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    Smart Speaker/Voice Assistant Phone Call capability in the UK

    Just checked back on this post. Matty, absolutely it seems very useful for an elderly person if set up right. Careline365/panic button type subscription boxes have great microphones, but I think I remember the average Echo device have 8 cunningly processed mics, so they can hear anything almost...
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    Smart Speaker/Voice Assistant Phone Call capability in the UK

    Oh, well done, that ties in with what I was thinking then.
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    Smart Speaker/Voice Assistant Phone Call capability in the UK

    OK sounds like it might be an Amazon derived number then. I'm getting the impression that there is some cleverness going on in the background where it does the call via Amazon servers via a number they assign temporarily or something. I'll dig deeper and report back if I can. Cheers Harry :- )
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    Smart Speaker/Voice Assistant Phone Call capability in the UK

    Wow, brilliant thanks Harry. I would be really interested in what number called her, i.e. if it was an Amazon assigned number or if it was number that was assigned to the device (the cube) when it was configured. I'm just trying out find how you get a device to do this trick. Not sure if I...
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    Smart Speaker/Voice Assistant Phone Call capability in the UK

    Thanks Foxhole, that might be useful in my search. I just find it funny that with all the tech available, there doesn't seem to be a quick go-to fix for this. Yes, we've all got Star Trek communicators in our pockets, but it seems HAL hasn't arrived for your average Joe yet.
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    Smart Speaker/Voice Assistant Phone Call capability in the UK

    Just wondering if anyone has used any Google or Amazon based devices (Echo Dot, Google Nest speaker or display) to make and receive phone calls. This isn't for me, but the person it's for would like to make and receive calls to UK mobiles and Landlines using for instance the "Hey Google"...
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    Spitfire engine

    Injection engines. OK fair enough, Rolls knew what they were doing – no surprise there, certainly was engineering at its best and under the pressure of conflict. Makes you wonder where all our brit genius engineers are today. As far as the shape of it (non clipped vers), it makes you wonder what...
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    Spitfire engine

    Interesting stuff 42. I always think of powerful engines as having high compression, but it was way back then when the strokes were long etc. was just reading that the opposition had injection engines... Always were good at that stuff. Such clever people mislead by a nut case, so sad.
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    Spitfire engine

    Yeah, not a clue about the prescribed way of restarting it. I just skimmed the wiki article on the "orifice" and ironically, putting it into a steep dive is how you undesirably flood the engine thereby stopping it in the first place Ha ha. Having said that, I guess it would only be the initial...
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    Need to move internal sounder on Risco GT600P

    Thanks for that SM. Just wasn't sure if there was anything tricky lurking that would spoil my plan. I was surprised to see just a switch and speaker in the box. I wonder if being this simple is typical for an internal sounder. I’ve got the external one (bell box) to do next which probably won’t...
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    Spitfire engine

    I think I've see old films with prop planes that have been in the same boat and whether it's artistic licence or not, they have gone into a very steep dive so as to make the prop turn the engine over. Does make you think though, what's the compression ratio of a serious engine like that. Is...
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    Need to move internal sounder on Risco GT600P

    Hi alarm people Just wondering if you can help me. I have an old Risco GT600P alarm panel as below and I need to disconnect the internal sounder box then reconnect it in order to re-locate it due to building works. I’m hoping to do this carefully with the system powered up, as I’m not an alarm...
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    Flat tyre

    Very good advice B. If the spare looks a bit ratty or it's a space saver (narrower that the normal ones) you really have to get this sorted ASAP or it could be dangerous using the spare for anything but getting you to the tyre fitter (if the tyre is the issue).
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    Flat tyre

    Norseman, yeah that, for those who've been round the block a bit. Just thought I'd do the squeaky clean Blue Peter version for this one. Just wait until I suggest breaking out the stick backed plastic : - )
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    Flat tyre

    Yup, slow puncture, or tyre not seating on the rim well and letting air by, or valve letting air by? I would spend your money on getting a local tyre fitter to sort it. You might be able to test the valve by getting a mixture of washing up liquid and water, dipping your finger in it, taking the...
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    Overflowing drain gully

    Hey Berty, best of luck with it, let us know how you get on.
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    Overflowing drain gully

    Hugh, re the possibility of the wrong insert, yes installers sound a right shower, so could well be. I'm assuming Berty has already checked for debris etc. Guess the only way to diagnose this is to isolate each section trial and error style. Would have to be way unlucky to have got a faulty...
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    Overflowing drain gully

    Crikey Berty, lots to unpack there, looks like the gully is just the tip of the iceberg probs wise. My condolences, I feel for you ending up in this predicament. I live in a Victorian house with 4 flats/freeholds (collective enfranchisement) so we’re all responsible for costs for all the...
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    Overflowing drain gully

    Just looking at Screenshot_20230817-170213_Gallery.jpg the side view if the set-up, it could be the camera angle but it doesn’t look like there’s much fall on the first section of 110mm from the gully to the 15° bend. I also notice that there’s a short section of 110mm at right angles to the...
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    Overflowing drain gully

    Quite right, so the substituting of the insert for the chicken wire (or finer mesh maybe) should be for a short test period only - silt build up is accumulative. If you know there’s a chance of an unusually excessive amount of silt that’s going to be present while testing, then testing this way...
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