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Driving test in an electric car

It counts as an automatic apparently. Bill
131 comments posted 3yrs
posted by wrights...
131 comments posted 3yrs posted by wrights...

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can you listen to AM radio in an electric car
23 comments posted 3yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
23 comments posted 3yrs posted by kinvig.netta

vaillant boiler fault

Loyal readers will remember my problems a couple of months ago with my Vaillant Ecotec Plus boiler. It was failing to i...
8 comments posted 3yrs
posted by Ben
8 comments posted 3yrs posted by Ben

Precision D-I-Y.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/18/jupiter-juice-mission-icy-moons-explorer-space-solar-system/ I see potential...
14 comments posted 3yrs
posted by davey
14 comments posted 3yrs posted by davey

The welder

After advice here I bought an inverter welder. It's far easier to use than my old buzz box and the results are far bette...
1 comments posted 3yrs
posted by wrights...
1 comments posted 3yrs posted by wrights...

Windows 11

I have removed the windows 11 update executable, in order to stop updates that reset my defender off settings.
38 comments posted 3yrs
posted by s
38 comments posted 3yrs posted by s

Wind turbines used to absorb a power surplus?

An electrician (who I don't believe) told me if there's too much power on the grid, they use wind turbines as fans to a...
762 comments posted 3yrs
posted by CK1
762 comments posted 3yrs posted by CK1

SOT: Bird brains

In the last few days we have been experiencing strange behaviour by a pair of blue t*ts (the bird variety} at our home....
12 comments posted 3yrs
posted by noreply492000-medic
12 comments posted 3yrs posted by noreply492000-medic

Heat driven heat pumps

Given that the use of waste heat from data servers domestically and on a bigger scale seems to be a coming thing, simpl...
31 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tim.downie
31 comments posted 3yrs posted by tim.downie

Smoke Alarm Replacement - Aico Ei141

We have two interconnected Aico Ei141 mains smoke alarms in hallway and landing. They began chirping as if they need ba...
18 comments posted 3yrs
posted by snipeco.2
18 comments posted 3yrs posted by snipeco.2

Heating pipe expansion noise - fixed (I think)

My house has an unusually long main landing, with straight pipe runs in the floor down the length of it. Since the old...
8 comments posted 3yrs
posted by nothanks
8 comments posted 3yrs posted by nothanks

When something goes wrong.

This morning, two beds were suppose to be delivered from Dreams. Two beds were indeed delivered but the two halves of o...
2 comments posted 3yrs
posted by pinnerite
2 comments posted 3yrs posted by pinnerite

Interesting boiler wiring issue

Since my boiler was replaced (to Viessmannn Vitodens 100-W) have been having an intermittent fault, boiler would shut d...
11 comments posted 3yrs
posted by rick_hughes
11 comments posted 3yrs posted by rick_hughes