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by GovGrants
Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:36 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Free light bulbs.
Replies: 0
Views: 2133

Free light bulbs.

eaga is distributing free low energy light bulbs to those Great Britain households they believe eligible for them. If you're 70 yrs old or more, or are receiving certain benefits, credits or allowances, then you can receive free, a selection of 4 energy saving light bulbs. Please visit m for more in...
by GovGrants
Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:23 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Water is precious. Globally, some 0.3% is drinkable.
Replies: 0
Views: 2320

Water is precious. Globally, some 0.3% is drinkable.

If your mains pressure shower flow is [b]too high[/b], then you may be wasting, on average, 12,000 litres of water a year in shower water alone. On a national scale, that amounts to nearly 80 billion litres of water wasted annually, or 312,000 Olympic sized swimming pools and 6,000,000 tonnes of CO2...
by GovGrants
Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:53 pm
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: Insulation
Replies: 0
Views: 3218

Insulation

There are still government grants available for loft and cavity wall insulation for all GB households. Grants of around 50% are there for the taking. According to a spokesman for the Energy Saving Trust, insulation is a 'no brainer'. At the prices you can get it for now, it will pay for itself in le...
by GovGrants
Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:55 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: My phone socket doesn't let my phone ring
Replies: 15
Views: 7144

Does the socket have a capacitor in it?

If this is the main socket where the wiring comes into the house, then you should only need 2 and 5 connected to the in coming phone line, but it must have a capacitor in the box, or the phone will not ring. If you're connecting from that socket to an extension, then you'll need to ensure 3 on the m...
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