Recent content by RandomGrinch

Vernier use is still being taught at an undergrad level at my old place - used more or less exclusively with travelling microscopes, or with those students needing to machine in the mechanical workshops. It's not a skill that's dieing yet, but there is resistance from students to use these...

Ssshhh :cool: https://www.moonshiners.org.uk/MZ/zeus.pdf

Can you show us where it is on a map? Google Lens has brought up these near the river Brent...

Likely a rail/tube/canal tunnel ventilation shaft?

I haven't tried it with flash-band, but WD40 is surprisingly good at getting sticky stuff off everything.

I'm afraid I'm someone who despises small scurrying things. I may attempt to catch a spider, but my instinct is to just get rid of it. If there is a chance that it will hide, in the time it takes me to find a method to remove it, it will likely get squished :( Fortunately, since I've rid my...

And, as we've found with 2nd gen Nest recently, Google etc. are ultimately in control, when they turn the servers off!

I'm afraid I would partially disagree with you here. The Hive is a load compensating smart stat. Utilising learning algorithms to understand how quickly the house warms, together with internet forecasting and information from other users, it can control temperatures far better than a tradition...

I've been a crew member on a couple of cruiser races. The absolute minimum you should get are some good gloves - I learnt that the hard way after ripping my hands to shreds on the ropes. We did quite well in the race though!

If you are anywhere close to a yacht club, see if they offer a course, or know anyone who does. I did mine at a local club, it was so much more personal than an online course; it got me great local knowledge and an 'in' into the club, if you did want to use their facilities and berthing. Our...

"Pejorative" is an interesting, non-common word to use as a search term. Amongst others, there are a few notorious former posters that use that specific word with a high frequency.

Don't trust Google! Although the tape doesn't need to be there for any structural purposes, it also doesn't need to be removed. Simply keep it in place!

Nothing would go dangerously wrong; the switched Live wire is either going to be Live or not. When troubleshooting, it doesn't really matter (In Terms of the electrics) if it is Live when it should be dead, or the other way around! Blue is N. If the wiring diagram of the original stat is...

Can we have a picture of the rear of the Meross and how you have attempted to wire it? - there are multiple versions available. Along with your actuators, the old thermostat is operating an N/C contact - try moving your switched live wire from N/O to N/C on the Meross, and see what happens.