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Water meter cost?

I thought I'd look into getting a water meter to save money, but it does= n't! Current fixed cost (Scottish Water) with...
59 comments posted 8yrs
posted by imvalid
59 comments posted 8yrs posted by imvalid

Rattling Boiler

Can anyone identify this noise? - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1o_oFuAV5Li5GEO2I30flq4qiwX_jS6vh It's a sort of hig...
17 comments posted 8yrs
posted by patchmoney
17 comments posted 8yrs posted by patchmoney

Thermostatic radiator valves

I may be having my regular open vented boiler soon replaced (see my earlier thread). I have several thermostatic valves...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

OT: Windows update 2952664 - Compatibility checks

Update 2952664 seems to have re-surfaced, having done the rounds some time ago. The info from microsoft states :- "This...
19 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
19 comments posted 8yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

OT: What to do when you're going to die

If you knew with absolute certainty that you were going to die in 48 hours, what would you do? For example you could dr...
26 comments posted 8yrs
posted by imvalid
26 comments posted 8yrs posted by imvalid

Thermostatic shower - what??

According to Ebay I can buy a thermostatic mixer bar shower from about ? ?5 upward. I find that hard to believe. What's...
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tabbypurr
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by tabbypurr

Boiler recommendations please?

I have decided my Ideal Icos HE18 is beyond sensible repair cost, I have chucked enough at it, so I am looking now for...
24 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
24 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Glue

Why don't screwfix, toolsatan etc. sell the glues that some food manufactures use on their packaging and require an angl...
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by junk
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by junk

Cottage electrical problem

Volex Unit looks fine but no upstairs sockets are working. https://www.homeownershub.com/img/do
8 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Notsohandymum
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by Notsohandymum

Removing exterior paint splashes from brickwork

Hi Has anyone had success removing excess paint splashes from brick work without causing too much damage to the bricks?...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by clive.r.long
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by clive.r.long

Well that pot hole has been fixed then

FFS http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:Pothole.jpg That is the councils second attempt after I phoned them up and...
20 comments posted 8yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
20 comments posted 8yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Dual colour power LEDs on PCs

I've replaced the motherboard in a PC with a small SBC which has an intel 9-pin front panel connector[1] rather than ju...
21 comments posted 8yrs
posted by usenet
21 comments posted 8yrs posted by usenet

I must have a ghost in the house

Just woken up to a buzzing sound (ooh err) and it turns out my hair cutters have just turned themselves on. They were o...
13 comments posted 8yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
13 comments posted 8yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Soldering iron flex

I've got a 25W Antex iron with, on the recommendations of those here, the silicone cable. A lot nicer to use than the s...
66 comments posted 8yrs
posted by no_one
66 comments posted 8yrs posted by no_one