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IT failed attempt to log in - change password

I have received a couple of notifications, one from Facebook, saying that there has been a failed attempt to log in whi...
7 comments posted 5mos
posted by wibble
7 comments posted 5mos posted by wibble

Corrugated cable tidy

IKEA sell a corrugated plastic tube, slit along the full length. They certainly hold the cables. I glued them under my...
9 comments posted 5mos
posted by pinnerite
9 comments posted 5mos posted by pinnerite

Help Me Identify Pliers

I need a pair of pliers that will help me remove a coin battery from the depths of a computer. The nearest I have found...
66 comments posted 5mos
posted by jgnewsid
66 comments posted 5mos posted by jgnewsid

3D printing

Every time I switch my printer off, when I restart it prints about a meter of filament and then the filament ends, The...
12 comments posted 5mos
posted by tnp
12 comments posted 5mos posted by tnp

Belling Cookcentre 90 DFT electric grill problem.

I have a Belling (never again) Cookcentre 90 DFT, with a double eye-level grill. One grill element failed so a replacem...
31 comments posted 5mos
posted by pastedavid
31 comments posted 5mos posted by pastedavid

Debit Card Renewal

A question for the combined experience here. My debit card expires 05/26 - end of this month. When I log on to Amazon i...
27 comments posted 5mos
posted by jgnewsid
27 comments posted 5mos posted by jgnewsid

Paint on silicone?

I'm intending to smarten up our windows (*interior*) this summer: the sills etc could all do with a new coat of paint....
3 comments posted 5mos
posted by lalaw44
3 comments posted 5mos posted by lalaw44

Kitchen sink

I'm having visitors so I am having to clean the house. I am wondering if I can put the the drainer plug for the kitchen...
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posted by newsgroups
4 comments posted 5mos posted by newsgroups

Curious behaviour of RCD/Main trip

We had a power cut here a few days ago ('Grounded 11KV overhead line' - presumably branch etc) and power was restored a...
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posted by tnp
4 comments posted 5mos posted by tnp

RMS values of sine waves.

Carrying on from my question about alternators. A single sine wave has an RMS value of 0.707. Does this same figure app...
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posted by pastedavid
2 comments posted 5mos posted by pastedavid

Alternator phase angle (importance of...)

Hello all. I have been reading a book again, things cannot go well... I have no idea if the words I use are correct nom...
4 comments posted 5mos
posted by pastedavid
4 comments posted 5mos posted by pastedavid

Wiki: Domestic Solar Energy Pros and Cons

I was doing a summary for a mate and thought I might as well add it to the Wiki . . . hope it's appropriate, and obvs ed...
24 comments posted 5mos
posted by patchmoney
24 comments posted 5mos posted by patchmoney

Re: OT: "International Punch a Jew Day"

On Sun, 10 May 2026 11:43:18 +0100, Dan Green snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.se wrote: >That's what I thought I heard some...
9 comments posted 5mos
posted by mbailey888
9 comments posted 5mos posted by mbailey888

Lapping Lead Roof Flashing

In the process of reroofing an outside toilet roof - mono pitch, using some old, fairly ropey, but still usable slates....
7 comments posted 5mos
posted by patchmoney
7 comments posted 5mos posted by patchmoney