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NiMH batteries (idle thoughts)

Everyone goes on about lithium batteries as the goal for cars, etc, and whilst they have a higher energy density, that...
49 comments posted 3yrs
posted by pastedavid
49 comments posted 3yrs posted by pastedavid

Smart Power Strips

Several years ago I bought a couple of Smart power strips. They have one socket into which, for example, a computer cou...
10 comments posted 3yrs
posted by pinnerite
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by pinnerite

Domestic microwave maintenance

Other than cleaning the cooking cavity and the exterior, are there any maintenance requirements for a domestic microwav...
19 comments posted 3yrs
posted by pastedavid
19 comments posted 3yrs posted by pastedavid

New flood lights expose cable

Hi All, Finally got around to replacing my security flood lights with LED ones. The old ones have a solid base which at...
18 comments posted 3yrs
posted by leen...
18 comments posted 3yrs posted by leen...

Silicone odd use

I want to lay down 2" deep silicone (yes, 2") & have outdated silicone. Is there something that'll help it set faster? N...
9 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tabbypurr
9 comments posted 3yrs posted by tabbypurr

OT: energy again

So the bastards at BES called me and sort of pretended to apologise for ripping me off at over £1.20 per unit but I was...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by rsandr
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by rsandr

Washing Machine filter puzzle

My Belling Sensicare FW714 washing machine, about five years old has never shown any sign of filtered dross. This may b...
16 comments posted 3yrs
posted by mikehalmarack
16 comments posted 3yrs posted by mikehalmarack

Thermostat replacement

Hi iam replacing a siemens rcr10 with a hivev3 the siemens has 5 wires N L L1 LX L2 does anyone know what goes to what o...
4 comments posted 3yrs
posted by Rbirkett
4 comments posted 3yrs posted by Rbirkett

3/4 BSP heating system fitting Q

I have 3 pressure vessels on my heating system. You can't check pressure charge on air side when water in system, so ha...
1 comments posted 3yrs
posted by rick_hughes
1 comments posted 3yrs posted by rick_hughes

Parts warranty?

About six years ago, I bought a new Hotpoint/Indesit washing machine. It came with 3 years labour warranty, and 10 year...
77 comments posted 3yrs
posted by davey
77 comments posted 3yrs posted by davey

Stone chips

Hi All, Bought a second hand car and after a good wash you can see a number of stone chips in the paintwork. Assume the...
17 comments posted 3yrs
posted by lee
17 comments posted 3yrs posted by lee

Fluke DMM recall

Here's something you don't see every day: https://www.gov.uk/product-safety-alerts-reports-recalls/product-recall-fluke...
13 comments posted 3yrs
posted by alan
13 comments posted 3yrs posted by alan

OT What have they done to Firefox?

The latest version 110.0 will not permit scrolling web pages with the mouse scroll wheel unless you select scroll lock....
12 comments posted 3yrs
posted by nomail
12 comments posted 3yrs posted by nomail