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Daave

storage heaters

i have "storage heaters" in my flat, i have half worked out how they work and have heat but i also have floor length curtains that hang on and over the heater units, is it safe to have the curtains...

divegirl

Israel mobile number?!?!?

Hi, I have the phone number of my friend in Israel..... This sounds dumb I know, but I am assuming that it is her mobile number because I never saw a landline in her house......anyhooo....I can no...

Linda51

Printer very slow

We have a Hewlett Packard printer which was very good, but its now three years old and has gone very very slow. Its just taken 40 minutes to print 15 sheets. Does anyone know what could be wrong.

agamad

Thomsom Scenium TV

I've got a Thomson Scenium TV which is playing up. When I switch on, the red standby light turns to amber. This may quickly turn green and i'm off and running. However, mostly if flashes between...

polar

stretching shoes

does anyone know of a way to stretch shoes

cherroo

boiler problem

Without checking first i think ive let too much water out of my radiators when bleeding them..duh i know...now the bolier lights up for about 20 secs and switches off again...help please...

Simon D.

CD Burning

Is it important to varify a CD after you have burnt images to it as sometimes the varify facility fails and I can't use the CD!?

KARL

Change of Refrigerants

In the course of adopting ozone friendly refrigerants, old ones are being phased out and replaced by others. Meanwhile lots of systems continue functioning perfectly well with the old type of...

walnut

redring undersink water heater

do i have to and what are the advantages of fitting a pressure/ temp v/v to a redring EW10 supplying two taps only

rachaelersk

digital tv

When all tv viewing goes digital what happens to my tv's that are running with indoor aerials.?I have sky on my main tv in the lounge.

bossychloe

Removing ink for beloved dolls face.

Hi, I am unsure as to where to seek help for this one so I have posted this question in a few different topics... During a recent holiday my nieces favourite doll was packed along with various...

mkjuk

national lottery winnings and tax

IF i won ?1m on euromillions, would i receive a figure of ?1m free of tax or would i get a net?600k?

aurelia

Bluetooth Adaptor's

Are Bluetooth adaptor's the same thing as a Bluetooth dongle and if so how do you install them. I plugged a bluetooth Adaptor into my USB port but it couldn't read it. I have Windows XP Service Pack...

sarah_louise

TV Remote Controls have been operated by gorillas ?

In our house all the remote control devices TV, DVD, PVR and Sky + have been pressed by the heavy handed male so now I need to press equally hard to get it to work, really annoying When they were new...

crisgal

"Question Author"

What's that all about then? (I've been off for a while)

minihydro

mains water recycling

i am a student looking into recycling some of the mains water pressure into electricity on a small domestic scale. where would be the best place in a domestic plumbing system to get some of this power...

marcus5771

Radio Statito this ons

Hello all . Listening on the radio and they know roughly know how many listeners are listening is there a link to this.

aurora83

New bike

I want to buy a new bike and saw this at hafords: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/serv let/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_prod uctId_241601_langId_-1_CarSelectorCatalogId__C...

tali122

tv licence new address

if i change my address -will my tv licence still run the original 12months from my old address? , i ask as the tv license website mentions " licence will be recalculated" -which to me suggests...