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dashboards

are all dashboards now just a tablets ...
33 comments posted 3yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
33 comments posted 3yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Hotpoint Helpless Line

I recently bought a new Hotpoont dishwasher, to replace the old ne, which was in the house when I moved in in late 2010...
25 comments posted 3yrs
posted by davey
25 comments posted 3yrs posted by davey

PING! power cuts and a 12 volt UPS module.

There was a thread some time back about powering ONTs, routers and Wi Fi points during a power cut if fed by fibre to t...
10 comments posted 3yrs
posted by i.love
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by i.love

Disposing of a mattress

I bought a new mattress from Emma, and very foolishly I didn't take up their offer (for £45) to dispose of the old matt...
70 comments posted 3yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
70 comments posted 3yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Ideas for kitchen splashback ... ?

The kitchen renovation continues (slowly!) and now I need to decide on the splashback behind the cooker, which is set i...
8 comments posted 3yrs
posted by nothanks
8 comments posted 3yrs posted by nothanks

Majority Internet Radios

anybody else having problems with majority internet radios recently not connecting and getting kicked off ?
47 comments posted 3yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
47 comments posted 3yrs posted by kinvig.netta

"Ring" Doorbells

I was idly looking at these on Amazon when I saw the rather astonishing statement that the battery powered versions can...
20 comments posted 3yrs
posted by jgnewsid
20 comments posted 3yrs posted by jgnewsid

Size of soakaway

Scenario: Double garage built 20yrs ago at the bottom of a garden, with proper planning permission. But instead of digg...
23 comments posted 3yrs
posted by roland
23 comments posted 3yrs posted by roland

Punching out tabs in thin metal

I plan to create a dozen prototype items that use a platform made from 1.5mm thick mild steel sheet. The bit I need adv...
26 comments posted 3yrs
posted by senditontome
26 comments posted 3yrs posted by senditontome

Painting silicone-treated surfaces

Many silicone-treated surfaces do not accept paint, at least not water-based paint (not sure about oil-based paint). Is...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by me
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by me

OT Contacting some serivce companies

I recently attempted to send a parcel via DPD to Durham. I booked and paid for it on-line, and had an e-mail of confirm...
22 comments posted 3yrs
posted by pfjames300
22 comments posted 3yrs posted by pfjames300

I am not a robot

I am getting an awful lot of instances where Google and Startpage don't want to answer my questions until I demonstrate...
28 comments posted 3yrs
posted by nickodell
28 comments posted 3yrs posted by nickodell

Doorbell acting weird

Just moved into a house that had a 'chime' doorbell, with power fed from its own MCB in the CU and through a transforme...
31 comments posted 3yrs
posted by none
31 comments posted 3yrs posted by none

Filling outside render

Hi all, We have a rendered outside wall that has been left bare for years. Now decided to paint it. Having put the firs...
12 comments posted 3yrs
posted by lee
12 comments posted 3yrs posted by lee

DVD player unresponsive

A neighbor even more ancient than myself has asked me to look at his DVD player which despite the replacement of the pl...
13 comments posted 3yrs
posted by mikehalmarack
13 comments posted 3yrs posted by mikehalmarack