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OT: Landline phones with bluetooth?

I've just received an email from Plusnet reminding me that all their prices are going up on 1st April by over 14% (infl...
29 comments posted 3yrs
posted by mills37.fslife
29 comments posted 3yrs posted by mills37.fslife

Anyone with experience of Drayton Wiser?

I'm looking at smart heating controls and have come across the Drayton Wiser Anyone here with such a system that would...
8 comments posted 3yrs
posted by i.love
8 comments posted 3yrs posted by i.love

Interesting Kitchen cabinet door issue

Hello all, I have several kitchen cupboards and wall cabinets. They all have the typical kitchen hinges for the doors....
14 comments posted 3yrs
posted by i.love
14 comments posted 3yrs posted by i.love

1out of 3 aint bad.

3 parcels due to be delivered today, but as it happened I was out Fedex put it back on the truck. Josie from some form...
29 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tnp
29 comments posted 3yrs posted by tnp

Making rubber printer rollers more grippy?

My printer is getting old and sometimes doesn't manage to pull a sheet of paper from the drawer. In the printer, two "r...
20 comments posted 3yrs
posted by pamela.private.mailbox
20 comments posted 3yrs posted by pamela.private.mailbox

SOT Printer Expert Wanted

Hopefully a d-i-y fix! 6 year old HP inkjet HP Envy 4523 worked fine till yesterday when it stopped printing magenta an...
30 comments posted 3yrs
posted by nomail
30 comments posted 3yrs posted by nomail

Macrium Reflect 8.1

I have the free version of Macrium Reflect 8.0. I tried to upgrade to 8.1.7336 but they want me to enter into a 30 day...
13 comments posted 3yrs
posted by newsgroups
13 comments posted 3yrs posted by newsgroups

Battery testing

Am I correct in thinking that a nickel metal hydride battery cannot be tested using a standard battery charger, because...
44 comments posted 3yrs
posted by newsgroups
44 comments posted 3yrs posted by newsgroups

Barclays on-line banking

Does anyone have an email address for Barclays so that I can ask how to deal with something not provided for by their (a...
32 comments posted 3yrs
posted by pinnerite
32 comments posted 3yrs posted by pinnerite

Sealing tile grout

Now that the new shower enclosure has been grouted, I am thinking about sealing it. The tiles are glazed and the grout...
13 comments posted 3yrs
posted by alanc
13 comments posted 3yrs posted by alanc

Seamless!

The broadband transfer to Plusnet has happened! Hands free experience. Perhaps not so surprising as they were already p...
24 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tim
24 comments posted 3yrs posted by tim

OT: Passport photographs

It's DIY really, 'cos it involves taking your own photograph! My wife and I need to renew our passports, and we're tryi...
49 comments posted 3yrs
posted by mills37.fslife
49 comments posted 3yrs posted by mills37.fslife

Boiler manuals

Might come in handy for looking after your old boiler: http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/Bolier_manuals
7 comments posted 3yrs
posted by see.my.signature
7 comments posted 3yrs posted by see.my.signature

early 50's cash railways

I have vague memories of an over head wire in shops where the counter staff used to 'ping' a spring loaded cash tin up...
41 comments posted 3yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
41 comments posted 3yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Low pitch garage roof covering ?

I have a pre-fabricated garage with a flat, low pitch roof - one of those that slopes from from to back. I've ripped of...
29 comments posted 3yrs
posted by cirianon
29 comments posted 3yrs posted by cirianon