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We're planning to get solar in the next 1-2 years, but our boiler is on it's last legs. I think its 15-20 years old. If we need a new one before we start looking at a solar setup, are there any specifics that we should look for in a new boiler such as smart features or anything that would...

Yes, When I bought this one was advised to buy a more powerful one than needed, because that way I could use it on the silent mode and it would still cool well. Modern AC units are incredible, it's about 20 db. The upside of this is that I can leave it on Medium at 20C and have a floor fan...

Got my AC unit installed last week for the home office. Left the bedroom door open and have a fan blowing cold air from the office to the bedroom. Shut the windows and was cool enough all night. Wife complained it was too cold :rolleyes:

I have a One Plus 7t Pro. The battery is a bit naff and I'd like to send it in to get a new factory one. Aside from that, the phone does everything I need it to. They say that they will wipe the data. I think they may just say this as for some repairs they will, or to cover them if they do. I...

Does anyone know if the One Plus 9 has a dual sim card slot in the UK?

I switch from 4k to 1080p a lot when recording screen videos. Is there a quick way I can set up a button or shortcut to change this without having to go into my setting every time?

My house has a separate garden room that the previous owner had built. I converted it into a small home gym. There is proper heavy-duty flooring and walls are painted etc. Looks pretty nice now, but I need to get a heating solution. I'm thinking to get an electric radiator. I know they aren't...

Update to this. I decided to run a test. The PC on all night in the cupboard maxed out at 28.2C temp in the cupboard. I'll run some stress tests today in the late afternoon to see how high it goes. But I think this is going to be ok without any ventilation. I've got a wireless thermometer in...

FWIW yesterday it hit 33 degrees in my study. Was about 29 in the afternoon and when I shut the windows to record stuff, went up to 33 at around pm. And I'm in Scotland! So yeah, I'm currently looking at getting an extractor style fan to vent hot air from that cupboard into my attic. The...

Could I vent the hot hair through the ceiling from the cupboard into the attic?

It's a standard 3.5*3.5 meter double bedroom facing Northwest, so it really heats up when the sun hits in the afternoon. Since I'm recording, I often shut the windows so I don't pick up noises from the street outside. I have a thermometer on my desk and it can reach 32/33 degrees in the room on...

There is a 3m long cupboard next to my study. The door to the cupboard is in the hall upstairs. There is a drywall between the cupboard and the study. The cupboard also shares a wall with the wall of the house, so I figured it would be easy enough to get some ventilation installed.

My office gets very hot when I'm filming videos / podcasts. I was planning to install AC but moving the PC to the cupboard seems like a cheaper and easier option.

I'm planning to put my new build PC in a cupboard next to the study. I'll make a small hole in the wall to run USB/fibre DisplayPort cables. The main issue I think I'll have is the heat in the cupboard. I was considering installing a bathroom style extractor fan in the cupboard to remove some of...

Thanks guys, I'll go for the fibre displayport cables and try a regular USB cable before forking out for a fibre one. My cupboard backs onto the wall of the building so I was thinking to stick a bathroom extractor fan in to regulate the temperature a bit.

Perfect, I'm 100% doing this now. Thanks for the heads up. How long is your USB cable? Which brand and length did you get and which hub did you buy? For me the noise isn't too bad, it's more for the heat. It gets over 32 degrees in my room on a hot summers day.

Is it just displayport cables that don't work well over long distances? Do you run a USB cable to a desktop HUB, for example? Any issues there?

I'm thinking of building a PC in a cupboard, so it looks like something like this is indeed necessary

Is something like this necessary for a 10 meter range or do the standard 10 meter DisplayPort cables work well enough for PC gaming?

Gosh that is actually brilliant. I actually have the perfect cupboard for this too. In addition to the silence, it would also stop my room from getting really hot/stuffy in the summer. I was considering getting an AC unit, but if I can do this, it will likely negate the need for that. Oh the...