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Ring main and spurs

We currently have an unused double socket behind a big old wardrobe. The wardrobe is being moved this weekend and we ha...
14 comments posted 4yrs
posted by a
14 comments posted 4yrs posted by a

OT Garage freezer

Our Beko freezer has been in the garage for 15 years, so looking for a new, more economical one. I'm confused. They've...
6 comments posted 4yrs
posted by dmarsden
6 comments posted 4yrs posted by dmarsden

BT NTE/5 with user data extension

The latest NTE/5 incoming wall boxes have two internal IDC connectors, one for the users house extensions and an additi...
7 comments posted 4yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
7 comments posted 4yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

Satellite dish.

Don't use satellite much, and then only really Freesat. Just bought a second TV which as a satellite tuner built in - s...
7 comments posted 4yrs
posted by dave
7 comments posted 4yrs posted by dave

How hard can it be?

Bought a new TV. Old one had the inputs etc in a recess pointing down. New one - not a big choice in the size I wanted...
24 comments posted 4yrs
posted by dave
24 comments posted 4yrs posted by dave

Space saver wheel help...

My wife replaced her car last week - a Hyundai i10, 2014. It had 14" wheels, and came with no spare tyre, so she purcha...
24 comments posted 4yrs
posted by no
24 comments posted 4yrs posted by no

Energy, broadband

Landline gone down so with FTTC no broadband, had to do a Teams call on 4g phone. I was astonished to find the audio qu...
3 comments posted 4yrs
posted by sradcliffe544
3 comments posted 4yrs posted by sradcliffe544

OT: petrol pumps

I am sure we have all tried to fill the tank to a round figure, only to find that the amount has over-run by a penny or...
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posted by newsgroups
32 comments posted 4yrs posted by newsgroups

Phones again

Dear oh dear. With our 36-hour power outage and an over 3-day Internet outage, we relied on our POTS phone to keep in t...
64 comments posted 4yrs
posted by timstreater
64 comments posted 4yrs posted by timstreater

Internal Doors

I am shortly going to have to buy 9 internal doors to replace the 50 year-old cardboard honeycomb-centred ones. I want...
26 comments posted 4yrs
posted by pinnerite
26 comments posted 4yrs posted by pinnerite

rufford ford

It's that time of year again ... The ducks are safe, but even a few landrovers come unstuck this time.
16 comments posted 4yrs
posted by usenet
16 comments posted 4yrs posted by usenet

Bifold garage doors

I have a 7 section (3 + 4) wooden bifold garage door running on Henderson track. The doors are 1969 vintage and are pas...
8 comments posted 4yrs
posted by lmilbourn70
8 comments posted 4yrs posted by lmilbourn70

Wood fixed to concrete

Replacing wood fence panels that fell apart very quickly (due to rubbish horizontal battens) i'm now wishing to use met...
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posted by mail.invalid456
4 comments posted 4yrs posted by mail.invalid456

Wolf Awareness Week: Fascinating wolf facts

Wolf Awareness Week: Fascinating wolf facts Oct. 19, 2010 Yesterday, we showed you where wolves are in the United State...
0 comments posted 4yrs
posted by imbibe
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by imbibe