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Excuse the silly question, but if I was to acquire an EU phone with a 65w 2 pin charger, would I be able to just use a 1A shaver 2 pin to UK plug adaptor? Or would I need to find a 13A one?

I'm not sure if I can post my question here, but going by the pictures provided, does it look like the waveguide need replacing? A family member recently tried microwaving popcorn, whereby the bag over-expanded - got stuck, resulting in a slight burn to the waveguide. The microwave has been in...

A relative recently mentioned this to me. Their kid poured water into their small rice cooker they had, which leaked water from the bottom (where the main electrics and board are we think). This happened a while ago and the rice cooker should now be dried out. Would it be safe to turn it on...

What is the difference between the two? I assume fused is safer in any case? I currently have a 2 metre 6 gang extension lead from the wall socket, which powers at maximum: 1. Monitor 1 at 30w 2. PC 1 at 250w (max under tests) 3. Monitor 2 at 30w 4. PC 2 at 250w 5. Free - external...

We bought some of these light bulbs from ebay and have experienced on several occasions that when they pop, they sometimes go with a bang and you could see something within has exploded! More often than not, they would take out the lighting circuit on the floor it's happened, requiring the 5amp...

This may be a silly question, but I'd like to understand how an immersion heater retains the heat of the water once boiled. As I understand it, cold water refills / fed from the bottom of the heater and that the hot water rises to the top and dispensed out? Assuming everything remains equal...

Following on from another post where I thought we had low water pressure into our cold water storage tank, I think the problem is internal. This is because the main supply to the kitchen tap seems to be at full flow. The feed to the tank upstairs used to gush when refilling, but at some point...

I hope someone will be able to help or point me in the right direction. Our water supply to the block had to be switched off temporarily to facilitate some local works on Monday morning. Did not think much throughout the day until we experienced the water pressure was a little low after 12...

Hi I'll be having my gas hob replaced soon. The mains supply has been off for quite some time now (over a month). Should I turn it back on a few hours before the engineer comes to replace the hob or should I just leave it off? Just curious as if left off, the gas will not be at full flow...

Hello I cannot find the gas related forum, so thought I would post here. We experienced a problem with the control knob on our gas hob about 4 - 6 weeks ago. I think the control was a bit stuck and did not properly return to the close position, resulting in a small hiss. So we turned off the...

Hi there What are the best methods for me to try and see if I can free / loosen a seized stopcock on a cold water pipe? Would regular spraying of WD40 do the trick? Would blowing a hairdryer or something help? Any advice appreciated. Thanks

Hi I'm hoping an expert here will be able to help diagnose or pinpoint what the problem here is. As titled, our immersion heater is not heating up the water. When we turn on the switch, there is a light, which indicates that power is going through. The fuse at the main box serving this...

Hi I am looking to sort out both toilets in my home, but it seems both do not have a stop valve near them. The only stop valve seems to be the main supply, located near the hot water heater. I think the stop valve is a 'gate' valve, similar to the one pictured here...