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Useless so called Samsung 'smart TV'
Tried to get it to connect to several sites. Couldn't 'find' about half. That's it. No more smart TVs. plugged the laptop into the HDMI and got the video streams that way. It's a cheap way to get a...
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OT: Anyone else seeing lots of missing articles on giganews/plusnet?
Last few weeks I seem to be getting lots of blank expired messages, or threads missing their original posts, and also some followups. Anyone else seen similar? (just connected via eternal september,...
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Henry Hoover brush head
Hi how do you put a henry red turbo brush head back together 😀 I tool mine apart to clean and forgot how to put it back
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Back solo 3pfl turns off and on
Bali solo 3plf 50 Boiler fires up ok and runs then flame goes out and then turns back on immediately stays on for about 2 minutes then goes out and fires up again No air in the radiators I have...
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Bloody useless Yodel.
They just sit on deliveries and make excuses.
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USB 3 ports
Just a quick question, are USB 3 ports backwardly compatible with previous USB standards? I have just ordered a new laptop which only has USB 3 ports, I have just one device that requires a USB 3 port...
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best joke for a while
Funny Joke - My Wife Thought I Went Fishing, But I Climbed Back In Bed 👇The Joke👇 Saturday morning I got up early, put on my long johns, dressed quietly, made my lunch, grabbed the dog, slipped...
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Mains changeover switch to generator backup
Prompted by the power cut thread. As far as I can tell if you want to be able to power your home from a generator if the mains power goes off then you need a changeover switch to isolate the mains...
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A Chromebook laptop could be a nice Xmas pressie....
My wife bought a refurbished HP laptop for her niece for xmas and tried it out first. Microsoft Windows was a nightmare - took hours to perform relatively simple tasks and get through multiple hedges...
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Vaillant 824 TurboMax display
Have fitted a reconditioned one which seems to be working fine. However instead of LEDs it's showing the status on the LCD with some symbols. I can work them out, but anyone have a link to what I...
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LED equivalent to 100W halogen dimmable bulb
Now almost 10 years old, our lighting in the main living room is dimmable 100W halogen bulbs. One bulb has blown, and I am wondering if I can start rolling out LED equivalents. However initial...
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How to unclog kitchen waste pipe? One Shot gets very hot....
There appears to be a blockage somewhere in the kitchen waste pipe going from the sink, no other units in kitchen. Water goes down slowly with a glug glug sound. It's below the U bend, and siphon is...
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Thoughts on living without electricity for a few days
We live in rural Aberdeenshire, and like so many others, lost power for a few days. Off at 4pm Friday, back on 1pm Monday. When the power went off we had one open fire plus a large supply of coal,...
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BT
Comments about people who find alexa and other devices wont connect via bt. I think its all down to the over the top but security in the router, one has to turn it off. Brian Brian Gaff -
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Just thinking
The total number of positive tests for Covid in the UK is given as over 10m. So roughly 1 in 7. If you go through your address book, does that figure agree?
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