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I’d’ve voted flawless if it wasn’t for a couple of necessary return visits to sort out an intermittent tripping of the RCD. Given it was a retrofit an...
I agree almost entirely. The only change I'd make is to say it's the major problem with energy rather than electricity. Given there are scenarios as...
The problem with that approach, though @kev-m, is that if we set more mundane targets and achieve them then the message is that everything's OK. Setti...
Interesting, @mjr. The formula milk issue that started the boycott is precisely why I on principle won't buy or consume anything knowingly associated ...
Actually, @editor, that’s not correct. The machine you’ve linked to is indeed a filter coffee machine not an espresso machine. The hot water filters t...
@editor, are you looking for espresso-style coffee or a filter coffee machine? Most machines at the moment are espresso machines, but it’s well worth ...
Not sure about the SEG, tbh @markc. We went instead with the Octopus agile outgoing tariff which is a variable export rate. Our May, June, July and Au...
@markc, hope this helps. Although we had our ASHP and solar PV fitted in December last year, early March was the first point we were able to s...
Well I'm no sparky and certainly not any kind of boiler whizz, but I'd have thought it'd be only simple common sense to have the wires exiting the dev...
Well in the Which reviews, the provider that comes way out front is Zen Internet, although they’re not always the cheapest.
@waylander, I misunderstood; sorry. Yes, I can see the sense in getting rid of a second freezer, especially if it’s not being fully utilised.
Given two very well-worn cost-saving techniques are to use cheap ingredients (particularly cheap cuts of meat) cooked long and slow to extract maximum...
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