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Boiler Replacement

Chose the right day for my boiler replacement to start, 2 degrees today dropping to 1 degree tomorrow :-(

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posted by jgnewsid

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Royal Mail Tracking

I posted in here on 4 February about a Western Digital SSD RMA that WD in the Czech Republic didn't pick up form custom...

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posted by jgnewsid

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EBUS powered adaptor problem

Hi, I bought one of these, delivered last week, and I would seem to be having strange issues with it, so would welcome...

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posted by harry.m1byt

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led strip lighting

I need to fit some adhesive LED strip lighting around the perimeter of a bedroom. It’s the adhesive sort that you buy o...

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posted by nige.danton

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OT: Drax to be turned off whenever it's "too" windy or sunny

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posted by usenet

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OT: Hmmm - WhatsApp

I retired my iPhone last year, and went back to a Doro clamshell. The only downside is that typing messages is a bit cl...

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posted by tim

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Maintence-free joint twixt 2.5 t&e and 3-core flexible cable

I have a double socket in the inside of the front wall of my 1976 house next to the BT master socket. I added the power...

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posted by Andrew97d

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advice on repairing 'crack' in this concrete slab

Hi all our front walkway is created from several concrete slabs. From the appearance when they 'step' I guess they are...

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posted by jkn+es

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Hold persons unknown to ransom for 10 quid

https://www.cliveemson.co.uk/properties/255/61/ £10. Blimey, that's cheap for anywhere, never mind London. I wonder wha...

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posted by Andrew97d

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Salford car on tracks

Looking at where the (drunk?) driver ended-up aross the tracks in Salford It seems to have launched over a low crash ba...

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posted by usenet

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Looking for small drain pump for washbasin

I'm thinking of installing a small (second) washbasin/sink in our little boat, the easiest way to drain water from it w...

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posted by cl

24 comments posted 1yr posted by cl

BT Digital Voice extension no longer makes phone ring ??

I was upgraded to BT DV back in December. OR Droid ripped apart my internal phone extension wiring for no reason, apart...

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posted by Andrew97d

8 comments posted 1yr posted by Andrew97d

Computer Power Supply Suggestions

I need a PSU for a re-casing project. I have used Seasonic modular units in the past, they seem slightly less common th...

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posted by jgnewsid

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Wiring a cooker/ plug socket.

oK, I need help. My pig headed husband has me in a mess. The old cooker/plug socket broke ( the socket switch was on an...

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posted by aprilsweetheartrose

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Wokery gone mad

"The Science Museum guide claims that people think “the top of the brick with sticking out pins is male, the bottom of...

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posted by tnp

105 comments posted 1yr posted by tnp