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OT: Network Speed
Hi Folks, I have already posted this on but folks here are generally pretty savvy so thought I'd cross-post here as well...... I've recently had installed some cabling to various rooms in the house...
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Slightly OT: Vitgin Media hub and other routers at risk of being hacked
I read that the Virgin Media Super Hub 2 is at risk of being hacked, that other old hubs/routers may be at risk, and that passwords should be changed. I have a BT Home Hub 4. It has two passwords...
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Gripping (to turn) a 110mm dia pipe, without speacialist tool?
Can anyone share any tricks for gripping a 110mm PVC pipe, in order to turn it? It's a section of underground soil pipe. I'm wondering if a piece of r ope with a lever attached could somehow be used....
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Re: Dave gives us a break...............
He only does it as a hobby I think. Sees who is up for a wind up. Brian
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Hotpoint fridge freezer (Grenfell tower.)
Advice re above from manufacturer. (Cause of fire.) A product recall is a request to return a product after finding a safety issue or defect that could endanger consumers.
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Groundhog
I use the above on an android tablet to access this group. My tablet reset itself and i had to reinstall software. Before the incident, Groundhog would download just the headers until you wanted to...
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re grenfell tower fire question
Not being electrically savvy but should the `trip` switch on the mains meter not have clicked in and cut the current off to prevent a fir starting.
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Magic Thermodynamic box
One of my drinking buddies has mentioned a couple of weeks ago that he had his heating and hot water system upgraded by the addition of a heat pump. He seemed to have difficulty explaining how it...
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Light switches
The light switch threads in this groupmade me remember a house I was in some months back. it seemed to me that every light switch in the house had an entirely arbitrarily set up or down for on. Ie...
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British understatement.
https://www.hotpointservice.co.uk/fridgefreezer
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2-footed windscreen mount ?
(with the usual caveat I have googled for ages ...) Does anyone know of a windscreen mount which would be able to straddle an obstruction on the windscreen. In this case it's a Citroen C4 which has a...
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Sticking wallpaper to ply
Not quite wallpaper - sheets of doll's house type paper, to attach to bare ply. Plan A is 50/50 white PVA and water, which is similar to 'school' glue. Straight PVA would be overkill. Plan B is...
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Light switch location
I'm grateful for all the advice in my previous light switch thread. Another question has arisen: I'm positioning a large fixed bookcase in front of an existing light switch: I was going to move the...
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Best way of removing rust from tools?
Water has got into one of my tool boxes, these are mainly "heavy" tools E.G. Masonry chisels, large drill bits and plaster towels. It was only wet for week or so therefore the rust is fairly light....
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Electricity bill
"We?ve worked out you?ve used less electricity this period than in the same period last year. This is based on an estimated reading for this bill." There might be a flaw in the logic here somewhere......
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