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Is Google off line?

Anyone want to try and see if it works for them in the next 2 minutes and post back?
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Exchanging 3 way valve, valve?

Hi, A while back I asked about a motorised 3 way ch/hw valve that was giving the symptoms of allowing ch when hw was ca...
14 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
14 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

Damage to underground cable outer

I was attacking the ivy on the side of my garage with a spade and accidentally bashed a cable that goes from the house...
21 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Somewhere
21 comments posted 7yrs posted by Somewhere

Question re loft water tank, plumbing

I am refurbishing the bathroom but getting a plumber to disconnect water , I will then tile walls & floor remove sanitr...
29 comments posted 7yrs
posted by noname
29 comments posted 7yrs posted by noname

Where to get washers for old taps

1960's build and probably the original basin and bath pillar taps. The 1/2" basin tap has a flat washer of 13/16" (20mm...
13 comments posted 7yrs
posted by nospam
13 comments posted 7yrs posted by nospam

Cat5E RJ45 modular socket - good source?

I've just diagnosed a fault with the wired Ethernet in the house (diagnostic testers are a great help). The tester show...
9 comments posted 7yrs
posted by wibble
9 comments posted 7yrs posted by wibble

Realistic claims for solar pv

How realistic are the manufacturers claims for energy produced by their solar pv panels. If they claim 2kw howlikel is t...
141 comments posted 7yrs
posted by billyorange007
141 comments posted 7yrs posted by billyorange007

Electrical question....

I currently have a 32A B curve RCBO in my house consumer unit. 6mm2 cable runs from this RCBO to the garage which is a...
24 comments posted 7yrs
posted by stephenten
24 comments posted 7yrs posted by stephenten

Building a veg plot irrigation system.....

I now have a water supply via 22mm PEX pipe to the corner of my veg plot with a John Guest 22mm stopvalve the end of it...
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by stephenten
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by stephenten

thermostatic mixer oddity

A couple of months ago I fitted a thermostatic mixer for a friend to provide warm water to an outside tap for dog showe...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tim.downie
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by tim.downie

Why NHS /GP patient records

Why is there not one single patient record system, rather than the fragmented system we presently have? Every test, res...
54 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
54 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Abused word

Gripe - I think the title "Engineer" is widely abused. The bloke in the white van who services my boiler is not an engi...
110 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Somewhere
110 comments posted 7yrs posted by Somewhere

henhouse

I've finally got the new henhouse done. This link leads to a pdf explaining all about it, and some photographs. I hope...
38 comments posted 7yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
38 comments posted 7yrs posted by wrightsaerials

OT: internet/router question....

Since you guys helped me out with my problems a work..... At home, i'm browsing Youtube and it's telling me that some v...
38 comments posted 7yrs
posted by rsandr
38 comments posted 7yrs posted by rsandr