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Mains sockets with USB ports

I fitted some of these on the living room wiring. https://www.screwfix.com/p/bg-13a-2-gang-sp-switched-socket-usb-charg...
67 comments posted 8yrs
posted by cheesesoupnews
67 comments posted 8yrs posted by cheesesoupnews

Flat-pack hinge oddity

Went to open a kitchen cupboard just now (over 15 years old) and there was a distinct cracking/snapping sound and motio...
13 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jethro_uk
13 comments posted 8yrs posted by jethro_uk

OT(ish) - recycling black plastic

"Each year, over 1.3 billion black CPET trays are used in packaging in the UK and, despite being technically fully recy...
21 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wibble
21 comments posted 8yrs posted by wibble

Aluminium tube?

We live in a barn conversion with beamed vaulted ceilings, which looks very pretty, but among its many shortcomings it...
39 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Huge
39 comments posted 8yrs posted by Huge

speeech to text.

With eyes and fingers not what they were, I am looking into speech to text systems. This is not 'simple commands' - I w...
40 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tnp
40 comments posted 8yrs posted by tnp

Windows 10 license pricing

I just assembled a new PC, for the first time in years to replace a "dog" of a PC I use as a backup in case of failure...
21 comments posted 8yrs
posted by ddothearn
21 comments posted 8yrs posted by ddothearn

Air Vent Valves

Our pressurised central heating boiler is making rattling/banging noises, but only when the hot water is on but not the...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by cliveta
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by cliveta

Mains string LED lights stopped working, help

Hi I have a 30 meter set of LED lights which I painstakingly pinned up all around my home. They worked for 3 months and...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tammyriley1977.tr
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by tammyriley1977.tr

Cutting Amtico vinyl tiles.

Thirty years ago was the last time that I laid an Amtico floor. I have to replace one shortly following a flood. I reca...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by pinnerite
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by pinnerite

replacement boiler needed

This is tricky because I cannot supply full details but this is the tale (of woe). I really need some informed advice h...
35 comments posted 8yrs
posted by pinnerite
35 comments posted 8yrs posted by pinnerite

Replacement windows

Not a DIY question, but you lot know stuff ... We're thinking of having some windows replaced with uPVC and despite muc...
28 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Huge
28 comments posted 8yrs posted by Huge

Miele dishwasher tripping with an F70 "leak" error

This is weird... 4 year old dishwasher tripped out with an F70 error, pump running flat out error. Water had drained an...
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tw_usenet
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by tw_usenet

T12 & T8 tubes

Have a pretty old twin 6 ft fitting (ballast and starter) where an original T12 tubes has failed. Replaced it with a T8...
17 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dave
17 comments posted 8yrs posted by dave

OT: Marmite

For the Marmite fans among us: I keep meaning to communicate this good news, and forgetting. As you will know only too...
57 comments posted 8yrs
posted by lalaw44
57 comments posted 8yrs posted by lalaw44