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Iphone text message read confirmation
If I send a message and it fails to deliver, it says something like 'message failed'. If I send a message and it delivers OK, my message background shows as green, but is there any way to know that a...
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2 years ago
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Fixing interior insulation/pb how
Planning to put PIR on wall + PB, starting in alcoves. Question is how to fix everything. I don't want to glue pb onto the PIR, as the corners would keep cracking I presume. A wood frame is possible,...
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2 years ago
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Johnson and Starley registers and internal Vent covers
I have a new Johnson and Starley and I’d like to upgrade the floor registers. The current ones are metal and old and I have seen some new plastic ones with a nickel top. The design underneath is...
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Post between Russia and UK, buying on ebay.....?
I bought an item from Russia a couple of days ago and then the seller cancelled the order and refunded me. According to ebay it was solely the decision of the seller, which is understandable in this...
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2 years ago
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Ring main and spurs
We currently have an unused double socket behind a big old wardrobe. The wardrobe is being moved this weekend and we have a need to use the double socket that will now be accessible and we also need...
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2 years ago
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OT Garage freezer
Our Beko freezer has been in the garage for 15 years, so looking for a new, more economical one. I'm confused. They've changed the energy rating system so they are all F rated in the new system. Are...
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2 years ago
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BT NTE/5 with user data extension
The latest NTE/5 incoming wall boxes have two internal IDC connectors, one for the users house extensions and an additional IDC for an extension data pair. Is this just unfiltered signal, ie the same...
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2 years ago
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Satellite dish.
Don't use satellite much, and then only really Freesat. Just bought a second TV which as a satellite tuner built in - same as the main one. I realise the normal way would be a twin output LNB (I...
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2 years ago
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How hard can it be?
Bought a new TV. Old one had the inputs etc in a recess pointing down. New one - not a big choice in the size I wanted - has them to the side pointing outwards. Exactly the wrong direction the cables...
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2 years ago
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Space saver wheel help...
My wife replaced her car last week - a Hyundai i10, 2014. It had 14" wheels, and came with no spare tyre, so she purchased a space saver one from the dealer when she bought the car. As it has never...
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2 years ago
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Energy, broadband
Landline gone down so with FTTC no broadband, had to do a Teams call on 4g phone. I was astonished to find the audio quality was far better than a typical 4g call to the phone in the same room in the...
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2 years ago
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Shark vacuum and 'right to repair'! Plus bonus ebay rant.
I bought a Shark mains vacuum some time ago, liked it, bought another.... now between home and work we have 2 mains powered and 2 cordless. One of the cordless wasn't sucking and on inspection the...
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2 years ago
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OT: petrol pumps
I am sure we have all tried to fill the tank to a round figure, only to find that the amount has over-run by a penny or two. Is this because it is too difficult to dispense fuel accurately or does the...
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2 years ago
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Phones again
Dear oh dear. With our 36-hour power outage and an over 3-day Internet outage, we relied on our POTS phone to keep in touch. But it's not so convenient to lose access to our distributed phone set-up...
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2 years ago
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Internal Doors
I am shortly going to have to buy 9 internal doors to replace the 50 year-old cardboard honeycomb-centred ones. I want 6-panel white prefinished colonial style solid doors. The dimensions of the...
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2 years ago
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