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Spreadsheet question

We keep a log of family expenses in a spreadsheet and there is always a backlog of stuff to enter at this time of year...
24 comments posted 3yrs
posted by nothanks
24 comments posted 3yrs posted by nothanks

OT: does anyone here have a PHEV?

OT, but perhaps DIY could be "Drive It Yourself" ;-) I've had an MB C350e PHEV estate since new in 2017 and it's been g...
22 comments posted 3yrs
posted by nothanks
22 comments posted 3yrs posted by nothanks

Mattressses

It is donkey's years since we last purchased a mattress and I had forgotten what to look out for. I started today with...
48 comments posted 3yrs
posted by pinnerite
48 comments posted 3yrs posted by pinnerite

Bar mixer shower running cold only

This has been getting progressively worse. It's a bar mixer shower valve (Bristan). It used to be that shutting it off...
11 comments posted 3yrs
posted by kalicoorguk
11 comments posted 3yrs posted by kalicoorguk

Log burner

We had back boiler removed so now with an empty fireplace, we thought about a log burner. Went to shop and looked at a...
58 comments posted 3yrs
posted by sinclairtv
58 comments posted 3yrs posted by sinclairtv

Stripping multicore wire?

Does anyone have a way to strip the outer sheath without damaging the inner ones?
27 comments posted 3yrs
posted by CK1
27 comments posted 3yrs posted by CK1

Gas Hob Burners problem

A zanuzzi kitchen Hob with four gas burners has the steel Top Caps rusting. (They Comprise of Steel Discs with an ename...
4 comments posted 3yrs
posted by kirbyx95
4 comments posted 3yrs posted by kirbyx95

How do I adjust Wahl clipper blades?

I bought this: https://www.wahl.co.uk/product/vari-clip-corded-hair-clipper/ at Asda for £9 and I thought it was a good...
7 comments posted 3yrs
posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012
7 comments posted 3yrs posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

Sockets in bathrooms?

So er.... we (can) have earth leakage breakers, so why don't they want us to (like they can stop us) putting sockets in...
35 comments posted 3yrs
posted by CK1
35 comments posted 3yrs posted by CK1

Boiler water treatment

Anyone know what the colour of the water would be in a CH system treated with an inhibitor? Twice in the last few days...
9 comments posted 3yrs
posted by Jeff
9 comments posted 3yrs posted by Jeff

Usenet Legal Q

I know there are guys here pretty clued up on Usenet. 2 related Questions .... I was looking for a UK specific Legal us...
18 comments posted 3yrs
posted by rick_hughes
18 comments posted 3yrs posted by rick_hughes

OT: The ampersand invasion

Why does everybody have to put an ampersand in front of any name? Yes, I believe it's to do with Twitter, but people au...
191 comments posted 3yrs
posted by davey
191 comments posted 3yrs posted by davey

OT: Energy boost payment for oil users

I have received news that the long-awaited Energy Supplement, or whatever it's called, (AFP) for those thousands of us...
13 comments posted 3yrs
posted by davey
13 comments posted 3yrs posted by davey

OT The new van strikes again

It's pissing is down at 8am with a temperature of about 3 deg C and the side door decided to fall off it's top runner a...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by adamwadsworth

LiPo battery question

My daughter has some headphones with a rechargeable battery that is losing capacity. It’s a small thing of 180mAh capac...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tim.downie
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by tim.downie