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testing household elec items

A few people on local facebook trying to give to charity shops etc some elctrical goods, they are being refused due to...
40 comments posted 8yrs
posted by noname
40 comments posted 8yrs posted by noname

repairing (?) plasterboard ceiling ....

Last year, our bungalow roof managed to develop a leak which dripped down the angled joists (whatever the proper name i...
12 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jethro_uk
12 comments posted 8yrs posted by jethro_uk

Trailer lights.

Just an update. The boxes arrived, and one was what is called a bypass relay, the other for controlling the caravan bat...
0 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dave
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by dave

UK name for pvc pipe fitting

Hi there, I'm trying to find a fitting as close as possible to this one for sale in t he UK: https://www.homedepot.com/...
8 comments posted 8yrs
posted by cpouletty
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by cpouletty

HD signal strenght from CP

A few weeks ago, there was an alteration to the frequencies used for FreeView from the main London transmitter, Crystal...
60 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dave
60 comments posted 8yrs posted by dave

Well worth setting the alarm for Sunday morning

Not. As per the other post. I had a job in Sheffield for Sunday morning. No power to a flat that the customer has just...
58 comments posted 8yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
58 comments posted 8yrs posted by adamwadsworth

[OT] Personal Information Manager

For years, I used and liked Lotus Organiser, but no longer have Smartsuite. There are various freeware options availabl...
5 comments posted 8yrs
posted by News
5 comments posted 8yrs posted by News

Google and alarm times.

Tap on Google speech and ask for an alarm on Sunday morning at 8am. Not much to ask. Google cannot do it on my phone.
39 comments posted 8yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
39 comments posted 8yrs posted by adamwadsworth

How Hot Should a Motor run?

Recently replaced the pump on the hot tub. The new motor seems to run very hot - too hot to touch even though it has a...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by bert
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by bert

LED snubber

A friend has been changing ceiling lamps for LED models and in one room (with a long run of the switch drop cable likel...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by usenet
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by usenet

OT - Cloud Based distribution

I publish an on-line newsletter and would like to offer readers the option to access some lengthy appendices. I would l...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Somewhere
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by Somewhere

How to cook rice

Hello My names Ian Jackson and I cannot cook rice as I am to thick. I buy it frozen from Waitrose Please can you Help Ia...
24 comments posted 8yrs
posted by invalid
24 comments posted 8yrs posted by invalid

Copper pipe failure

All my DIY life i've talked myself out of using plastic pipe and/or speedfit joints where pipework isn't easily accessi...
11 comments posted 8yrs
posted by rsandr
11 comments posted 8yrs posted by rsandr

OTish - WiFi weirdness ...

SWMBOs lifeline is an iPad Pro (big screen for f***ed eyesight). I've just spent 30 minutes messing around because it "...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jethro_uk
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by jethro_uk