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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 th...
24 comments posted 4yrs
posted by wibble
24 comments posted 4yrs posted by wibble

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...
23 comments posted 4yrs
posted by performanceandmedia
23 comments posted 4yrs posted by performanceandmedia

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...
1 comments posted 4yrs
posted by jethro_uk
1 comments posted 4yrs posted by jethro_uk

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...
35 comments posted 4yrs
posted by wibble
35 comments posted 4yrs posted by wibble

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...
37 comments posted 4yrs
posted by briang1
37 comments posted 4yrs posted by briang1

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 a...
34 comments posted 4yrs
posted by dave
34 comments posted 4yrs posted by dave

Re: OT A Christmas message

On Fri, 3 Dec 2021 03:33:15 +1100, "Rod Speed" snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote: >whisky-dave snipped-for-privacy@gm...
0 comments posted 4yrs
posted by cd
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by cd

Online PHP problem.

I run a website for a rambling club, and recently I've come up against a problem that used not to be there. I'm wonderi...
13 comments posted 4yrs
posted by davewi11
13 comments posted 4yrs posted by davewi11

Wall construction

I need to fit internal insulation to an existing single concrete block walled shed. About 3m x 5m. The intention is to...
21 comments posted 4yrs
posted by tim
21 comments posted 4yrs posted by tim

OT Car insurance

I am 51 years old with 3 years NCD and Churchill and Direct Line are double the prices of all other quotes. So what do t...
10 comments posted 4yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
10 comments posted 4yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Combi v HW Tank

Trying to decide as and when our boilers finally die (both are at the "care-home" stage of their lives) whether to try...
47 comments posted 4yrs
posted by 0845.86.86.888
47 comments posted 4yrs posted by 0845.86.86.888

stop using gas ? ...

thank god some of the punters up aberdeen way have gas as well or they whoud be frozen to death by now.....not a good id...
61 comments posted 4yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
61 comments posted 4yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Gmail query

Someone sent me an (important) email to one of my Gmail addresses that I have not publicised. How did he obtain this? I...
16 comments posted 4yrs
posted by newsgroups
16 comments posted 4yrs posted by newsgroups