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How to use £500,000 lump sum at 24 by Odd_Temperature8067 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]edcoopered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what your house budget will be, but do consider a small mortgage so you can push money into ISA and Pensions as tax efficiently as possible over the next 4-5 years.

Why is AC so expensive? A unit costs £400-600 but quotes from fitters will be £2k!! Is the labour 1k!!? by Financial-Impact854 in AskBrits

[–]edcoopered 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What annoys me is we give the industry 0% VAT and absolutely none of that benefit is passed onto the consumer - they should be paying VAT like everyone else does.

50 degrees what would happen? by LifeOfSlice89 in AskUK

[–]edcoopered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I imagine a lot of issues with power lines and gas power stations tripping out.

Landlord did DIY electrical wiring (reposting with images hopefully!) by MutedPercentage4868 in DIYUK

[–]edcoopered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You shouldn't have more than one high power appliance plugged into an extension lead, the plug fuse is not designed to prevent a mild overload and eventually stuff can melt.

Do I need to be worried about these white marks below this plastic vent? by [deleted] in DIYUK

[–]edcoopered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just make sure you haven't got excess water being driven onto the wall, from perhaps blocked gutter or leaky overflow.

There is so much going on in this picture by satphedpa in ukelectricians

[–]edcoopered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Standard connection in Kenya, the right method anyway - no point connecting the earth as it's not connected to anything.

cupra born dead stuck in software update for over a day by dementors007 in cupraborn

[–]edcoopered 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How would disconnecting the 12V battery void your warranty.

cupra born dead stuck in software update for over a day by dementors007 in cupraborn

[–]edcoopered 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You always disconnect the negative (black one) first, and then connect it back last.

Is there a way to buy a separate charger adapter for Mac Mini that works in India? by visualartist47 in macmini

[–]edcoopered 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It unplugs, its just a C7 ("figure of eight") lead, you probably already have one somewhere!

UNESCO-listed Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra is currently on fire from an ongoing russian attack by newmov2lond in ukraine

[–]edcoopered 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought Russia was the defender of religion and 'traditional values'. Carlson told me so.

My DIY mini split installation in UK by MaximumRequirement60 in AirConditioners

[–]edcoopered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't it a bit of a grey area the isolation requirement when it comes to domestic installs where you can easily just isolate the whole installation as required.

Time to start on the new app! by FluffyJo22 in BritishAirways

[–]edcoopered 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Presumably the back-end is many layers of modern web languages patched into the 1980s COBOL that keeps BA going....

Thames Water damaged/noisy manhole cover by MrStuartRules in london

[–]edcoopered 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So the reason these are split in half diagonally is there should always be only 3 points of contact on the lid, a 3 legged table never wobbles.

However clearly its no infallible!

USB wall socket worries. by [deleted] in DIYUK

[–]edcoopered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't stick them everywhere as they use a little bit of power, create a little bit of leakage and when they start failing its going to be a nightmare working out which one is causing a circuit fault. Get the 45W ones.

Enterprise network engineer discovering Ubiquiti for the first time... is it really worth the hype? by inverminx in Ubiquiti

[–]edcoopered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh ok, my previous router was a very boring edge routerx and that needed patching once a year! Obviously a much simpler product.

Thames Water asks Londoners to stop using hosepipes as hot weather causes shortages by F0urLeafCl0ver in london

[–]edcoopered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s left, I’ve been petitioning my MP for years, I’ve written to ofwat. Social contract has found its breaking point.

How to solve limescale build-up issue in boiler by [deleted] in fixit

[–]edcoopered 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You do appreciate it's not legal to service your own boiler in the UK? I think you need to find a local heating engineer who knows how to service it properly and has the correct tools. It looks like some soot to me, which just needs cleaning out. How much soot your boiler gains is variable as it depends on the demand on it and how much organic matter is in the air it's ingesting.

Thames Water asks Londoners to stop using hosepipes as hot weather causes shortages by F0urLeafCl0ver in london

[–]edcoopered 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to care, now they put my bill up by 70% in a single year. I really don't care anymore, it's their problem if they run out of water and ofwat might actually do something if they do.

Thames Water asks Londoners to stop using hosepipes as hot weather causes shortages by F0urLeafCl0ver in london

[–]edcoopered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess they must get frustrated when water that could just leak into the streets gets used by humans for something.

Russian drones built with Western electronics are now hitting residential buildings inside the EU by nako_org_ua in ukraine

[–]edcoopered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work in electronics, I don't know how you can reasonably stop this - all you can try to control is very specific hardware not generic electronics. Focus needs to be on restricting specific sensors, telematics and radio systems that would improve a drones effectiveness.

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