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Thermostatic Rad valve queries

Hi All, Some years ago we had some Drsytek RT212 Rad valves fitted. one of them now appears to be leaking (clear liquid...

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posted by chrispvholmes

4 comments posted 1yr posted by chrispvholmes

Faded (greyed out) icons on desktop

I see some icons on my desktop (W11) are faded, notably BBC. Google search suggests this may be something to do with th...

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posted by newsgroups

14 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

Gridwatch and the pumped readings

Just occurred to me that the pumped system is a two way system. That is, it uses electricity from the grid during low d...

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posted by wibble

6 comments posted 1yr posted by wibble

Clear BIOS on Asus &Z170K

I seem to have completely screwed the BIOS on my Z170k by fitting the LSI SAS 9207-8i RAID card from my Dell to it. I h...

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posted by jgnewsid

9 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Bad data in Gridwatch

I've been offline for a bit. I got involved in something pointless, then along came a proposal for a damn great big sol...

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posted by vir.campestris

27 comments posted 1yr posted by vir.campestris

Just curious: what's wrong with the reciprocating rack and pinion?

I recently came across this idea: and I was wondering why you never see them "in real life" (rather than as a novelty)....

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posted by a24061a

7 comments posted 1yr posted by a24061a

thermistors

I bought some 10K thermistors from ebay recently, and the wires on them are very thin and fragile. I see that there are...

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posted by rob

2 comments posted 1yr posted by rob

TV to Bluetooth hesadphones

Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to collect audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual do...

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posted by pinnerite

22 comments posted 1yr posted by pinnerite

Worktop with upstand, are they made?

I seem to remember that one used to be able to get (kitchen) worktops with a 'built-in' upstand at the back. Am I imagi...

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posted by cl

19 comments posted 1yr posted by cl

11W(ish) E27 golf ball dimmable LED?

I have a 70W halogen bulb - E27 golf ball shape - which has just blown (well, when I finally replaced the faulty dimmer...

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posted by wibble

5 comments posted 1yr posted by wibble

Beeping airfryer

Have a 2 year old 2-tray Lakeland airfryer. Nary a problem. However yesterday when cooking a couple of things (burgers...

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posted by jethro_uk

18 comments posted 1yr posted by jethro_uk

OT - does anyone remember credit card torches?

I have a strong memory of torches with the same form factor as a credit card, so they would fit in a wallet. I've had a...

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posted by wibble

28 comments posted 1yr posted by wibble

PCIe SATA Card

I added a couple of SSDs to my server today connected to a PCIe SATA card and it has slowed the PC to a crawl, so slow...

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posted by jgnewsid

20 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Hairdryer 'exploded' with a loud bang and a smell of burning

My friend's hairdryer 'exploded' with a loud bang and a smell of burning. This did not blow the fuse. My reaction time...

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posted by newsgroups

3 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

OT: Land border between Italy and Turkey

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/suella-braverman-mocked-saying-visited-34408570 I have been away from Italy for...

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posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

7 comments posted 1yr posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012