UK Power Networks Priority Support?

Ah! I meant it as the reverse of sympathetic (antipathetic?) magic.

Some years back, I had to replace the thermocouple on our CH boiler several times over a short period. When I next needed a replacement, I bought two - so I would have a spare in hand.

Ive got a spare motorised valve from about ten years ago - one went (I have three) and I assumed another one would, so having a spare 'in stock' seemed reasonable..

I wouldn't buy UPS again. I think - rightly or wrongly - that modern PCs are robust enough to cope with a power interruption and leave a way to recover the situation. I might as well retain the one I have so long as it works.

These days it's more than just PCs. I have FTTP which needs mains to operate and so does its associated telephony kit. Then I can use the phone. I've just discovered that the most recent mains glitch stopped my EV charger from working, I've rebooted it and it seems to work properly again.

I think that UPSs are a fact of life these days -, I have 3 in different parts of the house. They keep phones, wifi (which I need for our mobiles indoors) and some computers. Lapstops will also help to keep in touch since they have internal batteries (which I try and keep charged).

Good points.

We suffer from surges and sags in the supply. The UPS units are there to protect the hardware, rather than data.

Interesting. My reason for buying a UPS was that, having had no problems with our mains supply for decades, we then had a couple of small interruptions which destroyed my PC's PSU.

That ws my original reason for a UPS. I had to reboot my router every morning because of overnight mains bumps