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    Understanding room thermostats, saving on heating

    It shouldn't be dangerous, it simply wouldn't be good for the boiler. You might get a situation where the room stat is demanding heat, all the TRV's have been satisfied, and have closed, and so your boiler is heating water, with no where for it to go - it would be operating on it's overheat...
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    New wooden door swelling...

    No matter how well you seal it, it will still swell to some extent, in winter, due to the increased humidity. Even were the door protected from the weather indoors, it would swell. Part of the job of door fitting, is to make allowance when fitting, to allow for winter swelling.
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    Understanding room thermostats, saving on heating

    Correct! Also correct! But, if all radiators are fitted with a TRV - always ensure one radiator, is set to maximum, unless your system has a bypass. This is to ensure that, should all the TRV's be closed at the same time, your boiler always has a means of pumping its heat somewhere, to get...
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    Consumer unit keeps tripping ourlt

    Crumbs, as you should know, can build up, and the elements of a toaster are open, surrounded by earthed metal.
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    One extreme, to the other - energy cost..

    I joined the tariff soon after escaping an enforced session with BG, and moving to Octopus, and remained on it - apart from a month, when I missed the renewal. Yes, it can increase beyond the capped tariff sometimes, but you just have to ride the high costs, with lows. Over a reasonable period...
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    One extreme, to the other - energy cost..

    This is Octopus Tracker, for tomorrow, Sunday 5th April. It shot up to stupid cost, during the Iran war, tomorrow, it is cheaper per Kwh than I have ever seen it. What's going on?
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    Solar panels and birds nesting.

    I am just watching pigeons, appearing to be making a nest, in the gap between the solar panels, on a neighbours roof, and the panels. Is this a common problem with solar panels?
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    Ac or dc electric strike?

    Which might be wired in phone wire.
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    Ac or dc electric strike?

    Checking the voltage at both ends of the cable, with the release pressed, might give some better ideas.
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    Looking after an SLA battery

    I think he means the 12v batteries, are in series. My scoot has 5x 12v batteries, a nominal 60v, driving a 1Kw 3phase motor. The charger, is designed for 72v output. The most common intelligent chargers, which Eric keeps mentioning, are designed for the more usual 12v batteries. Using one on...
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    Consumer unit keeps tripping ourlt

    All it needs is a crumb of bread, carbonised, shorting the bar element to the metal case.
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    What have you bought today?

    Today, I decided to test it out, see how well the automatic pressure setting worked, and check it's calibration was accurate, against my PCL digital meter. It over shot the settings by 0.5 psi, but agreed perfectly with my PCL gauge. It was as quick at putting the air in as my garage compressor...
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    What have you been doing today?

    For the first time in many months, today I managed to take a leisurely bath, without the sense of panic/anxiety creeping in, and me being in a desperate hurry to get back out, and always an unsteady struggle getting out. I cannot explain just how terrible I have felt, during the worsening...
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    Leaking Samsung SR-S2026CVW Fridge/Freezer

    I leave a bit of thin, stiff wire in the drain tube, so it's easy to clear it out regularly. The drain tube hole, is at the rear, usually at the base of a V shape which collects, and funnels the water down the drain.
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    Tesco Clubcard

    It's to tie you in, thinking you have got a bargain, to shopping at Tesco. They've been advertising the 'half usual price' meat on TV, for Easter.
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