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The past few days all posts by Fredxx and ALL responses to them come up with: A News (NNTP) error occurred: Bad article...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by junk
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by junk

Amazon again

I ordered an item of high value from a third party supplier on the Amazon platform. This was not covered by my prime ac...
7 comments posted 3yrs
posted by jon
7 comments posted 3yrs posted by jon

Solar panels - naive question

Neighbours in Norfolk have just had solar panels installed. What I don't understand is why they had 6 panels installed,...
11 comments posted 3yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
11 comments posted 3yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Missing sub

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65972686 US journalist Michael Guillen recounts his harrowing experience of...
76 comments posted 3yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
76 comments posted 3yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Solder - lead free or not?

I find lead free solder very difficult to work with (I bought some by mistake). I see the EU claims to have banned it a...
37 comments posted 3yrs
posted by CK1
37 comments posted 3yrs posted by CK1

Missing sub construction material

The sub that went to see the Titanic and is now missing is made from carbon fibre. The front wings on Formula 1 cars lo...
43 comments posted 3yrs
posted by mUNDERSCOREnews
43 comments posted 3yrs posted by mUNDERSCOREnews

Vodafone

You are supposed to get a PAC code in a few seconds by phoning 191 from your mobile. They managed to run me around for...
15 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tim
15 comments posted 3yrs posted by tim

LED Driver to Light Cable Spec

I've just been trying out a couple of 3W undercounter LED lights that I have, and a 10W driver unit. To see if it works...
12 comments posted 3yrs
posted by patchmoney
12 comments posted 3yrs posted by patchmoney

Dexron

What will give you better manual shifting Dexron 2 3 or 5 ?
1 comments posted 3yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
1 comments posted 3yrs posted by kinvig.netta

BlackVue dash cam

My dashcam (Nextbase) has now become unreliable and I am looking to replace it. A local supplier and fitter, who comes...
10 comments posted 3yrs
posted by newsgroups
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by newsgroups

Car Battery Charger

I only use my car about once a month at the moment and when I tired to start it this morning the battery was flat, fort...
26 comments posted 3yrs
posted by jgnewsid
26 comments posted 3yrs posted by jgnewsid

Insulation works

As I have probably mentioned before I have a 40m2 timber framed garage in which I am creating a 4.8m X 2.3m Mancave at...
2 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
2 comments posted 3yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Reducing Noise of Air Conditioning Unit

As a retired couple we like to spend time in our tiny garden. So are not overjoyed to hear our Neighbours Intention to...
13 comments posted 3yrs
posted by kirbyx95
13 comments posted 3yrs posted by kirbyx95

Twin wall polycarbonate roofing - expected life?

It is about 10 years since we installed a twin wall polycarbonate roof over our decking area and car port. It is now st...
10 comments posted 3yrs
posted by wibble
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by wibble