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replacement boiler

I currently have a Y plan central heating system, hot water tank and an open expansion tank in the loft. The gas boiler...
33 comments posted 4yrs
posted by junk
33 comments posted 4yrs posted by junk

What's the scam in this boiler advert?

What's the scam in this boiler advert? It advertises a discontinued boiler which the company can't possibly have in sto...
2 comments posted 4yrs
posted by pamela.private.mailbox
2 comments posted 4yrs posted by pamela.private.mailbox

Amazon reviews

I've just been looking on Amazon for either a wifi AP or range extender, and looking at various products then reading t...
18 comments posted 4yrs
posted by rob
18 comments posted 4yrs posted by rob

Repairing spring contact in kettle base

The sprung contact for neutral in our Bosch kettle base has snapped at a right-angle bend where the "springy" bit comes...
45 comments posted 4yrs
posted by rbw
45 comments posted 4yrs posted by rbw

"National energy checks" Scam 01422 734095

Just had a phone call from 01422 734095 and someone who sounded like he was from sarf lunnon, *and* eating his dinner a...
4 comments posted 4yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
4 comments posted 4yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

Time to give up with Amazon?

I just visited Amazon to order a couple of items. I have never been and am not interested in Prime, and previously foun...
26 comments posted 4yrs
posted by jmlayman
26 comments posted 4yrs posted by jmlayman

Fernox F4 leak sealer - or alternatives

I have a pressurised heating system which is just coming up for its third annual service (ie 4 years old). It was compl...
13 comments posted 4yrs
posted by news
13 comments posted 4yrs posted by news

Oil fired boilers

Our oil fired boiler locks out far too frequently (at least once a week on average - can come in bursts of 2-3 per day...
13 comments posted 4yrs
posted by edward.harrisom.one
13 comments posted 4yrs posted by edward.harrisom.one

Varnish on stain

My pal has some garden furniture that was originally finished in wood stain. Some time ago he varnished it. The varnish...
4 comments posted 4yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
4 comments posted 4yrs posted by wrightsaerials

OT Free drawing package

I want to record the wiring of my central heating so simple blocks of the components with their location in text plus c...
6 comments posted 4yrs
posted by junk
6 comments posted 4yrs posted by junk

Sealing wood.

If you completely sealed a plank of dry wood, say in oil paint or smothered it in rubber cement (I'm assuming oil paint...
15 comments posted 4yrs
posted by pastedavid
15 comments posted 4yrs posted by pastedavid

Expert Heating Advice

Andrea Leadsom has just appeared on the news saying that if people turn down the thermostat on their combi boilers (we...
8 comments posted 4yrs
posted by jgaines_newsid
8 comments posted 4yrs posted by jgaines_newsid