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An LED question
In my garden I have some globe lights, all are fed from a transformer giving nominally 12v ac from a radio switch I can operate from my pocket. However the construction of the wiring andlights is...
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Baxi control board
Baxi Barcelona, which has been upgraded to 100He spec On the original control board there were 2 jumpers .. Both were removed as this boiler is connected to a thermal store J1 to set to 100,000Btu/h...
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LEDs and Temperature
Just reading of LED needing to be kept cool and I was wondering why. Is it because standard components are used which will fail, or is there some electrical principle that will always cause failure at...
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More on grid prices shortfalls...and margin reserves
On looking closely at the data, it appears that the high prices that have once again turned up today are a result of a far lower than anticipated (700MW versus 1.8GW) delivery of wind power. Solar...
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Setting up boiler for optimum efficiency
A discussion in a separate thread has prompted me to look further at the set up of my gas boiler. I have a heating system designed & supplied by NuHeat ...... 17 zones, all underfloor heating - no...
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Smellng gas
I'm beginning to think I have an hyper-sensitive sense of smell, or at least I am more alert to it. I am constantly reporting gas leaks and I always correct, they dig up the road or pavement soon...
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7 years ago
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Biasi 24S Boiler Problem
Biasi 24S Combi Boiler My son has just moved into his house which has a Biasi 24S boiler, 2002 vintage. For the first few days he only had the hot water switched on and it seemed to work fine - plenty...
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Exploding 40 watt eco halogen MR16 bulb/glass
Our shower has an extractor above it with a light within it. The extractor fan works from a separate cord to the light which is turned on by a separate cord that illuminates five other recessed...
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New Car Battery
That is what i have got. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cw3_EV2XUAAgsSJ.jpg
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Ping TNP: Gridwatch anomaly
Seems a bit strange that the dials for the French-UK interconnect are currently showing positive on both UK Gridwatch and France Gridwatch. It maybe that it has always been so - not sure that I have...
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Anyone got experience of online estate agents?
My house is in an area where they sell really easily so I'm thinking of using All I want is for my house to appear on Rightmove and this seems the cheapest way to achieve that - once I've found...
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Summerhouse rain water
A friend has just completed the instalation of a hexagonal summerhouse and it starting to think about guttering. I suggested not bothering. It got him thinking - at what point is it worth fitting...
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£2200 for fastening 10 bolts
It must be the only car where a component on it is worth more than the enti re machine.
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Sterling engines
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"Max 60W"
Do the maximum wattage warnings on (oldish) light fittings only apply to incandescent bulbs? I assume it's because of the heat melting the fitting? So I can put a 100W equivalent LED in a light...
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