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Boiler banging noises - worse after using F3 cleaner
When the weather turned colder I turned up the heating but the boiler started making kettling noises and then banging - it turns itself off and restarts later, with the same noises. I thought there...
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Two devices wired into a single BS1363 plug?
A multi-occupier building has, in a communal service cupboard, a single standard 13A surface-mounted switched socket into which is plugged a normal-looking plug. Entering that plug are two different...
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3 years ago
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Identification problem
From time to time i am requested identification paperwork. the problem is that most companies not want you to go paperless, so how can you do this?
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3 years ago
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replacement TV advice
I cannot receive a decent terrestrial signal so am connected to Freesat via a dish. I also have a sound bar and a Humax. It is fine but overly complicated to use. If I am not around my wife has...
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3 years ago
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OT: slideshow in Photos
Until recently, while a Microsoft Photos slideshow was running I could right click any photo and set the speed to slow, medium or fast. However, this functionality now seems to have disappeared. Any...
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Any idea what this is?
am not certain, but it could possibly have come with a wall clock.
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3 years ago
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Glasses for close-up work?
I had about 4 pairs of those glasses that have little LED lights in the arms (that I rarely used the light bit on) and were about x4 magnification that I use when I want to do anything that requires a...
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3 years ago
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Alarm V instructions
I wont go in to the back story but a neighbour has a home burglar alarm installed about 5 years ago. He was never left any instrucions but it was set by the installer. Not only do I think that was...
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3 years ago
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Boiler controls/efficiency
It is that time of year... I was a bit taken by surprise when someone recently suggested that condensing boilers work best at 65 deg. C. My thought was that it does not leave much room for DHW at...
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3 years ago
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Transporting a used washer-dryer by car
It won't fit in the car upright --- will it do any harm to turn it on its side while loading, drive it around that way, & turn it upright when unloading? Is it important to put the transport bolts...
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3 years ago
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Basement conversion
Who's been digging one then?
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3 years ago
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Quickest/cheapest way to make weighted post ?
Sadly the budget just won't stretch to the proper repair of our sorry fence posts and there are 2 sagging now after the last winds. I'm thinking that to keep things as best I can, if I could rig...
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3 years ago
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Dishwasher - spray arm split - seals overwhelmed
Starting with a shout out to all the seals who are pupping along the East Coast at the moment. But I digress. Called out the local engineer who services the Lamona kit for Howdens under warranty. So...
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3 years ago
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Safety standards for toys
It's the time of year when many of us start thinking about making toys for kids and grandkids (and then panic in 4 weeks because there's been no progress!) so I was just looking around for detailed...
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3 years ago
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JOHN LEWIS JL250 INSTRUCTION BOOK (2024 Update)
Hey Am looking for an instruction book for the John Lewis JL250 sewing machine. Any help will do.
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3 years ago
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