foam?

2009-11-27T17:20:22Z

I'd like to use some foam around a plastic downpipe, where it goes
through a flat roof, but don't want to stick it in place. Can anyone
recommend a suitable release agent to coat a piece of pipe with and
mould the whole through the foam while it sets?
Cheers

Decorator's Caulk

2009-11-27T16:40:16Z

Hi all
I intend to put strip wood around a door frame edge instead of the 1970s
quadrant bead which has long since been junked.
But the wall that this will butt up to is anything but flat - no I'm not
going to try reskimming!
Can I use decorator's caulk to fill a gap upto 6mm wide in parts and still

Wylex push button MCB - which epoch?

2009-11-27T16:30:57Z

[link]
Which period did they span? I remember seeing them around in the 70's, so
I'm guessing they were probably typically installed in the 60's?
Just helping a neighbour do an approx date on some of their installation...

Remote controlled mains switch

2009-11-27T15:54:34Z

I have 4 500w flood lamps on the outside of the house. The switch for
these was installed inside the airing cupboard on the first floor (
very inconvenient ). I would like to replace the switch with something
that could be remotely controlled from both inside and outside the
house .
any ideas.
so far I have only found remote controlled plugs.

CWI - how to measure effectiveness?

2009-11-27T15:42:39Z

I have been wondering how to measure the 'effectiveness' of adding CWI
to a domestic house, apart from seeing the resultant change in energy
costs at a much later date.
It is clearly not good enough to simply measure the surface
temperatures of the inside and outside of the exterior walls, as one
is the source and the other is the sink of the heat transfer through

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2009-11-27T15:22:03Z

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Smoke alarm testing - PING Bob Eager

2009-11-27T14:40:49Z

(Bob, from a previous thread)
I phoned Firex tech support and asked about using smoke cans for testing
their alarms.
The black cannisters of smoke cans contain a silicon based propellant that
blocks up the sensors if it is not given in the correct dosage using a hood.
Firex sell this sort of spray:-)

copying video tape to DVD

2009-11-27T14:23:08Z

I have been transferring all my copies of video to DVD and I have been
asked to transfer some old camera video from the original cassetts.
The original video camera tapes are marked up 'Sony Video8 P5-90.
How can I do this when the original camera is no longer available?
Dave

Casting epoxy resin in a nylon mould

2009-11-27T10:52:53Z

I have discovered that epoxy resin doesn't stick to nylon. That
doesn't seem to be a property of nylon that is well advertised, but
Google found a number of people complaining that they were unable to
glue nylon.
For my purposes this is ideal, since I want to cast some insulators
from epoxy resin, and I am able to make a mould out of solid nylon. I

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2009-11-27T09:54:31Z

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2009-11-27T06:26:53Z

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Interesting experience with lithium batteries

2009-11-26T21:58:27Z

Just to avoid any doubt this post is about non-rechargeable lithium cells, not lithium ion.
Inspired by the longevity of a pair of smoke detectors that were supplied with
lithium 9V batteries I wondered if other low consumption devices around the
house would benefit.
As Sainsburys were offering a pack of four lithium AA cells for about the

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2009-11-26T21:15:46Z

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2009-11-26T20:39:39Z

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2009-11-26T20:39:17Z

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CFLs and bulbs (Gripe)

2009-11-26T14:58:02Z

It is a pity we are 'stuck' with relating brightness to wattage. If we used
a proper definitive measure of brightness then manufacturers would have to
be more honest.
Brightness is something that can be properly measured with a calibrated
instrument. Relating everything to a poor performing incandescent is not

Remote weather station

2009-11-26T13:02:29Z

Does anyone have experience of a weather station
sending back information over the internet,
preferably by WiFi but possible by USB connection
to a remote computer?

Conical Rubber Washers for WC Seat Fittings

2009-11-26T10:50:51Z

Does anyone know where I can purchase some cone shaped rubber washers
for fitting on the long thread that retains the hinge brackets of a WC
Seat?
I spent a fortune on an upmarket WC seat and no matter how many times
I tighten the wing nuts underneath they come loose and the seat keeps
moving out of alignment. The previous seat had conical rubber washers

Plastic Lids for Round CH and Water Tanks

2009-11-26T10:30:56Z

Hi all
I have a 1970s house which has stored domestic water tanks (x2) and central
heating header tank (all of which are round).
The sizes appear to be imperial @ 30" and 18" diameter respectively.
Does anyone know a source for suitable lids for these.
ATM they have sagging ply or formica-type covers with insulation thrown

Removing a broken self tapper

2009-11-26T09:53:51Z

I've got a couple of very small self tappers which have broken off flush
with a blind housing made of thin mild steel - car bodywork. Due to being
rusted in place. What's the best way to remove them with minimum damage to
the bodywork?

LED Christmas Lights - serial or parallel

2009-11-26T09:23:50Z

Existing set of Christmas tree lights with multiple push in bulbs has
stopped working and replacing the fuse bulb doesn't fix it. Rather than
pull out, test and refix a hundred odd bulbs I am considering replacing
the entire set with some of the newer LED based ones.
But, does anyone know whether these are wired in series or parallel - or