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Smart meters yet again - EON

"We need to upgrade your electricity and gas meters to our new self- reading smart meters. Why are we changing your met...
111 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wibble
111 comments posted 8yrs posted by wibble

deck building

Just watched a Wicked video, https://www.wickes.co.uk/how-to-guides/garden-landscaping/installing-raised-decking, on de...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tpmccann
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by tpmccann

Screw covers.

Those push on covers for CSK Pozi screws as found on some kitchen cabinets, etc. The smaller of the two commonly availa...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dave
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by dave

large vehicle hinges

The hinges for the back doors of my Merc 709D are incredibly stiff. If unbolted from the door it's hard to move them by...
19 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
19 comments posted 8yrs posted by wrightsaerials

I cut through the cable!

Outside with my electric hedge trimmer thingy I didn't get much done because there was a visible flash and a quiet 'pop...
28 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tim
28 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim

LG TV - sudden behaviour change ?

4 year old LG "Smart" 3D-TV. Until Thursday, when switched on, and on the HDMI-1 channel, which the TiVo box is connect...
13 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jethro_uk
13 comments posted 8yrs posted by jethro_uk

OT: Dash Cams

Hi all, Anyone got any dash cam recommendations? I'd ideally like one that also monitors the rear via a live view for r...
26 comments posted 8yrs
posted by cbx
26 comments posted 8yrs posted by cbx

Lighting wiring

Would these save enough time for a pro to justify £5/light? Or would apprentices still manage to f*ck them up somehow?
17 comments posted 8yrs
posted by usenet
17 comments posted 8yrs posted by usenet

Steel Soil Pipe with welded joints

I've never seen this before, where a 4" soil pipe must have been factory made. This was fitted into a 1960/70s council...
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by fredxx
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by fredxx

Tap handle loose

It' a mixer, left for hot, right for cold, lift for on, down for off, with a rotating spout to direct the flow. The han...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Advice on Phones

I currently have a simple phone on EE (Samsung folding) There are times when I would like to be able to text easily (cu...
67 comments posted 8yrs
posted by gmrace
67 comments posted 8yrs posted by gmrace

How does Bowden cable work

Hi all I need to extend the Bowden cable for my bath pop-up waste. I have got a re placement cable and now struggling t...
33 comments posted 8yrs
posted by leenowell
33 comments posted 8yrs posted by leenowell

Thunderbird

As on topic as anything else in here.... On clicking the *get messages button*, what have I done to lose the reassuring...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tim
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim

Wiring a cooker hood

Having found a supplier of carbon filters, I need to mount our new (to us!) cooker hood, which replaces an older non wo...
29 comments posted 8yrs
posted by News
29 comments posted 8yrs posted by News