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?Outstalling? a CH boiler

People often comment here on the inadvisability of installing a gas boiler oneself due to building regs, possible effec...
41 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tim.downie
41 comments posted 5yrs posted by tim.downie

Fan oven motor

Turned my oven on tonight and the fan just hummed and didn?t spin. Turned it off and spun it with a stick poked through...
9 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tim.downie
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by tim.downie

age

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/bulletins/annualmidyearpo...
13 comments posted 5yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
13 comments posted 5yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Re: Virgin Media ...

> > >> On Wed, 26 May 2021 00:10:17 +0100, John Rumm >> snipped-for-privacy@nowhere.null wrote: >> >>> >>>> Ta ta virgi...
4 comments posted 5yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Christchurch gable end collapse

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-57253967 Fortunately, no-one was passing underneath at the time. The movem...
4 comments posted 5yrs
posted by alan
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by alan

Gable collapse

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-57253967 Would it be normal for the rafters to be tied into the brickwork t...
12 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tim.downie
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by tim.downie

Kitchen End Panels & Tiling

Hi all, Just finishing off our DIY kitchen install and trying to decide the best order to fit the end panels and do the...
3 comments posted 5yrs
posted by toxorebel
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by toxorebel

Cable car emergency brake disabled?

One official told Italian TV channel Rai 3 that the suspects had admitted disactivating the emergency brake following "...
33 comments posted 5yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
33 comments posted 5yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Re: New heating system

New Daikin Altherma EDLQ05+07CAV3 low temperature monobloc heating system up and running. Looks as though it will push m...
0 comments posted 5yrs
posted by abcd
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by abcd

Ultrasonic cleaners - recommendations?

I've been tempted for a long time but haven't taken the plunge, so a few questions to those who have: what do you use yo...
4 comments posted 5yrs
posted by nothanks
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by nothanks

Fusion power - just around the corner.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-57232644 Initial results from a UK experiment could help clear a hurdle...
40 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jethro_uk
40 comments posted 5yrs posted by jethro_uk

OT: Lithium ion battery developments

I came across this article: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/05/eternally-five-years-away-no-batteries-are-improvin...
61 comments posted 5yrs
posted by theom+news
61 comments posted 5yrs posted by theom+news

OT: HSBC phishing site

From a suspect text, a pretty good mirror, obvious from the URL of course: https://online-device-security-fcsc.com/hsbc/...
0 comments posted 5yrs
posted by fredxx
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by fredxx