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sarah_louise

Why does a soldering iron have a life of its own ?

Have you ever noticed that an electric soldering iron no matter where it is put on the workbench will slither around and burn something when you take your eyes off it. ?
08:34 Wed 01st Nov 200610 answers, last by Bramleyboy 18:46 Tue 20th May 2014
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misstunbridg

cars and petrol

after you have filled your car with petrol and you go to pay what do you say?
19:31 Mon 30th Oct 200612 answers, last by knobbynonuts 19:26 Sun 31st Dec 2006
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chicken_lady

LPG gas tank for central heating

does anybody have an LPG tank and a gas combi boiler? would you recommend it? we're moving to a rural location and there's no central heating in place. i'm trying to weigh up the pros and cons of oil...
14:12 Tue 31st Oct 20061 answer, last by mrpugh 01:22 Sun 19th Nov 2006
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butterfly2

dark hours

getting dark at 4.00pm really gets on my nerves. It brings my mood right down is anyone else like that? x
20:49 Mon 30th Oct 20068 answers, last by bubblebubble 22:19 Mon 06th Nov 2006
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italiancat

loss of hot water in en suite from combi boiler

all of my hot water taps work except the one in my ensuite, which will only put cold water to both the hot water tap and the shower. It is all on the same system without any extra valves etc isolating...
10:35 Tue 31st Oct 20063 answers, last by bubblebubble 22:15 Mon 06th Nov 2006
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chazza

TV problem

I have a standard sized portable TV which is about 7 years old but has never been over used or abused. When I turned it on last night the screen was almost completely black on all channels, you could...
09:44 Wed 01st Nov 20061 answer, last by studyone 17:38 Mon 06th Nov 2006
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shelley2

Freeview - Cant get ITV or channel 4

I have just set up my digital set top box - only to find i cant get ITV or channel 4, does this mean everytime i want to watch these channels i will have to take the aerial out of the box and plug it...
10:28 Wed 01st Nov 20065 answers, last by romko 01:31 Sun 05th Nov 2006
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duzzel

Central Heating

We have a combi boiler and heating, and we would like to know the best way to run it. Do we leave it on low all the time or do we use the timer twice a day. we have been useing the timer and the gas...
19:03 Tue 31st Oct 20064 answers, last by SteveSxx 12:34 Fri 03rd Nov 2006
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lafrancaise

Central Heating

This may seem a queer question but here goes; do you use just as much (or very little more) gas, heating all the house as you would only 2 or 3 rooms. I ask this as we use our woodburner for the...
18:49 Tue 31st Oct 20063 answers, last by xud 08:40 Thu 02nd Nov 2006
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E39

Ideal Classic Boiler Fault

My Ideal Classic NF60 boiler has developed a fault where it runs for a few minutes, then cuts out and tries to relight itself, but the fan doesn't start, so it keeps clicking and failing to light. If...
22:30 Tue 31st Oct 20061 answer, last by Andyvon 12:32 Wed 01st Nov 2006
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tracy6697

DVD recorder + hard drive vs DVD RAM

Can someone please explain the difference between a DVD recorder with a hard drive or one with DVD RAM. What are the pros and cons of each and which would you recommend?
22:04 Tue 31st Oct 20062 answers, last by jake-the-peg 08:43 Wed 01st Nov 2006
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jen122980

Backless black dress

I am trying to find a little black dress that is backless like the one that Jennifer Aniston wore in the movie "The Breakup"........any ideas???
20:58 Mon 30th Oct 20061 answer, last by biggiejay 22:52 Tue 31st Oct 2006
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Loosehead

You Tube videos....

Ok Related to another question I asked yesterday. Why is the quality of you tube videos always terrible? Is it some sort of hybrid form for quick viewing or something? and is it possible to download...
14:20 Tue 31st Oct 20063 answers, last by Loosehead 22:28 Tue 31st Oct 2006
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Pootle

Tailoring a leather jacket

I bought an expensive leather blazer approximately 5 years ago and in that time, I have lost a little wieght and would like to have it re-tailored to fit. Is it possible to tailor leather and how much...
14:28 Tue 31st Oct 20061 answer, last by markja 20:32 Tue 31st Oct 2006
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lmaryniuk

video ecorder will play video but won't record properly

Video recorder will play videos but when I record something using the timer the image is not clear and and looks like intereference even though it is clear if you look at the TV channel trhough the...
17:26 Tue 31st Oct 20061 answer, last by markja 20:30 Tue 31st Oct 2006
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sophie_1003

knitting

how and when did the technique for knitting come about?
17:31 Tue 31st Oct 20061 answer, last by B00 18:43 Tue 31st Oct 2006
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lightoftruth

Plastic Chair

Which method would you use to create a plastic chair (e.g garden chair) would you use injection moulding or thermosetting/vacuum forming etc?
09:38 Tue 31st Oct 20061 answer, last by tigga 14:35 Tue 31st Oct 2006
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lightoftruth

thermoplastics

I need several examples of were thermoplastics are used and what the name of each thermoplastic is in each case and why thats the best choice...hope that made sense Thanks in advance
09:57 Tue 31st Oct 20061 answer, last by Zacsmaster 13:30 Tue 31st Oct 2006
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vic7691

Operating instructions for Drayton PT2 digital timer

Dear Everyone, i moved house in the summer and inherited a Drayton PT2 central heating. Its winter now ..well almost, but could not work out exactly how to set the times as there is no manual. Can you...
18:58 Mon 30th Oct 20061 answer, last by gasman 05:07 Tue 31st Oct 2006
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nice sax

nero convert cd screen

I have been trying to convert a CD to MP3 fomat and recently stumbled on a nero CD converter screen that listed all the CD tracks with Green ticks on left hand side with a Red coverter button in right...
00:25 Tue 31st Oct 20061 answer, last by prospector 01:39 Tue 31st Oct 2006

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