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One radiator seems to need bleeding weekly ?

Have noticed that on rad seems prone to getting air in it. Patchy heat distribution until opening the bleed valve, and...
30 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jethro_uk
30 comments posted 2yrs posted by jethro_uk

Well I woke up this morning.....

(This is not a blues song!) ... to discover that my radio alarm clock was not working. It's fairly old, probably 15 yea...
32 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jja
32 comments posted 2yrs posted by jja

string of solar powered lights

I would like to put a few small lights along my main gate, to reduce the chances of someone crashing into it. The gate...
15 comments posted 2yrs
posted by wrights...
15 comments posted 2yrs posted by wrights...

Tool systems

Hi all I want to get into a tool system ,basically one type of batteries. . Is there a sort of standard set of tools th...
26 comments posted 2yrs
posted by invalid
26 comments posted 2yrs posted by invalid

Mains voltage

Everyone must be cooking their turkeys because my mains voltage is only 217V and my solar PV inverter keeps dropping off...
64 comments posted 2yrs
posted by nomail
64 comments posted 2yrs posted by nomail

Anyone with a sauna? Starting to consider one.

Part of the long term plan was to install a sauna in the Mother of All Sheds. 10+ years later it might happen. I'm now...
8 comments posted 2yrs
posted by wibble
8 comments posted 2yrs posted by wibble

Re: New Windows 7 install (update)

> >> For future reference, one of the free Windows cloners might be easier >> than dd. I used the free Macrium Reflect...
1 comments posted 2yrs
posted by noreply
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by noreply

Senility is...

...turning on the cold tap and waiting for hot water to come out ;-)
36 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tnp
36 comments posted 2yrs posted by tnp

Powered Paint Roller????

Kaercher are advertising a floor cleaner on TV. https://www.kaercher.com/uk/home-garden/hard-floor-cleaner.html It appe...
1 comments posted 2yrs
posted by junk
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by junk

Yodel "deliveery"

I despatched a rotary saw, carefully packed via Yodel to an eBay purchaser. Yodel was his choice. There was no one in,...
10 comments posted 2yrs
posted by pinnerite
10 comments posted 2yrs posted by pinnerite

Any laser printer experts on here?

My Samsung CLP-680 laser printer is producing messy colour prints, the B&W prints are OK. There's lots of toner around...
15 comments posted 2yrs
posted by nothanks
15 comments posted 2yrs posted by nothanks

Trouble in cold weather lighting the woodstove

"Asking for a friend": my mate has a woodstove which has "a stainless steel flue which is on an outside wall" (his desc...
29 comments posted 2yrs
posted by lalaw44
29 comments posted 2yrs posted by lalaw44

The continuing download saga

Open Reach notified me of their intent to replace the pole in our garden ( rot issues) so I held off bothering Plusnet...
26 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tim
26 comments posted 2yrs posted by tim

What Is the Salary of a Financial Analyst?

Financial analysts play a crucial role in the global financial ecosystem by evaluating companies, investments, and econ...
0 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jsjcrhndjzcw
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by jsjcrhndjzcw