any tips or tricks?,,put your top tip here to share,

yes plumbcrack thats a good one, I think I did that before but its worth another video in the myth busters weekend series.

Here's one for tubes of silicone, you know when it's a colour we don't use every day, we want to keep the tip clear & use it without trying to clear that 1" or so of set silicone in the tip.  Just stick a bit of hose over the tip & squeeze a bit in, here see for yourself;
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Nice one dickpuller. Il try that one. I normally use a screw but it does dry up sometimes.👍

I have had trouble cleaning old copper pipes - tried the new abrasive open weave abrasive - wire wool - wire brush tool - the lot - plus self cleaning flux and still had the odd joint that didn't seal all round.

I tried old fashioned  "spirits of salts" - drain cleaner - hydrochloric acid I think.

Powerful stuff - but cleans old copper up a treat - wash it off with water and it solders up a treat.

dangerous stuff - treat it with real caution - severe burns if you chuck it about- but good to have if you are struggling.

Anyone else tried it ?

feeding cables through cavity walls

Came across this on youtube. easy way to feed cables through cavity walls using an a4 sheet.

Another one I got from a Kitchen Fitter;
There's an old saying: The only person that's happy with a change is a baby with a shitty nappie!!
So, on that note, baby wipes are great for a silicone clean up. Cheap as chips & leave a lovely clean job.

One more;
To stop a Smoke Detector going off when you're soldering, get a big carrier bag & tape the bag around the detector.
Solder away too your hearts content, just remember to remove the bag when you're finished!!