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CH radiator size

Below the window of our bedroom stands a single panel rad, which is 1200mmW x 600mmH. I've been told that the heat outp...
11 comments posted 6mos
posted by a
11 comments posted 6mos posted by a

Car alarm even without battery

My Seat Ibiza would not unlock by remote, so I unlocked the driver's door manually, and then found the ignition would n...
37 comments posted 6mos
posted by davewi11
37 comments posted 6mos posted by davewi11

Shredder - runs backwards but not forwards

Just checking in case anyone has an idea if it is worth fixing. An old Fellowes P-45C paper shredder will run continuou...
16 comments posted 6mos
posted by wibble
16 comments posted 6mos posted by wibble

5-lever mortice lock occasionally jams

The 5-lever mortice lock (Era Endurance 5-lever deadlock) in our front door occasionally jams, either in the locked or...
27 comments posted 6mos
posted by me
27 comments posted 6mos posted by me

Tractor/mower modification

Lawnflite 703, and I have never used the grass collector on the back. It worked by directing the cuttings, from the twi...
2 comments posted 6mos
posted by harry.m1byt
2 comments posted 6mos posted by harry.m1byt

OT: Gas turbine generators

My car uses more fuel for a given speed when it's going uphill. Do gas turbine electricity generators always use the sam...
41 comments posted 6mos
posted by nothanks
41 comments posted 6mos posted by nothanks

OT: Heat pumps

Apparently, domestic heat pumps aren't much cheaper to run than gas heating because they use electricity which is consi...
37 comments posted 6mos
posted by nothanks
37 comments posted 6mos posted by nothanks

Do not store Visa cards on iPhone

They are suspect to man in the middle attacks as the NFC communication between the card and the reader is amazingly not...
5 comments posted 6mos
posted by email
5 comments posted 6mos posted by email

Packing an SSD

Just received my replacement SSD from Crucial for the one that failed. The outer box is 16" x 12" x 6", inside that ano...
12 comments posted 6mos
posted by jgnewsid
12 comments posted 6mos posted by jgnewsid

High concentration rust removers

A lot of these spray-on so-called rust removers are advertised on Facebook. The adverts show the liquid being sprayed o...
7 comments posted 6mos
posted by mills37.fslife
7 comments posted 6mos posted by mills37.fslife

National Lottery SPAM?

I have had an email from National Lottery saying that as I pay by standing order "Each draw night, Lotto will have two r...
7 comments posted 6mos
posted by jgnewsid
7 comments posted 6mos posted by jgnewsid

Battery Tester

I've a stock of AA and AAA NiMH batteries collected over the last 10 years or so. Any recommendations for a tester - id...
15 comments posted 6mos
posted by patchmoney
15 comments posted 6mos posted by patchmoney