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Cleaning kitchen extractor filter

We had tenants in our house for 6 months, and they obviously did a lot of frying. The metal mesh filters in the oven ex...
22 comments posted 5yrs
posted by gib.bogle
22 comments posted 5yrs posted by gib.bogle

Lights colours and human night vision?

A recent conversation here about emergency lighting that led (excuse the pun) to head torches and the mention of red li...
49 comments posted 5yrs
posted by news
49 comments posted 5yrs posted by news

Air source heating

Anyone had any experience of this? Bill
28 comments posted 5yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
28 comments posted 5yrs posted by wrightsaerials

OT Win 10 update to EDGE denies existance of Firefox

The most recent Win 10 update was a new EDGE browser but it has assumed that it is THE browser without asking first. I...
43 comments posted 5yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
43 comments posted 5yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

New nukes ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-54703204 reading that article I wonder how much of a scientist the Green...
55 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jethro_uk
55 comments posted 5yrs posted by jethro_uk

Plastic tubs

I have a number of the ubiquitous plastic tubs similar to these: https://tinyurl.com/y5n43v7f but all seem to eventuall...
3 comments posted 5yrs
posted by chris
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by chris

B&Q w***ers.

Ordered a basin from B&Q. According to their website in stock in several stores, including my nearest one. Went to look...
25 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dave
25 comments posted 5yrs posted by dave

Royal Mail confusion

I'm expecting a package to be delivered. It reached Royal Mail in Chelmsford early this morning. This afternoon, I arra...
3 comments posted 5yrs
posted by davey
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by davey

Hiosting stuff into loft

In a couple of months shall be downsizing from a 4-bedroom house to a small bungalow. I shall be flooring the loft whic...
27 comments posted 5yrs
posted by pinnerite
27 comments posted 5yrs posted by pinnerite

Boiler jobs.

Well the tuits finally reached the required level. Also the forecast advises the boiler won't be missed for a few days....
1 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tim
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by tim

Grr.

Bought some Knightsbridge flush down lighters from TLC. For GU10 etc lamps. What an a***hole design. The terminal block...
7 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dave
7 comments posted 5yrs posted by dave

Replacement electric shower head time.

Our shower hose has just begun leaking so I have ordered a replacement, but the head is looking rather tired too, so pr...
2 comments posted 5yrs
posted by a
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by a