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Heat protection

We've got a new air fryer and it's going to have to sit underneath a wall cupboard in the kitchen. What can I fasten to...
19 comments posted 3yrs
posted by home
19 comments posted 3yrs posted by home

Blowing up condensers

As an apprentice I had a condenser blow up on me, it was wired the wrong way and must have built up some pressure befor...
2 comments posted 3yrs
posted by jon
2 comments posted 3yrs posted by jon

mottled coatings on spectacles

As per heading. I have one pair that's got a fog all over them and another that's gone really badly mottled. Both have b...
2 comments posted 3yrs
posted by wrights...
2 comments posted 3yrs posted by wrights...

Boiler Replacement

Some time back I asked for input on boiler replacement, having seen an offer from British Gas for around £1,800 from me...
40 comments posted 3yrs
posted by jgnewsid
40 comments posted 3yrs posted by jgnewsid

TOT Wave power

While sitting in a long line of traffic today I was listening to the radio and someone was promoting wave electricity g...
31 comments posted 3yrs
posted by junk
31 comments posted 3yrs posted by junk

Ballbarrow ball

I have an original ballbarrow (Dyson's first invention) but the tyre has perished and split badly. I have searched on t...
9 comments posted 3yrs
posted by me
9 comments posted 3yrs posted by me

Tomato plant issues

Hi all I was given half a dozen tomato plants in small pots. I have repotted them into bigger pots with fresh compost a...
12 comments posted 3yrs
posted by lee
12 comments posted 3yrs posted by lee

TOT Witnessed Signature

I've just had to have my signature witnessed on a legal document (2x lasting powers of attorney). The only stipulations...
14 comments posted 3yrs
posted by junk
14 comments posted 3yrs posted by junk

vtuner

why can't I get BBC programs on my vtuner internet radios any longer ? ....
35 comments posted 3yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
35 comments posted 3yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Hacking mobile phone voicemails

Are (or were) mobile phone's voicemails hacked because people don't change the default pin?
20 comments posted 3yrs
posted by mUNDERSCOREnews
20 comments posted 3yrs posted by mUNDERSCOREnews

Purple bird crap

We have two bushes front and back with dark green spiky leaves that produce masses of blue berries at this time of the...
14 comments posted 3yrs
posted by pinnerite
14 comments posted 3yrs posted by pinnerite

Dual monitors in different orientations.

A follow-up to my earlier thread on using a TV as a monitor. The focus seems sufficiently different enough to justify a...
26 comments posted 3yrs
posted by mail
26 comments posted 3yrs posted by mail

BBC iPlayer

I have seen a message flash up several times today, to say only the basic BBC iPlayer will be available on my browser af...
12 comments posted 3yrs
posted by jon
12 comments posted 3yrs posted by jon

Sockets on a Fused Spur.

Gentles, At present I have a spur from my ring feeding a double 13amp socket. It used to power a DECT Base Station and...
11 comments posted 3yrs
posted by g4ugm
11 comments posted 3yrs posted by g4ugm

Bosch fridge drawer sliders

I recently withdrew a large vegetable drawer from a nearly new Bosch refrigerator. As I did so, part of the left hand s...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by pinnerite
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by pinnerite