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SOT: WhatsApp settings (privacy)

I was invited to join a WhatsApp group. I am concerned about my contact number being disseminated to an entire group of...
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posted by newsgroups
1 comments posted 8mos posted by newsgroups

TOT: food hygiene

I know this group if very knowledgeable about many subjects so I wondered about thoughts on this: I bought a carton of...
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posted by newsgroups
63 comments posted 8mos posted by newsgroups

Insulation advice

My house attic is large, and almost fully boarded with narrow'ish floorboards. There is very little insulation, and lif...
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posted by nomail
19 comments posted 8mos posted by nomail

Bathroom extractors with humidistats

I'm starting to refit a small shower room that, until now, hasn't had an extractor. It's about 12m3 so I'm looking for...
38 comments posted 8mos
posted by nomail
38 comments posted 8mos posted by nomail

Short shaft Philips

I have some air vents that are under a ledge such that I have barely 2" to squeeze into to get at the screws and they a...
11 comments posted 8mos
posted by nospam
11 comments posted 8mos posted by nospam

Testing for lead in old toys

How reliable are the DIY tests for lead in household items? I have some old toys (mostly plastic). Would be interesting...
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posted by daniele-at-vurt-dot-org
18 comments posted 8mos posted by daniele-at-vurt-dot-org

Long Shaft Pozidriv

I managed to find a 200mm shaft Pozidrive PZ2 screwdriver on Amazon amongst all he other tosh an Amazon search throws u...
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posted by jgnewsid
24 comments posted 8mos posted by jgnewsid

Mira Shower Misbehaving

So I've got one of those Mira 415 mixer showers. It's worked fine for the last 14 years, but lately it's been just goin...
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posted by mbailey888
3 comments posted 8mos posted by mbailey888

SSD Speed/Reliability

I have my fancy new Startech USB 3.2 card and my Terramaster DAS and I'm getting the following using AS SSD benchmark o...
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posted by jgnewsid
4 comments posted 8mos posted by jgnewsid

Re: Cold Radiators

On Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:30:17 +0000, Dan Green snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.se wrote: >Hi, > >I tried reading the Wiki fo...
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posted by nickodell49
17 comments posted 8mos posted by nickodell49

OT Catch up NI Contributions

Approaching retirement age I see I have not got a full set of years of NI contributions after a lifetime of precarious...
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posted by timw
13 comments posted 8mos posted by timw

Are Torberry connectors no longer in business?

I recently looked for a Torberry connector tool but was disappointed to find that the torberry.co.uk web site no longer...
7 comments posted 8mos
posted by cl
7 comments posted 8mos posted by cl

New PVR wanted

I have a had a Humax HDR-Fox T2 PVR for several years, regularly in use, but is beginning to show its age and getting u...
30 comments posted 8mos
posted by me
30 comments posted 8mos posted by me

OT: Amazon Subscribe and Save

I have inadvertently signed up for 'Subscribe and Save'. I don't want it, but for the life of me I can't see how to can...
7 comments posted 8mos
posted by me
7 comments posted 8mos posted by me