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Fire Alarm problem

We have a fire alarm for our house of 14 flats. There is a central fire alarm, for which the control panel is in the hall near the front door. For the last three days the panel has beeped every three...

saintpeter48

tv arial after power cut

the block that i live in had a power cut about 20 hours ago and now tv's wont work, they all need re tuning but we cant get a signal. being bank holiday could'nt contact block managers. is there an...

evetsrolyat

Strange object found in attic

What is it? A 4 inch long cylindrical copper tube with a screw top, full of wadding, and with a piece of fine tapered tubing clipped to the side?

22oap

British TV set for Cyprus

I want to have a TV set sent out to my holiday home in Cyprus, will it need any alterations made to it, or will it just work out there??

mrs.chappie

When does the mail get franked?

At what point does the mail gets franked by the Royal Mail? A friend said he'd posted a Xmas card to me on the 23rd December. It arrived today and the envelope is clearly franked 29th December at...

saintpeter48

converting cassette audio books onto ipod

any idea how i can convert my old audio cassette books onto ipod, is there software etc that i can buy. thanks in advance

derrynoose

Central Heating Boiler Thermostat

I have a Warmflow Central Heating Boiler (about 25 years old) which does not switch off when it has reached the set temperature, but continues to run till the radiators are extremely hot. It then...

missesbell

Fluorescent light

We have recently changed the tube and the starter in a fluorescent tube. It comes on alright but after a couple of minutes, starts to go off and on again continually.Any ideas?

sara3

bunged up dishwasher

I have quite an old Bosch dishwasher, which has never been a problem until today. I just opened it after it had run a cycle, and there was murky water lying at the bottom. I've got all the water out...

laurentwink

No froth beer glass???

Hi, just got back from hols in thailand and we had a beer glass in which whatever way you poured the beer, the glass wouldnt let you get any forth or head on it. it was kind of bigger shaped at the...

skiver

how do i connect up.

how do i connect up my sony dvd recorder to a virgin media box to record cable television.

Kos

Sky- bless 'em !!

I have just cancelled my Sky TV but wanted to keep Sky Talk & Broadband, but the dozy person that cancelled my Sky TV also cancelled my Talk and Broadband!! Sky are now telling me that I have lost...

dee2912

Northern Ireland Water connection Charges Help!!!

Hi i am needing a new water connection can any1 tell me what is the process or any idea of a rough cost, the water main is located on my side of the road so no digging of road would need to be done,...

echokilo

3 Mobile Broadband

I have a pay monthly mobile dongle with Three for a really great price each month - and I need to set up a second one for someone else in the household - would rather order on line o can anyone find...

barb1314

Sony Bravia TV...huge difference in price,why?

I've been thinking about a new TV and particularly the 32" Sony Bravia. I've seen one model for £350 to £400 and another one for £650. Can anyone explain why the huge difference...

dotty.

Cognitive Therapy

I've read about what it is, but how would it fit into my life when I work 5 days a week?

tali1

Dimmer switchs energy saving bulbs

Am i correct in assuming that v few Dimmer switchs work with energy saving light bulbs?

berniecuddles

sky red dot in corner of tv

i know the red dot on sky is there for interactive purposes but is there anyway you can turn it off so it NEVER comes on, it gets on my nerves! using back up button to turn it off 1 minute later there...

kinell

48 hour deodorants ..not so much how..but why?

unless you are travelling to australia and staying on the plane before coming straight back..... if someone is disinclined to bathe then they are unlikely to invest in this type of product as theo...

xrubyx

o2 tariffs, keeping the cost down.

Does anyone know if you sign up for an o2 tariff, and top up say £5, can I still then go on and use the £5 for calls,texts etc? if that makes any sense, or do you get charged for it like a...