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Electricity Prices.

I rang EON NEXT to find out what the unit cost of electricity would be next month. The reply was that they did not know...
4 comments posted 3yrs
posted by mUNDERSCOREnews
4 comments posted 3yrs posted by mUNDERSCOREnews

TV recorder

Might be OT. Growing bored of Netflix offerings and previously recorded stuff on my broken Topfield (close coupled tran...
99 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tim
99 comments posted 3yrs posted by tim

80 amp house supply upgrade to 100 amps?

National Grid are coming in a few months to move my incoming supply, I think they will just move the existing meter and...
30 comments posted 3yrs
posted by dicegeorge
30 comments posted 3yrs posted by dicegeorge

bath lead to plastic joint how?

The old bath has a sawn off lead pipe which is joined to a plastic pipe and leaks. How can I make this joint watertight?...
6 comments posted 3yrs
posted by dicegeorge
6 comments posted 3yrs posted by dicegeorge

OT Aldi corn (maize) oil 99p/litre

What would happen if I poured some of this into the tank of my diesel car? Just curious. Another Dave
20 comments posted 3yrs
posted by dmarsden
20 comments posted 3yrs posted by dmarsden

Rail needed

I need to build a narrow trolley, say 30cm wide and 100cm deep 74cm high. to sit on four trolley casters. It would sit...
6 comments posted 3yrs
posted by pinnerite
6 comments posted 3yrs posted by pinnerite

PAN has just crashed then refused to start up.

That is, it launches, displays the window, then immediately crashes. Assuming that this may take a while to sort out, I...
13 comments posted 3yrs
posted by red.pug
13 comments posted 3yrs posted by red.pug

Use of RJ11 for mains !!

During a discussion elsewhere someone has suggested using a curly phone cable, with RJ11 connectors, to carry low-curre...
24 comments posted 3yrs
posted by nothanks
24 comments posted 3yrs posted by nothanks

Roof to gutter overhang formula

I'm replacing my crappy plastic car port pitched roof with PVC covered steel box section but am unsure what the correct...
1 comments posted 3yrs
posted by mitch...
1 comments posted 3yrs posted by mitch...

Replacement for Main Gas Multipoint Water Heater

My 23 year old Main multipoint needs replacing, the pilot light keeps going out and having replaced the thermocouples w...
15 comments posted 3yrs
posted by mitch...
15 comments posted 3yrs posted by mitch...

oh good

Ford Mustang ColourBlue Fuel TypePetrol Engine Size4000cc Registered21 Nov 2005 Vehicle Age17 Years ULEZ Compliant Not C...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by kinvig.netta

New washing machine overflowing standpipe

Hi, We have just changed our washing machine from a Bosh to a Miele. I have hooked it up to the water supply and drain....
12 comments posted 3yrs
posted by alanc
12 comments posted 3yrs posted by alanc

Geek required

I regularly shop at this site but am unable to open it properly using Firefox. Opens but greyed over and unresponsive. O...
23 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tim
23 comments posted 3yrs posted by tim

electric cars

why do they make them look so stupid..... only the original leaf looked good
50 comments posted 3yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
50 comments posted 3yrs posted by kinvig.netta