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Topfield PVR
Anyone still using one? Mine still gets occasional use - although I have an HD Humax. The HD on the Toppy failed, and not worth the cost of a new one. And IIRC they are a bit fussy about makes too....
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"Italfard" - source & check my working :)
Just looked at a temperature controlled fan for a friend. It refuses to work from scratch, but giving the blades a quick spin seems to trick it into starting. Vague memories of capacitors prompted me...
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Re: End the BBC license fee
I think the closest you'll get is in the aquatic arenas. It depends who's measuring the quality and how. Yes, the more primative of them do seem more attracted to such things. Mostly admin types . I...
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All of a sudden...
Firefox tells me that for several web sites that I visit regularly: "Your connection is not secure. The owner of or has configured their web site improperly. To protect your information from being...
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Is a copper pipe more susceptible to frost damage than a plastic one?
Attached to the garage wall I have a 15" length of plastic mains pipe that is outside and connects to an outside tap. It has not suffered from frost damage in the last 3 years and I don't know what...
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one of my newly installed radiators make a very loud noise, if the adjustment is on higher than the number three, it is very alarming as the noise is so loud my next door neighbours can hear it.
Help please
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Lighting circuit question
Just picked up a small (10W) LED pir floodlight. The instructions said that it must not be connected directly to a lighting circuit, but only via a fused and switched spur. It's designed for external...
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Dishwasher spares and tabs ...
Following on from the discussion here recently, on a whim, I noticed that ASDA sell plain own-brand dishwasher tablets at £1.50 for 30 (5p each). Been using them all weekend, and buggered if I can...
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Why not LED bulbs?
We ran out of spare bulbs so I was tasked with getting new ones. "None of that LED crap mind". Now I knew 'florescent' lights set of (photo sensitive) epilepsy due to their flicker, and that the 'old'...
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Where to find this shower curtain rail fixing?
I need to find replacements for this shower rail fixing: <>Two screws hold the plate to the wall, then the cyclinder slides into place & screws onto a threaded protusion on the plate. The one on the...
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Bodge(s) for leaking isolating valve?
Any suggestions please for what to try ? or not try ? to bodger an isolating ball valve by the CH pump which is leaking (not just oozing) past the screw? Background is that CH pump failed yesterday...
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Y Plan central heating circuit
Just been called to my daughter's house as she switched the central heating back on and the heating part is not functioning. Does the Y Plan have a three positon valve ? Anyway this system seems to...
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For Tim Watts - the first use of my tracer
TBH My first attempt actually did not work as the emergency lighting cable that runs alongside the CO cable was live. That will limit the use in an occupied office etc.
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LED filament bulb
I Have just had a LED filament bulb fail, it's an 11W lumilife one. I'm just wondering whether the 6 LED strips could be driven by a home made circuit? That's if I can extract them. Also is the glass...
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Bees nest in the attic?????
This follows on from my post the other week about having a rodent in the attic, which has since been caught and disposed of. Anyway, was up there with an old hoover and some cleaning stuff clearing up...
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