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towel rail element timer

Anyone fitted one of these? 400w Chrome Thermostatic electric element towel rail Radiator conversion kit with timer htt...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tim.downie
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim.downie

Dishwasher salt light started staying on.

5 year old dishwasher. Working fine (for now). As usual salt light came on (usually every 3 months). Topped up salt (as...
21 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jethro_uk
21 comments posted 8yrs posted by jethro_uk

Arc fault detection devices

Following on from the thread on the 18th edition wiring regulations, does anyone have any comments on whether these dev...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by newsgroups
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by newsgroups

Indestructible PZ and PH screwdriver bits?

Ok there's no such thing as indestructible but what's the toughest brand on the market. Despite using pilot holes and t...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by montebrasite4
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by montebrasite4

OT Some great links from this site!

http://takimag.com/article/the_magical_world_of_african_journalism_jim_goad#axzz5MoDB0qXC
0 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry130747
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry130747

Smart Meters - the Telegraph's take

Apologies if this has already been discussed and I missed it. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/30/smart-meters-w...
65 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nick
65 comments posted 8yrs posted by nick

uPVC 110mm pipe - cutting and handling Qs ...

We have a covered storm porch, with 5 upright steel poles. No problem with them. They have been covered in some sort of...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jethro_uk
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by jethro_uk

LR44 batteries - voltage

I bought some LR44 1.55v batteries on ebay for my Barclays Pin sentry card reader. They don't work! Using my digital mu...
35 comments posted 8yrs
posted by mUNDERSCOREnews
35 comments posted 8yrs posted by mUNDERSCOREnews

Heatwave and apprentices

For the last week or so it has IMHO been quite warm. So why the hell are they turning up to work with jumpers on and on...
5 comments posted 8yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
5 comments posted 8yrs posted by adamwadsworth

OT: Project Fear. THIS DEFINITELY WILL NOT HAPPEN

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/no-deal-brexit-blood-medicine-stockpile-nhs-health-secretary-matt-hancoc...
5 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nastii.snotgobbler
5 comments posted 8yrs posted by nastii.snotgobbler

Dead padlock?

Garden shed padlock is refusing to badge. It is (or at least looks like) one of these: https://www.masterlock.eu/home-p...
14 comments posted 8yrs
posted by no
14 comments posted 8yrs posted by no

Wasn't there a time...

...when the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, protected the gullible from quack products like this. https:...
20 comments posted 8yrs
posted by graham-usenet
20 comments posted 8yrs posted by graham-usenet

OT: Greatest Songwriters

To hell with DIY for a minute. Who do you think is (or was, depending on state of health) the greatest songwriter of all...
45 comments posted 8yrs
posted by curd
45 comments posted 8yrs posted by curd

What a difference 48 hours makes to loft temperature

3 PM Friday = 44.5 centigrade 3PM Sunday = 21.5 centigrade. But hot weather will be back by next Friday, so maybe a brie...
8 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

OT: I'm confused about gravity

I always sort of assumed without thinking about it that gravity would simply obey the inverse square law. But as I sit...
178 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
178 comments posted 8yrs posted by wrightsaerials