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Grrr kitchen fitters Grr grr... (and Ping Jon Rumm)
Our dishwasher reported a fault. I'm busy so we actually tried to get a man in. And failed. So I looked myself. I'm impressed that it could detect a split drain hose at all. Less impressed that it...
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Bring the National Grid to its knees?
<><>The idea that turning all domestic electricity off for 10 minutes at 10 pm (22:00) will bring the National Grid to its knees seems far fetched at first glance. I assume that there will be a...
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Mower blade
You think I can get another season out of this blade?: I suppose I can't complain, this would be its 14th year. The other one was ok, but I figured it was time to treat it to a new set anyway.
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2 years ago
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Worcester 32cdi pressure
So my boiler has started to increase its pressure I have drained it down back into the green zone but it is creeping up over a week or so. Expansion vessel??
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2 years ago
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Polarity Detection?
When a bored squirrel strips a foot section of lighting T&E, how come it instinctually chooses the live side? -&- They have also stripped 10mm Shower cable, and eaten through the bottom of a cold...
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2 years ago
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AVG continuing annoyance
Partly self inflicted but.. C-Cleaner offered a 1 month free trial of their full service. As they had been whinging about driver updates, I signed up. Before the month was up, I reverted to the free...
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Light bulb wattage
I have light bulbs with these markings on. I wanted to check the wattage of them? I was thinking they were 1.4W but that seemed a bit low.
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2 years ago
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Colour of plumbing orange/ black / white / grey /
Does it matter what colour of plumbing fittings are used for soil stacks, pipes etc? orange/ black / white / grey / Can I use orange connecters and tees and pipes almost everywhere? Or just under or...
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2 years ago
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Smart meters for stupid people
Over the last year I have been called, texted and emailed over 100 times by EDF telling me I want a smart meter. I don't. How can I get them to stop?
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2 years ago
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Austrian gas rationing. How would that work?
of gas rationing in Austria. My limited experience of gas supply failure is that it?s a major ball ache for gas companies. In the UK, gas companies assume that if a supply is interrupted, it can?t be...
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2 years ago
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Insulation gap and condensation
Every time I do something on this place, I find something new. Got an insulated garage "professionally converted" before my time. I was planning on fitting a recessed consumer unit in one of the...
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OT: New driving laws and cyclists etc
There is a case of a motorist getting fined and penalised quite heavily for causing a cyclist to fall. See 've watched the video several times and whilst agreeing that the motorist should have slowed...
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How does that work then?
Crackly telephone line eventually degraded from 13Mb to around 0.9Mb. Load times extended as expected. Usenet no visible difference:-) However, Netflix operates as normal!
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Vatican flouts sanctions
Vatican bank tranferred 10 million Euros to buy Rubles from the Central bank of Russia to pay for Gas - media.
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OT: Old bank book conundrum
I found some old bank books for TESSAs held by my parents. Nearly all of them were clearly closed accounts and showed final balances of zero. Two however still display £9000 in the balance column but...
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