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Solar panels and payback

This made some local news here yesterday: During a local radio broadcast a spokesman for Utilita said that they expecte...

119 comments posted 1yr

posted by jeff

119 comments posted 1yr posted by jeff

Smart TRV valves - any experiences

With it getting cooler and heating starting to look like it's needed, like everyone else I am looking to trim to the mi...

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posted by jethro_uk

19 comments posted 1yr posted by jethro_uk

Ideas for replacing small sliding door storage please

This is another question relating to our little boat in France. Over the past several months I have been refurbishing t...

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posted by cl

8 comments posted 1yr posted by cl

For information: DIY electrics sign-off

Finally got round to setting up NNTP after the Google demise. My experiences doing a large (rewire of house plus detach...

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posted by ben

4 comments posted 1yr posted by ben

Looking for locks like this (pictures available)

Our old canal boat in France has two sliding doors with 'hook' locks. They are getting a bit unreliable (they are 50 ye...

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posted by cl

10 comments posted 1yr posted by cl

Dishwasher issue

Hi all, My Bosch dishwasher has developed a fault whereby it starts the cycle for a short while beeps a lot and when I...

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posted by leenowell

19 comments posted 1yr posted by leenowell

Calling all long standing blood donors

Was anyone here a donor back in the 1980's or earlier ?. If so you would have been given a dark blue wallet with a stic...

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posted by Andrew97d

27 comments posted 1yr posted by Andrew97d

Spraying interior doors - what sprayer?

I've been slowly (while a gazillion other jobs are running in parallel!) stripping and oiling the downstairs doors and...

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posted by nomail

6 comments posted 1yr posted by nomail

2.4kW oven - wired or plugged in?

Assuming that there is a dedicated circuit, does a 2.4kW oven need to be wired in? Or is it OK to have a socket on that...

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posted by daniele-at-vurt-dot-org

20 comments posted 1yr posted by daniele-at-vurt-dot-org

Using a garden shredder as an apple scratter

Apologies for introducing a DIY topic to what is becoming a general chit-chat group (hint: use "OT:" in the subject lin...

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posted by nomail

23 comments posted 1yr posted by nomail

Power Supply - Again

The power cuts I mentioned a couple of weeks ago have been fixed but last night about 9 p.m. my electricity went off. D...

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posted by jgnewsid

29 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

post Grenfwll insulation options

I know the small order of inulation for my shed isn't going to change the world but I will enjoy it more if I haven't j...

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posted by timw

47 comments posted 1yr posted by timw

Are these acceptable today?

I'm updating my central heating electrical circuitry. The original is linked up using terminal strips with tape crudely...

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posted by stuck

37 comments posted 1yr posted by stuck

Is it worth spending money on a lower back pillow?

Like these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lower-Back-Pillow/s?k=Lower+Back+Pillow or just get another pillow, fold it and put...

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posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

7 comments posted 1yr posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

TOT: PINsentry card reader

I have one of these devices that I have had for a very long time (with one battery replacement). Now the left edge of t...

6 comments posted 1yr

posted by newsgroups

6 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups