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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...
16:13 Sat 18th Nov 20067 answers, last by Garethcnmjones 12:33 Tue 25th Jan 2011
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aims500

Unlocking a Nokia phone!

Can anyone tell me how to unlock a nokia 6280 which is locked on Vodafone? Mucho thanks!!
18:38 Fri 17th Nov 20066 answers, last by shanaas 07:44 Wed 16th Jun 2010
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joko

combination lock - case won't shut now!

hi there, i had a combination lock case and then got a new one, so never used the other one again. it has been on top of my wardrobe for about 8 years full of junk, but it was never properly shut. i...
00:52 Fri 17th Nov 20067 answers, last by knobbynonuts 19:16 Sun 31st Dec 2006
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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...
16:22 Mon 20th Nov 20063 answers, last by brachiopod 02:08 Fri 24th Nov 2006
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pb100191

Sky on PC

Hiya, I have sky on TV and apparently it's meant to be free on PC if you have it on TV. I've been looking all over the Internet and have come up with a site - not sure if it's a con or not. Says it...
19:38 Thu 16th Nov 20066 answers, last by leedsman100 17:13 Wed 22nd Nov 2006
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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.
12:47 Mon 20th Nov 20063 answers, last by sunnyday2d 14:54 Tue 21st Nov 2006
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darkstar

dvd how do you finalise a dvd

what do you have to do
12:58 Sat 18th Nov 20064 answers, last by aurelia 21:06 Mon 20th Nov 2006
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minihydro

mains water

Does mains water entering a house go straight to the taps or does it go up to your loft tank?
15:26 Sat 18th Nov 20063 answers, last by aurelia 21:00 Mon 20th Nov 2006
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crisgal

"Question Author"

What's that all about then? (I've been off for a while)
20:08 Sun 19th Nov 20063 answers, last by crisgal 19:38 Mon 20th Nov 2006
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dj firefly

travel to florida

how long do you need left on your passport to travel to florida
10:54 Fri 17th Nov 20065 answers, last by rccatnap 18:08 Mon 20th Nov 2006
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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...
14:26 Sun 19th Nov 20067 answers, last by rccatnap 17:56 Mon 20th Nov 2006
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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.
01:08 Mon 20th Nov 20062 answers, last by marcus5771 09:41 Mon 20th Nov 2006
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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...
03:46 Sun 19th Nov 20062 answers, last by Toureman 00:41 Mon 20th Nov 2006
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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...
01:46 Sun 19th Nov 20062 answers, last by osh 20:13 Sun 19th Nov 2006
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minihydro

mains water

Does mains water go straight to your taps or does it go straight to your loft tank?
15:28 Sat 18th Nov 200611 answers, last by heathfield 14:07 Sun 19th Nov 2006
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attitude

insulation

homeless can survive in coldest nites on streets placing card board boxes or crumpled newspaper around them, how is it possible
14:24 Sat 18th Nov 20061 answer, last by Ethel 14:46 Sat 18th Nov 2006
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woodchopper

Dualit toaster

Has anyone had any experience in repairing a 4 sandwich toaster manufactured by Dualit - one of the end elements isn't working so I ordered one and fitted the new one - problem is I am not able to...
20:15 Thu 16th Nov 20063 answers, last by woodchopper 14:42 Sat 18th Nov 2006
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shany

penicillin

How long does it take to work?
01:44 Sat 18th Nov 20062 answers, last by woodchopper 09:25 Sat 18th Nov 2006
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gunner01

message alerts

I have bought a Samsung D600 but have lost the instructions. i am trying to use my downloads as my message signal but when i try this their is no icon to transfer from downloads to message alert. Can...
07:43 Thu 16th Nov 20063 answers, last by maviscoull 17:27 Fri 17th Nov 2006
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Donnagibb

Hair perming

What do i need to do a perm sau for example if i worked as a hairdresser in a salon ??
11:40 Thu 16th Nov 20061 answer, last by CheekyChops 15:12 Thu 16th Nov 2006

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