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Multimeter question
I've just received an ANENG M118A multimeter. bought it as my 33 year-old auto-ranging Fluke 75 has expired - and this cheapo is also auto-ranging. Trouble is that it is even more automatic when it...
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FreeSat.
Have a 1 metre satellite dish and a rotator. Little used these days. Last time round about Xmas last year. Wanted to see a local BBC news (from Scotland) the other day and nothing. Can get at the dish...
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2 years ago
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London power outage(s)
<> Live power cut map for London, East Anglia and South East England
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2 years ago
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18th Ed Amendment 2 Wiring Regs
Now in force I think. A marked absence of AFDD consumer units in Screwfix - they only have Wylex MCB/AFDD devices separately. Owain
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2 years ago
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Flymo 270 fixing pins
*I have just purchased a Flymo 270 lawnmower. This is the 5th or 6th Flymo I have Had over the last 50 have never had any problems with other than the normal things caused by wear and tear. This new...
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Changing tap washer
idea how to change the tap washer on this tap ? It's not mine, I have been asked how to do it by someone else. Nothing like any of mine which have a button in the center of the top of the handle which...
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2 years ago
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Prostate again
My PSA has gone up 40% in 6 months, having been pretty level for the previous couple of years. Does anyone here, apart from Rod, believe that I should ignore it? I'm having an MRI scan on Thursday, by...
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2 years ago
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Two eBay purchases gone wrong in a week
I've been buying odd things from eBay sellers for years, and nearly always things work as they should. But last week two separate purchases failed for utterly bizarre reasons. I bought toner for my...
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2 years ago
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Internal FM aerial query
Hello I bought a Denon DRA-455 Tuner-Amp in the local BHF shop on Saturday. It's immaculate, not a scratch and works fine. 65 watts /channel and when plugged in to a Wattmeter it seems to use about 25...
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2 years ago
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Static IP address
My broadband supplier offers a static IP address for £5.00. Does this significantly improve Internet security or is it just more sales nagging by AVG. I have no plans to operate a business or VPN...
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2 years ago
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Fridge part of Samsung fridge-freezer gone warm
Samsung American style fridge freezer - freezer part working fine but fridge side failed today. Am I right in thinking this should be worth fixing as the freezer side is doing all the work and it may...
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2 years ago
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Electrical questions and sanity checking
1. Looking at page 4 of what do R/S and C/S indicate? 2. Boiler isolator: Also on that diagram, the boiler has two switched lives (so it can run DHW at a higher flow temp). So I can't provide a normal...
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2 years ago
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Under sink heater
Following on from the "heat loss from hot pipe" thread; our vented hot water cylinder is about 12 metres of 1/2" pipework away from the kitchen sink and takes about 30seconds before the hot tap runs...
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2 years ago
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Fake Ebay Trannies
Apart from being out of spec why would this worry you so much, they're *better* than they should be! :-)
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2 years ago
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Bannister nut spanner
Need to tighten up a couple of bannister bolts with the nuts recessed in a tight opening: could probably butcher them with a screwdriver or make something, but I'm sure there's a proper tool for the...
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2 years ago
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