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Weight Watchers

I could do with shifting a few pounds. I did WW years ago and kept the weight off for quite a while so I`m thinking of joining again. When I did it last time, there were two options - going to the...

nigelf1234

Led Or Cfl Bulbs?

Hi I just bought a shade which is limited to 60W Incandescent bulbs, but it doesn't give any alternative ratings. What do you consider the highest rated LED or Halogen or CFL I can safely put in it?...

neuron

Who Pays For The Electricity?

At the back of my home in a country lane, there is a telegraph pole. The top of the pole has a couple of ceramic insulators in place with each holding a single mains cable. These two cables travel via...

bluebird34

Vaillant Boiler

Any idea how much a new pump for an 8 year old combi boiler not bothered if £50 either way just want an idea please...

ImLostAgain

Open Office

Every word I type into an Open Office document appears with a red squiggly line under it. It was ok a little while ago. I think (but not sure) that it started happening after the last windows 10...

Outtheway

Atco Admiral 16Se Self Propelled Rotary Lawnmower

Anybody got an idea of where I could get a copy of user/owner manual for the above mower can't find anything on the internet & I'm led to believe Atco only supply them when buying a new machine? Any...

rsvp

Billiard Balls

I've been asked to set up the billiard balls on a table - now not only can I not locate the triangle thingie to set them in plus, I assume there is a certain configuration anyway for the different...

cowgal

Safe Disposal Of Knife?

My daughter has asked me how she can safely dispose of a broken kitchen knife. I suggested wrapping it in a thick layer of newspaper before putting in the bin. She says rubbish is often 'gone through'...

Valeriea

What Type Of Memory Card For Fujifilm Finepix 2200 Camera

Hello, I wonder if anybody can help. I have just bought a 2nd hand Fujifilm Finepix Camera model 2200 and the memory card which was by Fujifilm has just finished. My question is. What type of memory...

ImLostAgain

Adding Numbers

I didn't know which section to put this into so I put it here. Is there a name for the branch of maths whereby you keep adding numbers together until you get a single number? F'rinstance the year 1949...

TWR

If This Tip Will Help You.

With these new tap on sale nowadays the inserted cap on the Top that has Hot / Cold on them, do not come off, unscrew the collier as far as it will unscrew, open the tap, then fire some WD 40 within &...

hc4361

Any One Understand Gas And Electricity Unit Prices?

I need to know if it is cheaper for me to heat my hot water by electric immersion heater water tank or by gas central heating for one hour. The unit costs are: Electricity 6.18p Gas 2.45p The...

fairyrak

Reading The International Phonetic Alphabet

hi, I watched the translation of graphical interface from English to IPA: ˈɡræ.fɪk.l̩ ˈɪn.tər.ˌfes But look at that very small and very strange symbol under the l, the only thing that I'm...

moggie 939

Help From A Plumber Re. My A.shanks Toilet Problem!

Hello I am elderly and before replacing the unit in my Armitage Shanks Close Couple toilet may I ask a question? The toilet is the one with the button on top giving choice of two flushes and is marked...

Scarlett

Spider Catcher!

I bought one of those battery powered spider catchers- a long tube with a 9V battery, which sucks like a vaccuum cleaner, so the spider gets sucked in, and you can dispense of him outside. However, it...

fairyrak

Pronunciation Of English Words

Hi, I want to know the real pronunciation of English words, please someone who understand IPA and knows the real pronunciation of words: This vicon lingoes dictionary that I have here comes with...

Johnskre

Rnli Sports Persons Quiz -

RNLI sports persons quiz - im stuck on A highly polished surface B. (6 letters) & Bank card ID forwarded M. (7 letters) anyone any idea?...

1rovert

Induction Hobs

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toby tobias

Pioneer Pd-Z83M & Pd-Z82M

I have just purchased PD-Z82M to be used on my Pioneer music centre replacing PD-Z83M which is not working can anyone tell me is there any difference between the two.

ilovemarkb

Sofa Issues

I had a sofa delivered last thursday (La-Z-Boy). I thought it would be the best choice for neck problems (degenerative discs c5-c7) basically a very stiff neck and neck shoulder and back pain. my neck...