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Kenmore coffee maker (KKCM 12B-UK)

Repairable? Display works OK but no power to heat the water. Dropped a Father's lap to repair if possible! Any thoughts/...
12 comments posted 7mos
posted by tim
12 comments posted 7mos posted by tim

Electric air dusters vs cans of compressed air

A can of compressed air will deliver a short sharp burst when I need it - mainly for cleaning electronics. How does an...
14 comments posted 7mos
posted by daniele-at-vurt-dot-org
14 comments posted 7mos posted by daniele-at-vurt-dot-org

Heating problem

I noticed the other day that my Potterton CH boiler was calling for heat when both the timer and living room thermostat...
9 comments posted 7mos
posted by peter
9 comments posted 7mos posted by peter

LED bulb replacement for fluorescent tube puzzle

My daughter has an old fluorescent lamp in her basement that has died. I bought an LED replacement (with "starter") exp...
11 comments posted 7mos
posted by timdownieuk
11 comments posted 7mos posted by timdownieuk

Browsing Linux Shares

A long time ago in a far off world I sat at my desk with my new Elonex PC and disks for Windows 286 (exchanged for Wind...
19 comments posted 7mos
posted by jgnewsid
19 comments posted 7mos posted by jgnewsid

Power Cycle a SSD

Crucial have suggested I power cycle my defective SSD and that will bring it back to life. From Googling that seems to...
7 comments posted 7mos
posted by jgnewsid
7 comments posted 7mos posted by jgnewsid

Crucial SSD RMA

I emailed Crucial on Sunday and got a reply this morning with questions, lots of questions. I copied it into Word and r...
2 comments posted 7mos
posted by jgnewsid
2 comments posted 7mos posted by jgnewsid

OT: Underground utilities

Anglian Water are happily putting miles of pipelines underground, linking Lincolnshire to Colchester in Essex, yet Nati...
69 comments posted 7mos
posted by davey
69 comments posted 7mos posted by davey

Multi-use teabag devices

I like to drink tea all day, a mug at a time, normally made with a bag in the mug like anybody does. I wish to use a qu...
24 comments posted 7mos
posted by timw
24 comments posted 7mos posted by timw

Toilet 'extractor' fan.

Downstairs bog under the stairs, not too small, toilet and washbasin. However there's no extractor. It doesn't have an...
12 comments posted 7mos
posted by nothanks
12 comments posted 7mos posted by nothanks

OT:M Milliband must love these:

From US's NPR News: "Easy-to-install solar panels that plug into regular outlets are gaining popularity as Americans wo...
11 comments posted 7mos
posted by davey
11 comments posted 7mos posted by davey

Phone PUK number

I had a song and a dance to get EE to send me a PUK, as I had locked myself out on wednesday. I ended up going to a EE...
3 comments posted 7mos
posted by reading.mostly
3 comments posted 7mos posted by reading.mostly

Self levelling stuff

This house is quite old, about 1880. The front hallway is tiled in a repeating mosaic pattern with thick quarry-like ti...
0 comments posted 7mos
posted by nothanks
0 comments posted 7mos posted by nothanks

Another SSD Bites the Dust

I can't believe it, a 4 TB Crucial this time, they are falling like ninepins. I'll have to check if it's still under war...
19 comments posted 7mos
posted by jgnewsid
19 comments posted 7mos posted by jgnewsid