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E.on, E7, Smart meter

Ping Brian Gaff. IIRC didn't you say E.ON couldn't do E7 Smart Meters? Had an email from E.on this morning (almost) tel...
8 comments posted 8yrs
posted by allsortsnotthisbit
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by allsortsnotthisbit

Cooker splashback - lack thereof

The new cooker is worktop height, whereas the old one had a splashback attached to the cooker. The cooker connection po...
13 comments posted 8yrs
posted by NOTSomeone
13 comments posted 8yrs posted by NOTSomeone

SM - Just had the meter reader round again

Despite having SM's for three years and my latest pair have been reporting in fine for many months, the meter reader ha...
57 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
57 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

SDS core drill arbor - taper fit guide drill

I bought a set from ToolSatan, all from the same manufacturer to hopefully get compatibility. Mexco DCX90 cor drill and...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wibble
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by wibble

another smoke alarm thread.

Which reminds me, A smoke alarm here has a strange fault. This makes the sounder very quiet, and it can only just be he...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by briang1
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by briang1

Smoke alarm problem

I found a smoke alarm that was lying around the house, and I cheerfully nailed it up on the first floor landing. Unfort...
14 comments posted 8yrs
posted by NOTSomeone
14 comments posted 8yrs posted by NOTSomeone

Win10 latest update

My Win10 laptop announced this morning it was installing a new update, so I let it get on with it. It seemed it was not...
8 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Painting Problem

I'm at a loss! I've just repainted the garage side door and the paint hasn't covered correctly - particularly on the pl...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by sam
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by sam

Best Newsgroup Programme now

What do people recommend nowadays. I only look at this one.
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Somewhere
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by Somewhere

Bridges Lathe

Picked up a 1950s Bridges tabletop lathe. The machine itself looks reasonab ly well made, though obviously a basic 'uti...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tabbypurr
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by tabbypurr

Treated Timber

Dunno what became of my first post on this subject; let's try again... Is the treated timber you get from timber mercha...
12 comments posted 8yrs
posted by cbx
12 comments posted 8yrs posted by cbx

OT: telling

From Twitter today - an author who went to a discussion between Jezza and Varoufakis at the Edinburgh Int'l Book Festiv...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by timstreater
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by timstreater

twice bent garden fork

I bent a tine on my garden fork whilst abusing it years ago. Straightened it in the vice and used it gently since. I ca...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by rgdavidson
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by rgdavidson