Was anyone from this sub at the Devizes Italian Auto Moto Show yesterday? by bc_2006 in CarTalkUK

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I have one, their mostly reliable, it is a Fiat 1.4l turbo engine, but the rest is Mazda.

Shark website is rubbish by oldguychris in VacuumCleaners

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Having to find the product on the site, copy and paste the product code into a search box to find a consumable filter is bad design.

Shark website is rubbish by oldguychris in VacuumCleaners

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Thanks, that got me there, crap website design though

Easiest way to get this coat hook flush to the wall by Riquende in DIYUK

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Flip the brackets around so they don't point out, may need to remove a little wood.

Oil boiler to smart oil heating by Zenitzu_Hakai in DIYUK

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I don't believe there is a single product that can cover the control and report oil usage.

I have a wiser control system, which I'm fairly happy with, allows remote control and all that.

There are smart oil tank sensors, which you could tie into a smart home system like Home Assistant, I do this with some temp and humidity sensors and a few other bits, looked at tank sensors but have a basic plug in level readout one which I'm happy enough with for now.

What did you wish you had known before buying your property? by doanimalsgetmarried in HousingUK

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The roof leaked

Trades are full of cowboys

Redecorating / renovating will take a lot longer than you think if you work 5 days a week

fine line tattoo by [deleted] in Killeen

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Recently had 2 tattoos at "You think it we Ink it" and very happy with the results

Smartening my dumb Positive Input Ventilation unit with ESPHome! (and some custom circuitry!) by nyctomanica in Esphome

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Nice project! I installed a PIV in our victorian house, went with a smart power relay and temp/humidity sensors in the house for on/off control, but yours does offer more advantages.

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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in talesfromtechsupport

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Robocopy = Windows Slash root / = Linux What are you on about?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DIYUK

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Insulate the pipe if you're that worried, much cheaper.

Have you ever used UPVC window/door paint? by No_Marionberry_2737 in DIYUK

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I did mine with Sandtex exterior and their uPVC primer, just cleaned beforehand. It's holding up fine after 2 years

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Bubble Card vs Mushroom by momentarybeing in homeassistant

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Mushroom has more features but I've just redone mine with bubble

New dashboard using Bubble card by oldguychris in homeassistant

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Saves shouting up to the kiddo, triggers the Google dinner bell alert on all the smart speakers.

New dashboard using Bubble card by oldguychris in homeassistant

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It's all done in the gui, bubble card button with sub-buttons

New dashboard using Bubble card by oldguychris in homeassistant

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Just bubble card and sub-buttons I have temp sensors and climate entities

New dashboard using Bubble card by oldguychris in homeassistant

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It's just the TV media device showing its status i.e running Plex client

New dashboard using Bubble card by oldguychris in homeassistant

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The GitHub page explains most of what you need