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Accents 8 sensor

For some reason when the alarm is OFF a single sensor still registers and it sounds like our front door is opening !! An...
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Paul Tucker
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by Paul Tucker

OT - sudden stop of SPAM to BT Yahoo account

A little puzzling. I have a very old BT Internet mail address which has always received an enormous amount of SPAM over...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wibble
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by wibble

How long can you keep scammers on the phone?

Record today was 49 minutes, though with a short break because the call dropped. They wanted me to use: eventvwr www.ul...
51 comments posted 8yrs
posted by fredxx
51 comments posted 8yrs posted by fredxx

Allen key to mount in drill

I'm looking for what is effectively an allen key that's been sawn off so it can be put into a drill chuck but I can't s...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by stainburn
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by stainburn

Clock problem, balance wheel

I have a 1 transistor balance wheel clock that gains 5 minutes a day. Repea ted adjustment over about 3 turns so far of...
20 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tabbypurr
20 comments posted 8yrs posted by tabbypurr

I must be getting old...

Today I took my daughter?s broken washing machine to the tip, WITHOUT SALVAGING A SINGLE COMPONENT! Tim
22 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tim.downie
22 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim.downie

ceramic valve mixer tap very stiff

I have a pillar style mixer tap with a ceramic valve in the downstairs loo. The tap had had been stored in a garage for...
1 comments posted 8yrs
posted by sm_jamieson
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by sm_jamieson

OT: Random Numbers

I am interested in the game Yahtzee - so I decided to emulate it in Excel VBA. A Yahtzee is all of five dice throws giv...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by me
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by me

Combi/shower problem

My mother?s shower is playing up. Apparently it has taken to starting off fine but then going cold after a couple of mi...
21 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tim.downie
21 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim.downie

EDF heavy handed on smart meters?

Got an elderly friend who categorically does not wish to have a smart meter fitted. EDF have apparently sent letters an...
17 comments posted 8yrs
posted by email
17 comments posted 8yrs posted by email

Sealed lead acid battery

I have a multi-light rechargeable torch that takes a sealed lead acid battery (6V, 4Ah). https://www.toolstation.com/sh...
12 comments posted 8yrs
posted by junk
12 comments posted 8yrs posted by junk

OT Gender pay gap

Bit long but interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMcjxSThD54&feature=youtu.be
59 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry130747
59 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry130747

OT: Ice skating on a slope?

Anyone ever tried ice skating on a slope?
12 comments posted 8yrs
posted by imvalid
12 comments posted 8yrs posted by imvalid