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missprim

House rewire

Does anyone know how often a house should be re-wired please?

Prudie

Gas Hob ignition help please

The automatic electric ignition on my gas hob has started going off on it's own every 30 seconds or so - there's nothing on the knobs or over the plates. Any idea what's wrong or the first place to...

jinxstarr

Using Sulfuric Acid (to remove hair)

Looked around the web but couldn't get a definitive answer. Can I soak my chair wheels in Sulf.Acid to remove/dissolve the hair (from my cats & dogs) that get wound around the wheel shaft?...

tinkerbell23

How easy to change a door handle?

No lock & key on my bedroom door! Would like to change handle to lock. How easy? Would i need a joiner?...

arieswoman

Universal remote controls

I have watched TV through my Sagem digibox for 4 years withut any problem but now the digibox remote is not working properly. Some, but not all, of the buttons just don't respond when pressed. This is...

modeste

Vertical red line on flat screen tv

Good Morning I have for some time now had a vertical read line approx. 4-5" from the left on both my flat screen tvs. Can anybody help/explain? Thanks in advance...

2Margaret

Mystery bathroom light

Our bungalow was rewired 11 years ago and we have had no problems with the electrics until....... After a 2 week holiday on our return the bathroom light does not come on when the cord is pulled....

bigbadmarty

satellite lnbs

Hello folks I came upon this system and fancy trying something simmilar using 40mm pipe brackets which will fit the lnbs ive already got . Will I need a switch or a splitter to feed either signal to...

baker210

Neff built-in cooker question

I have a Neff B1442 built in electric oven which has been installed in an ordinary domestic supply. For some reason, the heatproof flex which came with it is 4 core, i.e. 3 black and 1earth, instead...

Dolt

Passwords

When I sign up to a website (like when I'm banking) and put in my PW. does my bank know what my PW is?

numnum

Saving Photos in order of date

I'm going through hundreds of photos and trying to think of the best way to name each photo so they are kept in order of the date taken I was thinking for example: 181111 Drive in the country 191111...

Giggsie

dyson dead?

my dyson ground to a halt today in a puff of smoke.....is it a skip job now anyone know if motor be dead.

crosswordlad

DAILY MAIL PITCHER WITS

This is a difficult one to explain. The clue is "Has a heart of stone and nothing up top" The picture shows a dog(or wolf or fox etc) and a can(or tin) and then W/L which I think is WALL The...

echokilo

Digibox Recorder- DigiHome PVR80

My above Digibox Recorder has died!! After just over 5 years of faithful service it's not done too bad - but I now need to replace it - can anyone recommend a decent one that operates in a similar way...

crosswordlad

DAILY MAIL NOVEMBER 17

Can anyone solve one across in todays Pitcher Wits 1Across ( 7/4 letters) The clue is Has a heart of stone and nothing up top. My answer grid is C___A_N/ W--L...

sherrardk

My Dyson reeks of coffee

I had to hoover up a jar of coffee granules a couple of weeks ago and even though I have emptied it, my Dyson reeks of coffee (it is overwhelming). How can I make it smell better? Thanks.

toola

camera fault

Good Afternoon everybody, I have a problem with my camera,which, hopefully somebody can help me. the camera is a Sony Cyber-shot, the batteries are ok,but when I tried to use it, only a blank white...

Meg888

Sub-titles on DVD's

How is it some have them & some don't (for the hard of hearing). Some people are of the notion that all dvd's have them auto, but they don't. It drives me mad - I so wanted Lee Mack's new comedy...

old-wos-is-name

moroised valve

Hi All, The motorised valve on my central heating system is opening and closing all the time, from open to close in a few seconds and back again, making a clicking noise. I have removed the electrical...

Chris38

sending messages

My PC refuses to recognise an email address I was trying to contact. I also have a "web" address for the same organisation but I don`t know how to contact it. I`m new to PCs and all that...