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More EDF bill strangeness
I submitted meter readings a couple of days ago for February gas and electricity use. I got a bill yesterday which I paid. Today another bill appeared with this line: Charges Electricity 8 May 2023 -...
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Fixing a shed to the ground
A small wooden shed likely having no floor, in a fairly exposed place will surely get blown away in a gale if not secured. I was going to stand it on an existing old concrete slab where a stable once...
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TV LED puzzler
Panasonic TV red/green LED fine at switch-on Any attempt to change volume/channel/switch off/on makes the LED start flickering which I'm unable to stop. However if I put my hand anywhere near the...
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Best product to replace mouldy shower sealant
Got bad black mould on bottom white sealant in shower cubicle - is there any difference between the anti-mould sealants and if so which is better. Also I've seen that a tape can also be used which...
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led driver question for the electronics experts
My replacement 4ft t8 strip light failed after a few years. I took it apart and other than some slight discolouration on the driver board no obvious reason. I was surprised the driver was so...
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SSD or HDD for video writing
I am currently using an old HDD to record video from x4 cctv cameras, although not continuous . I used to use a Samsung SSD, but that just suddenly failed after about 18 months / 2 years. After doing...
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Access to smart meter raw data
Anyone know whether customers have the right to see the raw smart meter data that the suppliers collect from smart meters? I ask because our latest bill from EDF for the Village Hall still contains a...
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OT: "BBC switch-off to force almost a million households to get smart meters "
Well, they could just lose the split-tariff ability. They are not being forced to switch, they will only need to switch if they want to continue to benefit from the Economy tariffs. Surely the meters...
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Slightly off-topic: plastic kit forum(s)
There used to be a Usenet Group called (still is, but it's dead), of which I was a keen reader. Does anyone know where - if anywhere - the contributors to that group went, to discuss issues? I've...
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TOT: Heritability of Intelligence
Gentlemen, Anyone know of any studies they can point me to online on this subject? Intelligence is a quality which most of us have always assumed was inherited, and my print sources back this up. I'm...
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Cleaning zinc alloy
I have a rather ancient carburettor that had some water in the float chamber and is in poor condition. I presume this is a zinc type alloy and would like to remove all of the zinc oxide in the easiest...
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OT: how muc span is in UK.d-i-y?
Often 30-50 messages are downloaded by Tbird and instantly deleted by my kill file. I am curious as to who or what all those messages are?
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Is this thing on?
Testing testing 1 2. Well its stuck on 16th Feb for some reason. Brian
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OT: Chat with British Gas
I am trying to see what they offer in terms of different tariffs, per their invitation, but I always get a screen saying that 'there are technical problems'. This has been going on for over a week....
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External pipe supply for shower
To save time raggling in to brickwork and plastering supply pipes. I would like to bring supply in chrome pipes to a thermostatic bar. I presume an angled bar valve fixing kit would do this ? Any...
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