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polycarbonate tertiary glazing

I see the U value for 20mm double glazing is given at between 1.2 and 1.4 W/m2/degK, is this normally measured just the...
10 comments posted 1yr
posted by news
10 comments posted 1yr posted by news

Moisture meter with extensible probe?

Someone came to test my flat walls for damp. He had an analog meter with a finger moving around a clock face type dial....
2 comments posted 1yr
posted by mikehalmarack
2 comments posted 1yr posted by mikehalmarack

Obscure Outlook question

Sorry, this was my fault. The subject line was supposed to read 'Obscure Outlook question' To reiterate, when using Out...
15 comments posted 1yr
posted by newsgroups
15 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

SSD Failure & Warranty

Just had a WD Blue 2 TB SSD fail, it refused to copy files, I reformatted it then got the same problem again. I think i...
25 comments posted 1yr
posted by jgnewsid
25 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Strange screws.

I bought a panel mounting socket that didn't come with matching screws. M3 started but was the wrong thread pitch M2.5...
8 comments posted 1yr
posted by tnp
8 comments posted 1yr posted by tnp

Why are kitchen worktops so thick?

I've been kicking around various ideas for replacing the galley worktop in our little boat (see other thread) and while...
21 comments posted 1yr
posted by cl
21 comments posted 1yr posted by cl

OT: Scale of electricity generating payments

From the Torygraph... Households paid the equivalent of £2m an hour to gas-fired power stations on Wednesday after low...
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posted by tnp
14 comments posted 1yr posted by tnp

Email Error

I am getting an error in sending emails from my own domain address but via my ISP's server: [SMTP] Cannot send message...
41 comments posted 1yr
posted by jgnewsid
41 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Re: Neos Smartcam

> I've got 2 Neos Smartcams - little wireless cameras, easy to install and > mount, cloud-based access so I can see wha...
3 comments posted 1yr
posted by patchmoney
3 comments posted 1yr posted by patchmoney

Sealing a pipe so it is watertight.

Recent flooding had revealed the treat of a soak-away beneath my cellar, or rather beneath the neighbour's cellar with...
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posted by pastedavid
16 comments posted 1yr posted by pastedavid

Thermostatic Rad valve queries

Hi All, Some years ago we had some Drsytek RT212 Rad valves fitted. one of them now appears to be leaking (clear liquid...
4 comments posted 1yr
posted by chrispvholmes
4 comments posted 1yr posted by chrispvholmes

Faded (greyed out) icons on desktop

I see some icons on my desktop (W11) are faded, notably BBC. Google search suggests this may be something to do with th...
14 comments posted 1yr
posted by newsgroups
14 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

Gridwatch and the pumped readings

Just occurred to me that the pumped system is a two way system. That is, it uses electricity from the grid during low d...
6 comments posted 1yr
posted by wibble
6 comments posted 1yr posted by wibble

Clear BIOS on Asus &Z170K

I seem to have completely screwed the BIOS on my Z170k by fitting the LSI SAS 9207-8i RAID card from my Dell to it. I h...
9 comments posted 1yr
posted by jgnewsid
9 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Bad data in Gridwatch

I've been offline for a bit. I got involved in something pointless, then along came a proposal for a damn great big sol...
27 comments posted 1yr
posted by vir.campestris
27 comments posted 1yr posted by vir.campestris