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Smart meters, what do SMETS2 use to communicate (Suffolk)?
I've just been nudged by Shell to try and get me to allow them to install a smart meter. Their E-mail says (among other things):- Your meter will lose functionality in March 2024 Since it's a simple,...
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OT: Getting to see a doctor
The NHS advises not to delay to get certain things checked out with your doctor. Not urgent, not a 999 or 111 case, so I ring up at 11am. I can get to see another doctor at my surgery in 3 weeks time...
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Baxi/Main boiler opinions
Our boiler at work needs replacing and the guys i'll be likely to have doing it have suggested a Main which is apparently a repackaged Baxi. I suppose anyone's mileage is subject to variation but if...
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Drill sharpening jigs
Hi all, What's the best one out there currently? I'm finding grinding bits free hand is getting beyond me with my aging eyes and unsteady hands. cheers, Dan.
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Touch payments with phone
I have a Galaxy S21 Ultra. Latest software updates. Bank with Barclays and have the latest version of that App software too. Which seems to work just fine - can do transfers and payments, etc. And...
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smart meter readings
why are scottish gas asking for meter readings when I have their smart mmeter ? .....
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cobblers
If there happens to be any here. Google fixated on steel toe-cap boots, so useless. What is the function of the steel strip axial to a shoe above the sole and below the sort of insole soft base inner...
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How do you make a letter box cage on the cheap?
Local hardware stores (West Birmingham) don't even have it in stock. Online (*azon, *bay) they go for £10+ but can I make one myself? The door letter home is about 4cm thick.
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Servicing an unvented cylinder
This is rather overdue. My plan is to check the safety PRV, clean the filter in the combination valve, check/adjust the air pressure in the expansion vessel, and check the operation of the over-temp...
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Another insulation question
Pulled the ceiling off the porch today (lathe and plaster) to get at some wiring behind it. Discovered joists, floorboards above, the odd central heating pipe, and absolutely no insulation. Bathroom...
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contactor switched by remote contacts
Second try as first did not seem to propagate: Is there a readily available contactor or relay that can switch an immersion but be triggered by contacts from a remote relay? I guess that means its...
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Useful hack for broken rivet.
I have a Roman blind that I took down for redecorating and needed to put back up. One of the clips that hold it up broke. It is a pressed steel cam that locks it into place, riveted to the mounting...
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Bi-fold Doors/windows
I have been watching a few building You Tube videos lately and have seen several extensions being built where the brickwork is dutifully cavity insulated only for a massive opening left on one wall...
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Analogue to DECT converter
We have DECT phones, with the base station plugged into the analogue phone port of out router. We also have an old rotary dial phone, but the phone sockets are still connected to the master socket,...
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Making good
I have been building a couple of tall bookcases with cupboards below. I used melamine coated chipboard from B&Q. To prevent drill bits travelling to far into the 18mm boards, I employed collars with...
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