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Enery saving

Hi, i've just been looking at these enery saving devices, one from kvar power savings http://www.kvar-power-savings.com and another from http://www.plugandsave.com i know the sites are very advert...

KARL

Calling auto electricians

Although I have a basic understanding of circuitry, the following baffles me. The indicators and hazard lights are served by a single relay/flasher and there is a single flashing light on the...

Hymie

Neighbours from hell recently moved in next door

My new neighbours have wasted no time in making a nuisance of themselves. Yesterday, while I was in the garden, without warning my neighbour threw a bucket of water at me, and ran back indoors. The...

koiman

Strip Lights

I've got an old double light fitting in my garage which takes 2 x 58w/35 5ft tubes. I put 2 new tubes in at the weekend but they still are difficult to get lit. There are no normal looking starters in...

Mattk

Can I buy a 'trip fuse' for an old style fuse box?

We have an old style fuse box i.e. just bog standard fuses which blow rather than trip. For some reason when our living room light bulb goes it blows the fuse which costs several pounds to replace....

kaaallen

Central heating problem

I have just had fitted thermostatic radiator valves and since then I get a noise occassionally which sounds like a pnuematic drill throughout the house. I assume it is something to do with the valves....

puternut

Any budding electricians

Moved into this house Dec 2008 and included a spur double socket fixed to a desk. I have used it as my PC Desk since day 1 Today PC went off just like a fuse blew so I investigated. When I looked at...

kloofnek

MEDICAL COVER FOR CRUISE

I have a cruise booked with P&O to the carribean next March 2011. Today I have read in the newspaper that P&O say "1t is now our policy to make passemgers pay for medical treatment"...

foxyferret

Boot/repair and recovery disks

Has anyone used the boot recovery/repair disks you can buy? My friends computer she tells me, has been playing up lately, and this morning she said when she turned it on, she got a blue screen with a...

tezmand

dutch danish german people

i know im gonna get my head bit off but im in gran canaria at moment on holiday and the hotel im staying in is mainly dutch german and danish people and i have never met such ignorant rude and...

learntojive

Can anyone recommend a scanner?

I started looking at scanners and there are so many that I'm just lost as to which one to get. Can anyone recommend one to me or maybe tell me what spec I should be looking at? I have an all in one...

gulliver1

Haier 1000 Tx Ve Washing Machine

My Haier washing machine won't drain, as anyone got any suggestions, It has stopped with the water still inside, I have tried drain only and spin only but it just keeps going round with the water...

dexter7

locking nuts

hi there hope someone can help, got two new tyres fitted on my vectra last week then last night got a puncture and could not remove the locking nut, had to call rac and they couldn't remove it either...

tamborine

Land theft

a neighbor has grubbed out a 15foot + hedgrow; destroying trees etc. and filled the land with hardcore & tarmac to increase a car park on his commercial plot. Short of going to court, I would...

237SJ

Selling copper

I have some copper articles at home and I`ve heard copper prices have rise. How do I go about selling them for their copper value and would it be worth it?

dmax

best house insurance

we want house insurance but we do not have a lot of receipts for old gold bracelets and figurines and some electrical items, if we were to have a breakin would we get denied for these items if they...

huskadie

shower tap attachment for non-round taps?

I am looking to buy a shower attachment for my bath....but my taps are square-ish and not round.I only want for VERY occasional use-every 3months or so and so dont want to pay a fortune but also dont...

Hymie

Unable to launch Firefox

I’m running Firefox as my default browser, just recently I have been unable to use it on my PC due to a strange fault/error. On launching the application, I get a message box informing me that...

gluxton

car insurance

I have been driving for 5 years all company cars. I want my own car and insurance now. Each company i call only offer me 1 year NCD, I have never had a accident and have been on my dads insurance...

wduk2000

What car stuff do i need to bring for a day trip to calais

I know i need a gb sticker as i dont have euro plates, does anyone know if its compulsory to have warning triangle, the headlight sticker things and hi vis jackets. and weather anything else is...

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