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needawin

Fire Cement Advice Please

Where the fire back (open coal fire) meets the grate at the side there is a hole where the fire cement has fallen away inside. The hole measures approx 6 inches long by 1 inch across. When I try and...

SIRandyraven

Tumble Dryer On Last Legs

Our tumble dryer is now 17 years old and seems to be taking longer to dry cloths. The laundry is always piping hot and almost too hot to touch when removing from machine. Yet it seems to take longer...

wolf63

Hot Water Bottles

I seem to spend most of my day with either a microwaveable wheat pack or hot water on my back. Neither of these things stay hot for very long. I decided to heat the wheat heat pad for longer and the...

paddywak

Tablet

How can I get Answerbank onto a tablet

chrissa1

Valliant Boiler

https://ibb.co/55W54p Can anyone tell me how to turn my new boiler on? TIA....

Thisoldbird

Projection Alarm Clock

Has anyone used one of these clocks? My disabled husband is waking me at all hours asking the time.. Theres such a variety on Amazon I'm not sure which one to order. Many thanks...

tali1

Blue Badge Confusion

i applied online for a Blue Badge for my son who has learning disability /autism.He receives PIP.They accepted his details and that he was eligable but said i had to apply on the "discretionary...

cleoval

Dwp Budgeting Loan ?

Hi Does anybody know what is the highest amount you can borrow on a DWP Budgeting Loan Please.? Thanks.

emily1890

The Newsletter

anyone know how often the answerbank newsletter is sent? I subscribed to it thinking it would be something like a daily digest of the best topics, but so far not got a thing thanks...

catswhiskas

Special Permissions

My husband is trying to send an email on his samsung j5 but he cannot send any attachment because it says storage permission must be granted before files can be attached from this device...help please

wolf63

Help Me If You Can ...

Normally I ask for help valuing postcards on behalf of Oxfam, this is not a postcard and I have no idea what it is called. The picture in the middle can be moved and it becomes a 3D image. There...

djtdjt

Amazon Lockers Page Will Not Stay On Screen

I wanted to give Amazon lockers a go as it would be convenient for me, however when I select the page with information on it shows up very quickly then goes, it shows a message saying "sorry content...

barry1010

Prizes From Usa - Customs, Vat?

I have won a series of prizes from a US company and each will be sent separately. The retail value of each is $30, $70, $100 and $180. They are totally free to me, I am not even paying postage. Will I...

curlygirlies

Energy Companies Going Bust

What happens if you are in credit with your energy company and it goes bust? I'm in credit £135, will I lose that if another company takes mine over? Should I ask for a refund now?...

piper107

Eu Army ?

How's that going to work when 90% of we Europeans only speak are own language. And armaments are a mix of many countries unlike the USA and Russia which are all there own makes.

arc0angleRadius

Why Is The Full-Wave Voltage Not Twice As Large As That Of The Half-Wave Rectification?

Why is the full-wave voltage not twice as large as that of the half-wave rectification?

roadman

How Do I Find The Percentage

is there an easy division to find the percentage...

saintpeter48

Phone Extension Lead

I'm going to use a 10 metre extension cable for my landline and wi-fi hub, will this impact on the signal etc, or does it make no difference, thanks in advance.