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OT: Schuko sockets (again)
I had an electrician install a double Schuko socket. Each socket had its own terminals (live - neutral - earth) and the electrician bridged each pair. Our double sockets only have one connection to...
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Mix and match parts from two near-identical netbooks?
I have two HP minis: one is a HP2133 and the other is it's near-identical relative the HP2140. They are a bit elderly but both built like tanks with the same aluminium shell and a magnesium chassis...
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Valliant Turbomax Plus 828E - Fault Code Intermittent F.22 (Fix)
My trusty boiler that received a massive overhaul just 12 months ago with pretty much everything but the fan and PCB being replaced started playing up with F.22 (low system water pressure) leaving us...
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Connecting to copper waste pipe
My son is renovating a 1960s bathroom. The soil pipe is steel (easily connected to plastic with a rubber adapter) but I can't see how to connect to the copper waste pipe. The waste has an O/D of 41mm...
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Smoke from neigjbours in semi detached jouse
Smoke coming into my bedroom from next door neighbours. Seems to be coming through up through floor. I have managed to foam fill and caulk behind cupboards and they are smoke free but rest of the room...
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OT Benefits of WTO/no deal
(Lilley's report.) https://globalbritain.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/GBLL-paper-30-Truths-Final-05.01.19.pdf...
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Computer Bluetooth question
I hope this qualifies as DIY as I am hoping to do the job myself! I have a new Fitbit, which I cannot pair with my PC (it works fine with my iPad). The message is that I need to turn on Bluetooth....
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Log burning boiler - How much!!!
Friend is converting an old mill in east Staffordshire and wants to install a log burning boiler for central heating. He's been quoted £10,000 to install the boiler. He's done all the plumbing but we...
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Buiding a desktop PC.
I rather fancy having a PC integrated to the main Hi-Fi etc system. Mainly to download/store music etc files. Got a fair bit of space for it, so even an older case size would be fine - but flat rather...
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Totally OT - trains Euston to Livepool Lime Street
Using my usual National Rail journey planner it shows a direct service all day from Euston to Lime Street, but in the opposite direction all services change at Crewe. I am wondering WTF? Unless it is...
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Hot water puzzle.
System Description ================== Mains pressurised DHW tank, fed via an ion exchange water softener. heated by immersion and oil CH system boiler. May have been messed aroound with by ex wife's...
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Smart Meters overreading
From another newsgroup... Rob 22:16 (34 minutes ago) - show quoted text - It may matter. When the current is far from sinusoidal, the computed power may be much more when the calculation is not done...
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Rant about LED floodlights
I used to use halogen floodlights with either 300 W or 500 W tubes. Dead simple to install and maintain. The cable entry point was always at the bottom so rain ingress was *never* a problem. Tube...
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Well OT you have been warned
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Xpost - back up an android phone, reformat SD card then restore?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 which is out of space; no doubt creeping bit rot and cruft. I have moved data (from any application which allows it) to the SD card, so I don't have the space to move it...
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