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rov1200

New Inventions

Many people are addicted to inventions shown on Dragon's Den etc. Assuming you are not money motivated what invention have you created and would like the world to know about?

carmalee

freezer query

I have a 2nd hand Zanussi freezone low energy freezer which came with the house. I small drawer and three larger ones. It had been switched off for two months so have just given it a thorough...

deetyork

Worcester Bosch 28cdi controls

I have a Worcester Bosch 28CDi Combi Boiler with A British Gas Remote Thermostat. As with a lot of products, the owners manual leaves a lot to be desired. What is the purpose of the...

Sheann

Vtech Wizard 1987

Does anyone know how I can get hold of the instructions for this game, I have bought one but no manual came with it and not sure how to play. Any help would be gratefully received. Many thanks in...

highfield

TV repair

I have an AWAI television that is quite old but has a very good picture & I want to use it as a second set. The problem is that I press the power switch & then have to press a button with CW...

mrsmurphey

electricity

next year I am going on a cruise and need to take my nebuliser, but the ship runs on 60hz and my nebuliser is 50hz. will I be able to use it? Can some knowledgeable person advise me?

My Angel Pie

Faulty TV NO SOUND - what to buy if you want to add external speakers

Hi all..... my LCD TV has no sound and my TV repair man says he can bypass the sound to an external speaker/amplifier to solve the problem, trouble is when i google TV speakers i'm hit with millions...

stevie619

WooD Work Help

Im working on a wooden boom of a 18 century sail, boat and have to sand it back to the bare wood. The problem is that ive taken off all of the varnish but there are still black marks in the wood, i've...

Bettypat

Credit card

Has anyone experienced a problem like this: I have a c redit card with BHS and as suggested by them I changed my pin number at a cash point which went through successfully, but since then my card has...

Sonak

Mediation Agreement Broken By Tenant/s!

Hi, does anyone know what happens if a tenant breaks a mediation agreement? What can a housing association have the power to do? Thanks for any info/advice...

Fish the Mod

Tumble Dryer - no heat

Tumber dryer working fine but no heat. Easy to fix, or call in a professional

muchlovex

Navman Satnav - Updates

I have been told that Navman Satnavs can be updated using a USB stick. By uploading upto date info' from the internet. how is this done....

joko

LCD screen TV, goes a sort of swirly green colour for about 2-3 mins when turned on

it then goes ok, but does anyone know why? does this mean its going to get worse or break or anything? thanks...

mildwin

water hammer- washing machine

loud thud when washing machine fills with water then sunddenly stops again, i.e. when it does the final rinse, lots of short bursts of water, then stops. new washing machine, old one did it a bit but...

xstitcher

Gold and Silver Ball Point Pens that Refuse to Write

Hi, Last Dec. I bought two ball point pens that write in gold and silver for doing the Christmas cards. Although both still have a lot of ink in them they won't write. I'm sure some bright spark out...

kopend

.com or co.uk

does it matter if your website is .co.uk or .com if you are company based in the uk what are the advantages / disadvantages of each and if you are .co.uk will you apper higher up on a uk google...

QuizmasterG

sky tv recording on dvd

I have a Sony recordable DVD which should be set up to record Sky on Line 3 (I have followed the set up instructions exactly) but it does not record sound - only pictures. Can anyone give me any ideas...

Suzieb

Guitar Strings

Hi, not sure if this in the right place or not! Basically I'd like to buy my boyfriend some coloured strings for his electric guitar. I don't know ANYTHING about guitars and when it came to buying the...

cazdee

digi box or freeview

I am about to have my analogue tv stations switched off. If I get a freeview box does it work off my aerial or do I need a dish? Likewise if I go for a digi box do I need an dish? I fear I my have to...

Irishlad74

What is the value of all jewellery in the world?

Hi, A strange one i know! Does anybody know the approximate of all jewellery in the world (not the fakes, just gold & silver)? or am i just being ridiculus?? Cheers, Brendan...