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Induction hob question

There are two stainless steel vessels that sit alternately on my induction hob. A coffee pot and a saucepan. For some r...
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posted by mikehalmarack
37 comments posted 3w posted by mikehalmarack

Trowel mastic

Yesterday I filled the gap under a window frame with Evo-stik trowel mastic. Today the whole length of it has been tota...
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posted by richard
3 comments posted 3w posted by richard

Blocked mail!

An error with my account! Thunderbird message says:- Unable to write the email to the mailbox. Make sure the file syste...
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posted by tim
5 comments posted 3w posted by tim

Change tariff?

I'm currently on standard variable with EDF. Over the last 12 months the bill has totalled £2055.93. (inc 5% VAT) Elec...
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posted by Jeff
12 comments posted 3w posted by Jeff

Phantom hard drive - where is it?

Apologies if this is a very basic matter, but it's new to me: on my Windows 10 desktop PC, "This PC" is listing a hard...
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posted by mail
23 comments posted 3w posted by mail

Humax HDR Fox T2 playing up

Our old Humax doesn’t owe us anything but it’s having boot up issues. When powered up there’s no spinny noises from the...
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posted by timdownieuk
11 comments posted 3w posted by timdownieuk

Rough Service bulbs

I had a stock of Rough Service incandescent bulbs for use in my garage drop light, but the last one died the other day,...
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posted by davey
4 comments posted 3w posted by davey

1) Moving toilet 2) Shared soil pipes

Bathroom refurb and advice needed on several fronts concerning: 1) Is Building Control required? 2) Is any change neces...
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posted by nospam
23 comments posted 4w posted by nospam

Dodgy commando sockets

'Diall' commando sockets (both inlet and outlet varieties) sold by B&Q and Screwfix are being recalled as the L and N te...
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posted by usenet
3 comments posted 4w posted by usenet

New Binky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WaPEUnV0ts -- Cheers, John. /=========================================================...
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posted by see.my.signature
1 comments posted 1mo posted by see.my.signature

Sticky rubber

Some years ago really fancy bottle openers came on the scene, boxed and very effective. I have two given to me as gifts...
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posted by pinnerite
11 comments posted 1mo posted by pinnerite

Double trouble

Switched on the top (non-fan) oven of our AEG for lunch, and after a few minutes the RCD tripped. I turned off the elem...
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posted by Jeff
19 comments posted 1mo posted by Jeff

Importing eml files into Thunderbird

I'd be grateful for any thoughts on this: I have a considerable number of email messages, saved as eml files, rescued f...
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posted by mail
12 comments posted 1mo posted by mail

Oil Tank Watchman Sensor peculiarity

Hi All I have Watchman Ultrasonic oil tank level sensor fitted to my oil tank with a slave wireless remote display unit...
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posted by noreply492000-medic
14 comments posted 1mo posted by noreply492000-medic