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Fohen water heater. First impressions

Bought as a cheaper alternative to a Quooker and based on first impressions I’m not disappointed. Construction *looks*...
1 comments posted 2yrs
posted by timdownieuk
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by timdownieuk

Old 2 gang wall socket with vertical screw holes

I need a 2 gang wall socket for my kitchen but the one I need to replace has a screw in the middle of it top and bottom...
4 comments posted 2yrs
posted by sugarplum
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by sugarplum

Remove nasty cello tape marks from window?

As reported earlier, last winter I put cheap bubble wrap all over my windows as a poor man way of protecting myself fro...
9 comments posted 2yrs
posted by simon.ferrol
9 comments posted 2yrs posted by simon.ferrol

Bugs and creepy crawlies - how to get rid?

How do I get rid of (or preferably stop them getting in in the first place) woodlice and centipedes? A shuffle round of...
10 comments posted 2yrs
posted by none
10 comments posted 2yrs posted by none

Replacement boiler survey

As posted on here more than once I have an ageing Baxi 105HE combi boiler which is prone to error messages. Armed with...
26 comments posted 2yrs
posted by nospam
26 comments posted 2yrs posted by nospam

OT Driving Licence Renewal

I have just completed the online application for renewing a driving licence for the over 70s. The web site uses somethi...
74 comments posted 2yrs
posted by cpb
74 comments posted 2yrs posted by cpb

OSMO V Linseed oil v Danish oil

Hi all, I have some cedar outside which I am looking to protect but keep the natural colour. I have previously treated...
4 comments posted 2yrs
posted by leenowell
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by leenowell

OT: 4k video

Gentlemen, I bought one of those surveillance drones to keep an eye on a house up the road where some undesirables have...
34 comments posted 2yrs
posted by cd
34 comments posted 2yrs posted by cd

Increasing depth/capacity of a pattress

I have a single gang 47mm deep pattress which held one RJ45 through connector and plug and now needs to hold two more....
5 comments posted 2yrs
posted by news
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by news

Shrouded close coupled toilet - cistern removal

I've got a leak coming from somewhere around a close coupled toilet's cistern (the water is clean), but there's no acce...
8 comments posted 2yrs
posted by patchmoney
8 comments posted 2yrs posted by patchmoney

Combi boiler and unvented hot water cylinder

To cut out summertime natural gas use my daughter wants to have DHW heated by electricity. Her combi boiler is in the l...
34 comments posted 2yrs
posted by news
34 comments posted 2yrs posted by news

Hello Jon, got a new smartmeter

.....but it doesn't work in smart mode. The installer said it might work one day. I was hoping not to have to go outsid...
1 comments posted 2yrs
posted by me
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by me

OT: Activating Windows, WTF ??

I use Win-10 in a VirtualBox VM for testing purposes. Specifically for testing the Windows version of my e-mail client....
20 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tim
20 comments posted 2yrs posted by tim

House & Contents insurance up…

…from £280 to £415, a 48% increase. Is this normal these days? Why? Please don’t mention ‘climate change’.
34 comments posted 2yrs
posted by aero.spike
34 comments posted 2yrs posted by aero.spike