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Dimmer switch for LED lamps?

I am proposing to fit 5.9w LED candle bulbs to a 5-arm pendant lamp. The bulbs I am considering...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by watt.tyler
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by watt.tyler

DIY Juliet balcony

I'm thinking of installing a Juliet balcony across a patio door (overall width 2300mm, one sliding opening). Is it prac...
50 comments posted 6yrs
posted by mail
50 comments posted 6yrs posted by mail

Switching from MR16 to GU10 bulbs

Hi All, Just wanted to double check something. I have a load of MR16 bulbs with transformers and as per a previous disc...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by leenowell
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by leenowell

Shower pump overrunning

My son has just moved house and has found the shower pump carries on running after the shower is turned off. This is ma...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by news
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by news

Bicycle bells

When I was a little lad in the 1950's, I understood that it was illegal to ride a bike without a bell. Nowadays nobody...
48 comments posted 6yrs
posted by me
48 comments posted 6yrs posted by me

Android 5.7" Xone Phone Smartphone

loads of ads for these, are they any good, or just another con?
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by messageboards
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by messageboards

Outlook Spam Filter

How can I block a sender when the domain name changes slightly? Example: snipped-for-privacy@tribhlvks.com The "trib" p...
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by train.JPlant
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by train.JPlant

OT - Tchibo

Only 4 in the UK now. and It looks/was like a coffee shop with a bit of Aldi/Lidl thrown in for toys for the boys (and...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by wibble
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by wibble

Using pipe freeze

I have used this in the past when moving radiators round but never on a pressurised system. I need to alter the pipe wo...
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Advice about bathroom lights

I have lights on either side of the bathroom mirror. The bulbs are G9. I replaced these with LEDs (after one failed) an...
7 comments posted 6yrs
posted by newsgroups
7 comments posted 6yrs posted by newsgroups

DIY humidifier

Unusually (most problems seem to be from too much moisture) the house seems to be verging on too dry. The humidistat pa...
32 comments posted 6yrs
posted by wibble
32 comments posted 6yrs posted by wibble

Car tyre compressors.

My trusty old jump start pack which also has a tyre compressor died. Didn't owe me anything as it had a lot of use as a...
29 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dave
29 comments posted 6yrs posted by dave

OT Windows 7 and Edge browser

This morning I decided to power up old IE11, and was amazed to see that I was offered the new Chrome based Edge browser...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by briang1
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by briang1