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Electricity companies can change your payment plan remotely - that is just an IT admin task although its legality may be questionable unless they have good grounds. But if folk don't pay, or don't create a dialogue, then they may be justified. But AFAIK to actually disconnect a property from...

Smart meters can evidence power use, but as far as I am aware cannot switch the power on and off. Thus they could be used for one proposed plan which was to rebate some consumers who reduced or ceased power use in periods of high demand. If demand for energy exceeds that available the only...

But the housing market would expand You are right. Sadly it would be mainly by the addition of poorly insulated, expensive to run properties deemed uneconomic to upgrade by the previous landlord. Whether they would sell (who would buy them) or sit empty is debatable. Not so likely as we...

There are some "get out clauses" for properties which do not meet a C or E rating based on cost, listed buildings, practical difficulty (eg: insulating or putting a cavity in a solid wall!) etc. Encouraging improvements in housing energy efficiency is sound and needs a regulatory, not...

I am not sure whether I have interpreted the question correctly - but why would you rebate the T&G into the sides, top and bottom. Normal construction would fix the T&G on top of the frame. Rebating will simply make the frame weaker, and create traps for moisture/damp. I would also guess...

In my teens I owned1960s tech - Anglias, Heralds, Imps, Vivas etc. I could fix just about anything with a basic Halfords tool kit. Rarely would a few weeks go by without a visit to a breakers yard. In 1960s wing mirrors and heaters were an optional extra. A Haynes wiring diagram tan to one...

Marketing departments need to do things to justify their jobs. They may even come up with a winning idea every now and then. The supermarket conundrum: do the cakes go next to the bread, should the jam be next to the muffins and teacakes should the marmalade be adjacent to the jam or the...

Best musical - Blues Brothers original (not the sequel/remake).

There is no defending the poor quality of the SF and TS online experience - they need to be much better. Amazon (lots of irrelevant dross) is very much worse in my experience, eBay generally better. Paper catalogues are a legacy system - expensive to produce and distribute and irresponsive to...

Alternative is to drill through middle upright first. Use the holes drilled to align the drill for holes in the outer rails - say 10mm deep. Then set a small jig on the pillar drill to consistently drill through the whole rail. Tap in dowel and plane off stub flush with rail. Ensures all...

Nothing has changed in 2022. Bandsaws, lathes, thicknessers, dust extractors etc etc etc are often made to a common design, possibly, in the same Chinese factory. They are fitted with different generally very minor parts (eg: handles and knobs) to create the illusion of uniqueness, given a...

I know this is probably not a popular view, but Parkside (amongst many others) sell cheap tools. To do so they need to manufacture them cheaply. If saving a few pence on a sealed unit switch keeps the costs down through volume purchase and easy assembly, that is what they will do. I do not...

I suspect that in principle buyers and sellers by filling in the right forms and paying the right fees can easily do business between the UK and EU. Personally I would not go down that route unless (a) the seller was clearly proficient in all the admin needed, and (b) the saving justified the...

The debate depends on the use of selective statistics used to support a particular argument. It has nothing to do with right or wrong, it is the territory of the worst kind of political rhetoric - eg: there is a fundamental difference between the burden of VAT and other indirect taxes on...

If the bases are round - use three small rubber or vinyl feet to ensure it is completely stable. Even if square where four small feet are needed, the feet will be able to absorb some wood or floor irregularity or movement. A completely flat base is asking for trouble as any wood or floor...

Like many on this forum I resent paying someone to do that which I know I could do myself. However, approaching three score and ten, and shortly to move house, I am being very realistic about what I will do to update our intended purchase: decorating, flat pack assembly, minor electrical etc...

An ideology is a set of beliefs, especially the political beliefs on which people, parties, or countries base their actions. Without a set of beliefs to guide our actions we are simply wandering aimlessly - the outcome may be good bad or indifferent. Were there a clearly articulated shared...

There are a number of definitions, but this seems reasonable starting point - a theory is a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena. If by our actions we desire a particular outcome (less poverty, better health, fairness etc...

Get someone in to do it. It will cost no more than buying kit or renting scaffolding. Many window cleaners will have the gear to jet the gutters from ground level. That way you stay fit and healthy.

Criticism without objectivity is easy - it just puts personal preconceptions ahead of reality. Public spending as a % of GDP increased from ~37% during the Thatcher era to ~46% at the end of the Blair/brown period. Tory austerity reduced this to ~40% pre-covid but now stands at ~45%. Claims...