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OT: Eyesight

Bod reckons he can't read this numberplate. Grounds for removal of his license? ;-) https://www.dropbox.com/s/x3xf4x0ebl...
30 comments posted 10yrs
posted by invalid
30 comments posted 10yrs posted by invalid

CH status panel?

I have long had an urge to buy or build a small panel with a row of LED's which shows the status of my CH system and wo...
25 comments posted 10yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
25 comments posted 10yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Basin tap handle screws

My dad's been trying to get the handles off their kitchen taps (to clean the algae off - again), and pretty much destro...
4 comments posted 10yrs
posted by no
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by no

Smart meters - a question

[Quick note - I am typing this on my tablet using tightVNC because I still haven't found a news client on Android which...
53 comments posted 10yrs
posted by nospam
53 comments posted 10yrs posted by nospam

Online Video Door Bell with 2 way audio

Thinking of fitting one of these so that I can take care of important, but frustratingly difficult to schedule, deliver...
5 comments posted 10yrs
posted by mitchmunden
5 comments posted 10yrs posted by mitchmunden

What do people think about Texacom alarms?

Hi, I am thinking about replacing my Scantronics 9800 house alarm which I insta lled in 2000. I have been looking at th...
5 comments posted 10yrs
posted by alanc
5 comments posted 10yrs posted by alanc

Wiring up bathroom mirror.

I'm fitting one of those illuminated, heated bathroom mirrors in our new bathroom. It's going over the top of where the...
29 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Huge
29 comments posted 10yrs posted by Huge

Gland dramas

Hi all Just went out to fit the outside electrics and discovered that the box I bo ught has 25mm holes and I have 20mm...
12 comments posted 10yrs
posted by leenowell
12 comments posted 10yrs posted by leenowell

O.T. - well, just a little

More worthwhile than your average petition..... https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/170446 Help stop these imported...
12 comments posted 10yrs
posted by letshaveit
12 comments posted 10yrs posted by letshaveit

Ceramic disc tap cartridge

My kitchen tap has started leaking when fully open from the rotating part. Can this be repaired or is a new cartridge th...
2 comments posted 10yrs
posted by johnandrewwood
2 comments posted 10yrs posted by johnandrewwood

flash newsgroups??

Who are these people and has anyone tried complaining to them about the posts here from them. Its stupid using a newsgr...
7 comments posted 10yrs
posted by briang1
7 comments posted 10yrs posted by briang1

kew 4200

I turn on and it runs , turn the water on and it stops, pull the trigger nothing happens . what is the problem
2 comments posted 10yrs
posted by colin
2 comments posted 10yrs posted by colin

Bargain merbile fern

Just got my GLOBALSTAR GSP-1700 today which was made in 2006 when it sold f or £2000; I got it for £200, but you can ge...
3 comments posted 10yrs
posted by swldxer1
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by swldxer1

OT: QR (datamatrix-TEXT) Q ?

Just wondered if there might be any QR code experts around. Have a document with a QR code on it. All my QR scanner app...
13 comments posted 10yrs
posted by jethro_uk
13 comments posted 10yrs posted by jethro_uk

Bosch boiler flame failure detector

Gents, I have just installed a pure sinewave UPS on my boiler/solar thermal heating to protect against power outages. W...
11 comments posted 10yrs
posted by bob.minchinREMOVE
11 comments posted 10yrs posted by bob.minchinREMOVE