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If you can't fix it with a hammer and a roll of duck tape, it's not worth fixing at all, my old mate said minutes before that nasty business with the hammer and a roll of duck tape. Tell us of McGyver-like repairs and whether they were a brilliant success or a health and safety nightmare.
( , Thu 10 Mar 2011, 11:58)
If you can't fix it with a hammer and a roll of duck tape, it's not worth fixing at all, my old mate said minutes before that nasty business with the hammer and a roll of duck tape. Tell us of McGyver-like repairs and whether they were a brilliant success or a health and safety nightmare.
( , Thu 10 Mar 2011, 11:58)
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fixed it
I did it properly. First thing I did upon getting the keys was to hoik the lot out and refit the box properly. Previous tenants were German, and he had labelled the wires in German, with bad handwriting, so figuring out what was what took some time. All the old stuff that was mounted higher up had to be disconnected and added to the new box, then I binned the old fuse holders etc.
Well, when I say properly....its still only temporary and screwed to the plywood as I still have to plaster and decorate that room, then build a cupboard to hide it away, but at least this way I don't risk being killed just walking past it.
The funny/sad thing is that all the stuff was already there. I had to change a load of the MCB's as they were not the right ratings, but apart from that, all it took was a couple of hours and some common sense - why couldn't he have done it right in the first place?
( , Thu 10 Mar 2011, 19:28, 3 replies)
I did it properly. First thing I did upon getting the keys was to hoik the lot out and refit the box properly. Previous tenants were German, and he had labelled the wires in German, with bad handwriting, so figuring out what was what took some time. All the old stuff that was mounted higher up had to be disconnected and added to the new box, then I binned the old fuse holders etc.
Well, when I say properly....its still only temporary and screwed to the plywood as I still have to plaster and decorate that room, then build a cupboard to hide it away, but at least this way I don't risk being killed just walking past it.
The funny/sad thing is that all the stuff was already there. I had to change a load of the MCB's as they were not the right ratings, but apart from that, all it took was a couple of hours and some common sense - why couldn't he have done it right in the first place?
( , Thu 10 Mar 2011, 19:28, 3 replies)
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