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Esoteric wiring question

I have a socket on a ring main behind my kitchen units, which is not in use. Is there an argument for replacing it with...
22 comments posted 7yrs
posted by newsgroups
22 comments posted 7yrs posted by newsgroups

CH System - By Pass Valve Alternative

My CH system has a by pass loop with a Honeywell DU145 Auto Bypass Valve. I'm now on my 2nd valve, and I think that has...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by davidm_uk-notme
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by davidm_uk-notme

OT: Xmyth presents?

So, Silly season is on the ebb and I wondered if anyone here actually got a good Xmyth present? I'll need to define my...
66 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
66 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

Float valve vibration

A couple of months ago we had a new boiler (regular) fitted. A couple of weeks later my wife said there was a strange n...
7 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jmlayman
7 comments posted 7yrs posted by jmlayman

Boxing Day +1

Last night, at bedtime, one of the stairlifts started to beep. The fault code said 'no charge'. This has always in the...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Smoked Haddock - How does this work?

Four individual cuts, each separately sealed in plastic, then in a second outer sealed plastic and frozen. Outer packag...
19 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
19 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry.m1byt

OT: Dementia

Hi, My siblings and I have been taking it in turns to look after our mum after she had a nasty fall recently. We're not...
69 comments posted 7yrs
posted by cbx
69 comments posted 7yrs posted by cbx

OT On Treason May

https://independencedaily.co.uk/every-claim-made-by-theresa-may-and-her-rebuttal-unit-is-false/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_...
29 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry130747
29 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry130747

Does anyone repair Bosch dishwasher timers?

The rotary timer in our Bosch dishwasher stops half way through the programme. If left it simply carries on washing, an...
9 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
9 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

Wera screwdriver sets?

Hi all, I've seen mention here of 'Wera' screwdrivers and saw a set at Homebase whilst looking for a good fit screwdriv...
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

Inconsiderate parking

Think this will help? This will be printed off and placed under the wipers of all the nutters who park on the wrong sid...
8 comments posted 7yrs
posted by "William Gothberg"
8 comments posted 7yrs posted by "William Gothberg"

Bosch Dishwasher Woes

Had the same on bosch smv40t10gb. It was the float switch that had been blocked by a lemon pip that was caught in all t...
25 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jfairhead
25 comments posted 7yrs posted by jfairhead

OT(Slightly) Street Lamp Infrastructure.

I have just been out to walk off at least part of the excesses of the last couple of days and came across a street lamp...
29 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
29 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

Problem connecting 2 phones to the same BT line

I have had a BT2700 and a Mybelle 360 connected successfully for some time. Now I wish to have a Bluetooth enabled phon...
12 comments posted 7yrs
posted by messageboards
12 comments posted 7yrs posted by messageboards