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I have one of those doorbells where the bell push is powered by a 9v battery, and the sound part is plugged into the mains. From time to time, it plays the 'wrong' tune. It is supposed to play...
Hi I am new to eBay and sold 1 item so far, £4.99 plus P&P. I now see I have an email from eBay I'm fairly new to eBay and so far sold 1 single item for £4.99 plus PP. .....why then are eBay billing...
A bird has got trapped in my chimney. We can hear it in there, then it goes quiet and then we can hear it fluttering around again. Lots of soot and muck have fallen down into the hearth - but no bird....
My SKY satellite service,approx 16 months old, has failed. When theSKY+HD box is turned the picture goes after about 1 hour. Turning the box off and on again does not always restore the picture. Also,...
Thankyou hypnogsis for your help so far although I cannot quite get to the menu you advise. I have discovered by looking at one menu that my inputs 1 and 2 signal strength and quality appear to be...
kids mucked about with computer now i cannot use system restore help please
Woke up to this one. Aga is working (back-boiler there), the immersion tank cold as is the pipe between the two. Conclusion could be header tank but then the water on the taps is ok.....or more like...
I feel a bit embarrassed even asking this question! I bought a Fun Saver camera from Amazon. I had expected it to have an instruction 'manual' but other than a few indecipherable (to me) symbols it is...
The kids have a large paddling pool made up of three inflated rings but the middle ring seems to have a puncture. Given that it holds a lot of water, how do I inflate it and find where the hole is? I...
We bought the BT Verve 450 phones a few years ago ,a few months ago one of the batteries would not hold the charge ,I replaced it but the new battery also will not hold the charge . Today another of...
After the storms at the weekend, my landline (main phone plus 3 extensions in the house) has been out of action. The line is still intact according to supplier, but all the receivers give off the...
Why do phone numbers in this country all start with zero? Isn't the 0 kind of redundant?
The line was down this morning, a fault identified in it off the property, probably a result of the storms here - now allfixed. How come the Broadband was working all through the time that the phone...
My sis has been on IB for years - could never understand why she wouldn't apply for DLA. The process for assessing her for the new benefit has started. She's had the initial letter, the phone call to...
Folks, I haven't used my Sat Nav, a Garmin nuvi 1490T, for some time now, perhaps 18 months. When I tried to fire it up today appeared that the battery was kaput, not a peep. I have a rota for...
despite replacing the impellor,I have no cooling water circulation.I would appreciate pointers as to possible,reasons and or answers.Thank for reading.
...radio receivers convert the electromagnetic waves back into the original sound / picture that was transmitted?
... A rabbit hutch door? It is just four pieces of baton stuff with a backing panel. The bottom baton has decided to part company with the rest of the door and it looks like it was originally attached...
Earlier today I was at the local Silver Threads hall to see a committee member, and had to wait while a commercial 'fire officer' was doing what appeared to be an annual check of fire extinguishers...
I have loads of algae in our paddling pool (it's 10ft wide by 2 1/2 feet deep) I've read about 'shocking' the pool with chlorine and killing the algae but I'm scared of chemicals and not sure where to...
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