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Wrong thermostat in electric shower?

I'm in the process of fitting a Triton electric shower, and was being nosy. I noticed it has a thermal cutout situated...
14 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Kristy.Ogilvie
14 comments posted 7yrs posted by Kristy.Ogilvie

Odd - lost Internet phone for a few hours

This is really just in response to Harry's phone loss. We suddenly lost Internet access on Wednesday morning although t...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by News
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by News

Cooker MCB/RCD

Hi Father-in-Law had a new NEFF oven installed by John Lewis. Their installers said that the MCB needed changing to a 3...
60 comments posted 7yrs
posted by grumps
60 comments posted 7yrs posted by grumps

Bonding metal to plastic

I have a plastic item that has cracked, I used `plastic weld` to glue the plastic, I suspect that will eventually fail...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by noname
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by noname

Copper Immersion tank leaking tonight

I was tightening the nut to the bottom flange of my old copper immersion tank when a tiny fountain of water appeared. I...
19 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dicegeorge
19 comments posted 7yrs posted by dicegeorge

Odd - lost phone for a few minutes

PC's browser, TV and wifi all showed no internet, checked phone - that was off too, no dial tone. Then both came back o...
9 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
9 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Static electricity to the eyeball?

Could static electricity to the eyeball cause lasting harm? Normally you just jump and swear with a static shock to you...
29 comments posted 7yrs
posted by fred.johnson
29 comments posted 7yrs posted by fred.johnson

Laptop oddity/frustration ?

Inherited our lads old laptop (he's "gone mac" ...) Now I am pretty certain it should have WiFi and Bluetooth. But Wind...
36 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jethro_uk
36 comments posted 7yrs posted by jethro_uk

Home insurance - dogs

The best security for a home is provided not by alarms and/or secure locks, but by having a dog in the house - yet its a...
24 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
24 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry.m1byt

line phones with bluetooth.

Any recommendations as to phone and source please?
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by messageboards
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by messageboards

rag joint .....

when is the last time anybody has seen a rag joint in a car?
9 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
9 comments posted 7yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Blue railway signals?

Can anybody else remember blue traffic lights on railways? Can't find any evidence on google. I'm sure whereas cars hav...
37 comments posted 7yrs
posted by fred.johnson
37 comments posted 7yrs posted by fred.johnson