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NONREV

starting car engine

drove car out of drive and parked outside of house for delivery van to gain access. Tried to repark on drive and engine wont start,battery and fuel ok. Any ideas,think it may be electrical

shelby45

Photos to canvas

I want to put my photos onto canvas. I got some transfer paper but it's really for cotton/polycotton t-shirts etc., Is there another type of paper?

Ethel

Hob ketttles & limescale

I am fed up of the limescale in the electric kettle, and having to replace the kettle every few years because they break. Do ordinary hob kettles get limescale? I don't recall having this problem...

Sonak

How do I create swags for a wedding backdrop?

Hi all, I've been on here before regarding draping for a wedding venue - but I need to know if there is any where on the internet that will show how to do the swag effect yourself. Anyone know where...

Homer55

Tumble Dryer Fuse

What Amp fuse should i use in my tumble dryer, ive used a 13amp but it keeps blowing..should i use a higer ampage one?? Thanks

rov1200

Toasters

I like my toast well done but 50% of the time it comes out burnt as its impossible to see the progress unless continuously popping it up. Do they produce toasters with see through sides. I would have...

thugulike

ipods

I'm going to visit my son in the USA soon. Can I select music from his itunes and load them onto my ipod or will it wipe all my music off?

truffles

Why does my washer dryer fill with water on a dryer cycle?

Any ideas?

24fan

envirofone

has anyone used the website envirofone? if so were you happy with the service and sending way your phone? if you haven't used it would you trust to use it?

Explorer-8

noisy central heating boiler

My neighbour has a noisy central heating boiler (which I think is a combi boiler). It sounds like a small aeroplane flying in the distance (or like a pre-war aeroplane). What could be wrong with it to...

comstad

Answer bank

Since changing my computer(to a reconditioned newer model) I have been unable to move any page on Answerbank up or down.There are no arrows on either side of the screen nor will the pages move with...

happy_face

iplayer/catch up

Why is it that you can only watch the online players in the UK? I tried whilst being on holiday to watch something and on both channel 4 and bbc I was told that I couldn't view it as I was not in the...

ruthann58

blue line down tele

my sons tele has devoloped a blue line down the middle he has moved the bt hub away butr that has not helped ideas please

lankeela

Immersion Heater

I leave mine on all the time, it is in an airing cupboard in my bedroom so I leave the door open and it helps heat the room. Question is, would I be better off turning it off and only putting it on...

Giggsie

help oil heating

My oil heating has gone wrong. To-night it went off would not come back on even though still on timer. About 2 hours later it came on then just went off same happened again later but now has refused...

kriskwery

Toaster - economy

Does anyone know of a toaster that will toast a single slice? I'm fed up with watching the second slot of mine heating the kitchen!

suna

help with vista

vista os basic / when i load my computer it proms for the password then its shows the welcome screen and dose not go any further and keeps loading for ever so i switch of my computer reload it then it...

bosschester

diy turbo generators

I have been told that a wind operated generator can be made using an electric motor by turning the shaft by wind power and drawing off generated current through the original current input terminals....

arabbadot

toilet vent near waste pipe

am in a new house and there is a vent in a boxed in section beside the W.C.. I produces a heck of a draught. Anyone any idea what it is and can I cover it safely?

lepers

boiler time clocks

what happens if you move the minute hands on a boiler time clock like this one accidentally?http://www.boilers2go.co.uk/webshop/products/t humb_altime.jpg? does it damage the clock in anyway?