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De-icing the car or van with an electric fire
It works rather well. I have the fire on the lowest setting (1kW) and leave it on a board on the seat for 20 minutes. It's worth the fourpence. Bill
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Snow blades on ride-on mowers - do they work?
We've had a lot of snow so I'm wondering whether it's worth buying or making a snow blade (and getting some chains or snow tyres) for the ride-on mower. Has anyone here tried clearing snow with a...
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6 years ago
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Central heating pumping over after alterations
Hi all, We have a fully pumped Oil fired CH. (S Plan I think, 2 separate motorised valves one for heating, one for hot water. I am told the pump is in the return. Some years ago, we had some...
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6 years ago
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Replace boiler or repair - non-condensing
Shop boiler has turned up it's toes after almost 18 years abuse. It's a valiant TurbomaxPlus 828E which has been kettling for a while and now come up with F20 (overheat) code preceded earlier with by...
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6 years ago
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Electrical screwdrivers
I noticed that the wire into a ceiling lamp lit up an electrical screwdriver when I checked its terminal, and it did the same at the switch end - even when I completely disconnected it from both ends....
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6 years ago
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Help, central heating packed in.
Its my neighbours so trying to help. Vokera compact 25A,sealed system I think. Still gets hot water if turned to hot water only and rads off. Fault is A01 ignition failure,flame not sensed, internal...
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6 years ago
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Need to strengthen water pipe attachment?
Tap on sink is held on with a plastic knurled nut, copper pipe is then soldered to tap connection. The plastic nut cracked and fell off (and got lost) so tap is loose fitting on the sink. Any way I...
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6 years ago
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Honeywell Auto Bypass DU145
I need to check the setting on the Honeywell Auto Bypass valve on my CH. At the moment it's set with the pointer on the orange cap pointing to the end of the white line with the number 1 just showing...
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6 years ago
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Buzzing crackling transformer
Hi all I bought a couple of 6.2a versions these from a UK supplier to wire in some LED lights When the lights are on, the transformers buzz/ crackle but then I disconnect the lights they are silent...
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6 years ago
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OT: Car heaters and ice scraping
Do modern cars not have demisters or something? What's with all the morons wasting 10 minutes of their time scarping ice off their windscreens? Simply start your car and put the demister on 10 minutes...
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6 years ago
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repressurised boiler is now noisy
I've just repressurised my boiler to 1 bar, now their is a chugging noise from it.
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6 years ago
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Plastic Rawlplug Success
Maybe everybody does this, but... Heavy curtains, rail about 100mm from wall so lots of leverage. Over the years, two brackets at one end have failed a couple of times and have been fixed by using...
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6 years ago
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OT: Telephone ringers for the hearing impaired?
Hi all, We just had my sister on the phone asking if we could pop round to check Mum was ok (1/2 mile away) as she couldn't get though to her on the phone. Daughter walked round there (snow on roads)...
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6 years ago
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OT Wetherspoons phasing out steaks
It's now going to be pizzas they sell. Better profit margin.
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6 years ago
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If Salvador Dali did UPS batteries
A couple of weeks ago they were fiddling with our local electrical supply, so they decided to run the area from a local diesel genny which they parked in a field and lashed up to a power pole. Aside...
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6 years ago
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