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What kind of boiler is this? And how do I change water temperature?
Just moved into new Council flat. This is a high rise estate where they have a central boiler providing gas and heating to the whole of the building (or so I was told) , then each flat has a second...
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Lights Saga - FINAL
I'm pretty sure it's final anyway! Having taken on board all the advice from the group I decided that before crawling around the loft space I should just check the ceiling rose of the last light...
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Getting lining paper off wall - desperate.
I have tried just about everything on this wall. It had pained woodchip over fifty years old. I got that off. Under it was a lining paper ( or even two layers of lining paper - and in some places what...
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ebay deductions
Can ebay make deductions from my bank account for charges ?
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Odd dishwasher fault
What causes a dishwasher to stop mid cycle if it’s not a leak, not a pump failure, not a heater failure and not a power cut? Our Fisher Paykel twin drawer dishwasher has twice paused after 100...
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Lights Saga 3
I had another thought this morning. If I measure the voltage from the apparently live wire in the kitchen ceiling choc block to the the earth in the ceiling choc block will I trip the RCD? The CU has...
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The Five Things Keeping Us From Going All-Electric
The Five Things Keeping Us From Going All-Electric By Amy Myers Jaffe, July 23, 2023, WSJ Electrification is all the buzz. As more governments, corporations, investors and consumers commit to reducing...
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Fridge freezer temp alarm issue
Hi All, I have an old Zanussi fridge freezer which has worked without issue for almost 20 years now :) It has recently started triggering the temperature alarm. The fridge temperature seems fine and...
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My Lights Saga
Round 2, the endoscope has arrived! I have removed the light fitting in the kitchen and it has a chocolate block connector behind it presumably performing the function of a ceiling rose in connecting...
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Web hosting suggestions?
I help to the run the website and event-booking database for a small club. For about 7 years we have used TSOhost who were fine for some time, but a couple of years ago they were absorbed into the...
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Moss almost everywhere
I live in a block of flats with a concrete tiled, pitched roof. There's moss on the roof, moss blocking the gutters and moss stuffed downpipes. Consequently, the pricey range of water butts being...
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I Have Completed a Job!
Not the electrical mystery (awaiting an endoscope) but having spent several weeks changing where I keep the "ToDo" list, what format it should be in, what the priorities are and what font looks best I...
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Web controlled relay for internet router.
Can anyone suggest a web controlled relay which will switch something off when asked and then switch it on again automatically a few seconds later. i.e. suitable for restarting and internet router...
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OT:Ooops!
My personal i3 4Gb HP laptop running Mint has been running like a dog these past few weeks. I tend to NX into it from my work machine for the less worky things I get up to, so don't use it daily....
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Suggestions for mounting bike stand on (maybe thin) concrete surface
Hi all I want to fit a bike stand (a 'sheffield cycle rack') to a bit of concrete hard standing we have. I want it to be a sturdy fastening. The flanges on the bottom of the rack have four holes to...
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