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Re: Wonderfully quite in here..

In message , Brian Gaff writes >Its quiet in here because eternal september is down. It would be useful to have reliabl...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Billaboard
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by Billaboard

How do fridge freezers ever work?

Take the standard fridge freezer - one thermostat (in the fridge half) and one compressor. Assume expected ambient room...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by abcd.olfd
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by abcd.olfd

Totally OT - GPS devices and time signals

Just updated the time on my TomTom and I wondered why I needed to. Doesn't the GPS system supply an accurate time signa...
19 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wibble
19 comments posted 8yrs posted by wibble

Colour of red plug

I know there is considerable knowledge here about obscure details. Scolmore make a red socket (standard) and a red plug...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by newsgroups
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by newsgroups

Static caravan combi ....

Got my first static caravan with central heating earlier this year and never thought about the frost protection functio...
13 comments posted 8yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
13 comments posted 8yrs posted by kinvig.netta

OT: Made in Britain

I sat down to watch the BBC's 'Made in Britain' programme. I thought it would be about the UK's manufacturing industry....
66 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
66 comments posted 8yrs posted by wrightsaerials

OT bottle conditioned beer: follow up

Thanks to everyone who responded. I've followed up most of the leads. What a wonderful thing is Usenet. Bill
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Still working - washer/drier

I have now lost track of the number of minor repairs I have made to this Aquarious 420 washer drier. They have all been...
8 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Adjustable bed

Is it possible to get adjustable frames to fit on an existing base? SWMBO wants to be able to sit up more easily in bed...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nospam
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by nospam

Garden electric vacuum

This is driving me potty. I want a garden electric vacuum, but i can only find vacuum/blowers. The problem with these i...
17 comments posted 8yrs
posted by messageboards
17 comments posted 8yrs posted by messageboards

OT: bottle conditioned beer

M & S have discontinued bottle conditioned beer. The supermarkets offer very little: Proper Job is a nice drink but it'...
17 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
17 comments posted 8yrs posted by wrightsaerials

LED Tape lighting

I'm considering installing some under cabinet lighting in my daughter's new house. It's an study room so the cabinets h...
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by millerhouse.spamtrap
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by millerhouse.spamtrap

What happened to tapered BSP

When I was a kid, my dad explained how tapered BSP worked (with hemp/boss white or teflon tape). But in all my recent w...
11 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tw_usenet
11 comments posted 8yrs posted by tw_usenet