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Heat pump with no (electrical) running cost?

If the inside of the house is already slightly warmer than the outside (or could be made so by a brief use of an electr...
36 comments posted 3yrs
posted by headstone255
36 comments posted 3yrs posted by headstone255

Experimenting.

Trying dishwasher tablets in the washing machine, Bosch offer dire warnings that their washing machines will fail, but...
21 comments posted 3yrs
posted by s
21 comments posted 3yrs posted by s

Dishwasher Brain surgery

I’ve just done a brain transplant (new control board) on our dishwasher. Of course I couldn’t resist opening the old on...
37 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tim.downie
37 comments posted 3yrs posted by tim.downie

Emergency light for workshop ... ?

Having just had a (brief) power cut whilst using the saw table I've been reminded of the need for an emergency light th...
16 comments posted 3yrs
posted by nothanks
16 comments posted 3yrs posted by nothanks

LED replacement tubes for fly zapper

These are currently 13" T8 UV tubes that don't last very lone. I've searched but can't find any LED replacement tubes....
19 comments posted 3yrs
posted by fredxx
19 comments posted 3yrs posted by fredxx

Getting into BIOS settings

During my recent upgrade to an SSD drive whilst I was having problems I altered BIOS to boot from USB and may have inad...
10 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Lights Saga - Final Final

Tis done! Thank you again to everybody for both the practical and moral support :-) I went for a 20 AMP choc-box as I h...
1 comments posted 3yrs
posted by jgnewsid
1 comments posted 3yrs posted by jgnewsid

Unrepairable freezer?

Our 4 year old Hotpoint upright freezer has a faulty thermostat which the Hotpoint engineer deems unrepairable due to t...
36 comments posted 3yrs
posted by mike
36 comments posted 3yrs posted by mike

OT Bring things back from France

Hi All, I am thinking of heading over to France to buy some items from Leroy Merlin (DIY store) and bring them back. Lo...
9 comments posted 3yrs
posted by lee
9 comments posted 3yrs posted by lee

The day it rained forever.

The Beeb can insist that this year is the 'hottest evah on record', but f*ck that for a game of soldiers. Currently 14°...
78 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tnp
78 comments posted 3yrs posted by tnp

Li-on battery lives again?

Nineteen years ago I retired a spectrum analyser from field work because it was getting a bit long in the tooth, but ma...
8 comments posted 3yrs
posted by wrights...
8 comments posted 3yrs posted by wrights...