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Octopus, meter change, refusing smart meters

Octopus are nagging me to have my electricity meter changed (it's due to run out of certification). Apparently they can...
47 comments posted 3yrs
posted by jethro_uk
47 comments posted 3yrs posted by jethro_uk

New Boiler

My plumber quoted £4K for a new boiler. British Gas are offering their seasonal discounts for about £3K. Choice of Worc...
15 comments posted 3yrs
posted by jgnewsid
15 comments posted 3yrs posted by jgnewsid

Mobile Phone SIM cards

Help please! Everything I know about mobile phone SIM cards could be written on the back of a nano sim with a sharpie....
22 comments posted 3yrs
posted by nickodell
22 comments posted 3yrs posted by nickodell

Bosch Dishwasher Fault

Woke up this morning to the sound of the dishwasher - a grinding plastic gears misaligned sort of sound, quite loud, co...
17 comments posted 3yrs
posted by patchmoney
17 comments posted 3yrs posted by patchmoney

Firefox TOT

I have been using Firefox as my browser fo many years, partly because I like it and partly because it's not owned by MS...
36 comments posted 3yrs
posted by wardjfb
36 comments posted 3yrs posted by wardjfb

EDF direct debits

During the last year consumer energy prices have come down twice, and are due to go down again from 1st October My actu...
30 comments posted 3yrs
posted by usenet
30 comments posted 3yrs posted by usenet

Swaging in thin aluminium sheet

Is there an optimum depth and width for swaging in relation to the thickness of the sheet. I am making an item from 1mm...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by letshaveit
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by letshaveit

Interesting heat pump calculation

For optimum efficiency you don’t want to oversize your heat pump but the output of your old gas boiler may well not be...
21 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tim.downie
21 comments posted 3yrs posted by tim.downie

Solar PV questions

This is about the panel wiring, it's 40v selv. Mfr says minimum fuse 20A for a 10A panel. Why fit a fuse that can never...
24 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tabbypurr
24 comments posted 3yrs posted by tabbypurr

best adhesive for WC

Whar would be te best adhesive to secure a wc to ceramic tiles ?
27 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tpmccann
27 comments posted 3yrs posted by tpmccann

BLTdirect incandescent sale

BLTdirect.com is having a final sale of its remaining incandescent bulbs, if anybody wants any.
3 comments posted 3yrs
posted by davey
3 comments posted 3yrs posted by davey

Computer data back-up schemes.

Following on from my HD question: I currently back up my photo's and music to an external 3.5" HDD, and important docum...
49 comments posted 3yrs
posted by pastedavid
49 comments posted 3yrs posted by pastedavid

Computer harddrive replacement question.

Hello. I have a windows 10 machine which boots from a 240 GB SSD plugged into a SATA port. It is a Crucial CT240 M500 d...
29 comments posted 3yrs
posted by pastedavid
29 comments posted 3yrs posted by pastedavid

uPVC Window Will not open

My bathroom window (side hinged) is shut tight. When I raise the handle all but the bottom seems free. From similar win...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by pinnerite
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by pinnerite