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by Linda66
Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:20 pm
Forum: Gas and Gas Fitting Forum
Topic: Mobile home gas boiler
Replies: 1
Views: 4925

Mobile home gas boiler

Help - again! I have to "shut down" my mobile home for the winter in case it freezes and the pipes burst. I know the pipes have to be drained but don't understand how to remove the bung, which is apparently also necessary. Don't even know what a bung looks like! The boiler's a Rinnai BU150...
by Linda66
Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:44 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: New taps too long!
Replies: 0
Views: 2883

New taps too long!

Help! I stupidly bought some taps for my bathroom sink, the kind that fit into the wall not the sink, and they're too long to work with the sink. Every time I bend down to spit (after brushing my teeth or in disgust) I bang my head on the chrome bit that dispenses the water. The dumb cowboy builder ...
by Linda66
Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:34 pm
Forum: Brazing, Soldering and Welding Forum
Topic: Soldering
Replies: 7
Views: 13220

Thank you for last two mails re soldering. Unfortunately they didn't arrive before I left France for the UK (where my forgotten charger was waiting). Before I left I threw the bloody phone charger in the bin in disgust! Next time....
by Linda66
Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:38 am
Forum: Brazing, Soldering and Welding Forum
Topic: Soldering
Replies: 7
Views: 13220

Hi Leo. What's hot melt glue?! Am going to big city today (Perpignan), will try to get some. Spent ages yesterday with superglue again. Managed to stick wire to metal blob on board thing (yeh, I'm very technical) but still not working because, I think, the glue is now stopping the metal conducting! ...
by Linda66
Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:28 pm
Forum: Brazing, Soldering and Welding Forum
Topic: Soldering
Replies: 7
Views: 13220

Soldering

Hi! Thanks for v useful advice re painting plug sockets. New question: is it possible to solder without a soldering iron? I'm in the sticks in France and my phone charger's not working (it's a French gizmo that plugs into a house plug socket at one end, you plug your phone's car charger into the oth...
by Linda66
Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:16 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Can plug sockets be painted?
Replies: 1
Views: 5457

Can plug sockets be painted?

:( Help!

DIYs nearly finished, mobile-home's almost ready for renting but I still have some (needed) French sockets showing and need to paint them. Is it possible? I've been told it isn't....

Merci!
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