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greenstar 24i junior boiler

Just had a short outage of electricity supply, and my boiler will not come on. The green eco light for the hot water is...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Sue O
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by Sue O

Ferrules for Stainless wire.

I am connecting 1mm stainless wire to stainless screw hooks/loops in the garden. I want to make small loops in the wire...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by me
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by me

Rewiring - cost estimate

Now I know before I ask this question that the answer is "it depends", but I am hoping that someone could give me at le...
44 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
44 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

Anyone using Hive?

I want to change and resite our present programmable thermostat with a wire less type. The one I have been considering...
68 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
68 comments posted 9yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Burglar alarm problem

Our alarm has taken to sounding with a 'Panic' notification from time-to-time despite there being no panic button insta...
28 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
28 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

OT : Record 2016 for EDF nuclear plant in UK

"Output from its nuclear power plants in the UK was at the record level of 65.1 TWh, up 4.5 TWh, on the "excellent oper...
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tnp
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by tnp

OT: Vehicle emissions and costs

As the proud owner of 2 vehicles with annoying faults, I would like to be ready to try to make a judgement about possib...
21 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Billaboard
21 comments posted 9yrs posted by Billaboard

Help with component identification

Hi all, I have a CSR 1455 bluetooth development device, where the USB connector (Ty pe 'B' socket) has been damaged - i...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by s1mon.black
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by s1mon.black

Acoustic insulating flooring

Maybe not strictly DIY as it will probably turn out to be a job for the professionals. Situation is that my downstairs...
19 comments posted 9yrs
posted by newsgroups
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by newsgroups

MS Excel and graphs

Being a bit anal about such things, I sought out a spreadsheet so as to keep tabs on my electricity and gas consumption...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Talking of vacuum cleaners (eaarlier thread)

We have a Kirby Heritage II complete with all (the full range) of the accessories, bought many years ago and barely use...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry.m1byt

I am surprised it had the depth of cut...

(assuming it was a 7" Makita like in the picture!) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/14/german-woman-decapitated-l...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by see.my.signature
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by see.my.signature

New wiring behind skirting boards?

Wiring behind skirting boards could be easier than a channel in plaster or drilling holes in floor joists, but how to d...
15 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dicegeorge
15 comments posted 9yrs posted by dicegeorge