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VVicario replied to the thread Smart meter home display question.I monitor my usage weekly via the website app provided by my suppliers (EDF and BG). There are often gaps of a few days on both and the...
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VVicario replied to the thread Boxing Day Quiz question.I have a fluffy dressing-gown made of some artificial material; it has a long cord round the waist which dangles even when tied. The...
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VVicario replied to the thread Boxing Day Quiz question.Final clue - I think I know the sequence of what happened but I'd be interested in any comments. The tripped RCD reset without any...
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VVicario replied to the thread Boxing Day Quiz question.No, although many years ago we did have a nest in the trunking which linked the CH timer to an old Baxi back boiler. The little devils...
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VVicario replied to the thread Boxing Day Quiz question.Hint: the cat had been inside on my lap for about 30 minutes before she went out. I don't have a mankini!
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VVicario replied to the thread Boxing Day Quiz question.Question 2: How might the cat be indirectly responsible? (She was out in the garden when this happened).
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VEarly on Christmas Day I decided to put on the Central Heating via the wireless thermostat by turning it to 'manual'; but this was...
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VVicario replied to the thread ECIR pre new c u or not.When my new CU was fitted three years ago the electrician said that, as the system was last worked on in 1985, he would insist on doing...
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VVicario replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.MY BT handsets were quite a lot more than a fiver each. But they are nice to use and have loads of good features such as being able to...
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VVicario replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.A bit off topic, but Virgin Media have customers who take their previous TV offering (TIVO) but not broadband. Recently, they wanted to...
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VVicario replied to the thread Connecting built-in appliances.A friend down the road had a tripped RCD on the kitchen circuit. I went down to try to do the usual thing of unplugging everything etc...
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VVicario replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.Does anyone know how many households in the UK don't have a broadband connection? To me, it's like gas and/or electricity these days...
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VVicario replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.I have tried to convince numerous companies/organisations to ring me on my VOIP landline (BT's Digital Voice) but they insist on using...
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VVicario replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.I think that there is at least one VOIP provider that won't let you dial a foreign number - can't remember which one. As I dial Spain...
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VVicario replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.Bernard - I think that some telecoms companies will provide a power backup to vulnerable customers who will be cut off during a power...