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Worcester Bosch Greenstar 24Ri fault?
The blue LED on our 24Ri started flashing earlier, at first quickly and then, later, slowly. It cleared when I reset the boiler but I'm interested to know what the two different flashing rates meant....
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OT royal mail postage stamp being reused
I had a stamp stuck on an envelope that was not Franked and so thought had never been used. So i cut around it and stuck it to a new envelope and posted it. but i got a note from the post office that...
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Does a tyre change its CIRCUMFERENCE when underinflated?
Answer. not by very much, if at all. This seems to be a perpetual urban myth. It tyre pressure sensors are using this, it has to be a very very complicated bit of software to detect - say - less than...
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Zapper
The remote on my Panasonic smart large screen TV has been a bit iffy for a while. Only about 3 years old - and not as much use as some. It seemed to be mainly the most used buttons. Others still...
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Airbags at Lidl
Lidl have packs of two airbags like WinBags They are £7 or 8 for two and seem better than WinBags in that you can control the air via a screw rather than a button, which is much better if y ou want...
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Next door machinery vibration
I've ended up moving next to a woodworking enthusiast. Although our properties (bungalows) are detached his garage is right next to (like within an inch or two) of my office/spare bedroom extension....
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Timber door/window manufacturers - any recommendations?
Our builder is suggesting he makes all the doors/windows himself for £££ or buy them in for only ££. Can anyone suggest a decent commercial manufacturer? It will include a pair of casement garage...
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O.T. tyre pressure sensors - how do they work?
I understand some new cars can tell you when their tyres need inflating? How do they work? Is there some kind of pressure sensor inside the tyre that communicates wirelessly with the car's systems?
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Glyphosate and neighbours
Two of my neighbours object to the use of glyphosate. Can I tell them I have bought the special organic version - it's made of organophosphorus :-) There again, in seven days time I could just tell...
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Undersink electric water heater
I need a small, say 10 litre, electric water heater. But it's a gravity water supply so only about 0.25 bar. Are there models that don't monitor the supply pressure? Preferably A rated, unlike the...
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Recessed Ceiling Lights in Plasterboard
I have just had to remove a recessed (Halers LED) lamp for the first time. I was shocked by how strong the springs were that held it in the ceiling. Some damage occured. It struck me that removing...
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[OT] Computer Tech Support Calls
Those were the days of innocence........ support-calls/ https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/noahc/2006/07/21/funny-computer-tech-
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Smarten up concrete with something
Someone with a large area of thick and substantial, but scruffy concrete in the front of their house wants to smarten it up. They do not want to spend too much money. It would need to take the weight...
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TOT deterring pigeons
On a recent trip to rural Shropshire I was shown the traditional method of deterring crows from crops. A dead crow is staked to the ground. At home I have some bird feeders on a pole with both seeds...
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OT: Oh the irony!
You're having a laugh, right? ;-)
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