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Can anyone give me an idea as to what this problem might be. I will not be attempting any repairs myself, just want some advice on what may be wrong It is a Halstead Ace High combi, and the problem is: When the boiler is cold, (ie not used for some time) call for hot water works fine and...

Hi. In october 2007 our supplier changed our Electric Meter, since then the Mrs is convinced that we are being charged way-to-much. BG have now put our Direct debit up to £85 p/month, last year it was approx £40 p/month. We live in a three bed converted bungi with gas heating and cooking...

Hi Have a problem with Cloning my Hard Drive. Running Windows XP Home and Using Norton Ghost. As part of an upgrade, I cloned my "C" drive contents to a SATA drive with no problems. When I replace my old drive with the new, Win XP boots as normal until it gets to the Welcome Splash...

Hi A friend at work is having probs with BRO in regard to roof insulation in her loft conversion. 50mm air gap maintained, 80mm celotex between joists and insulated plasterboard to cover. BRO said not enough and to start again, no info given by him. I don't know how to calculate the...

Hello All I Have a Workmate and the top is in a pretty poor state. As the base is still in good condition, I would like to replace the top with hardwood. The question is, which is the best hardwood to use. Any ideas would be a great help. Thanks. Salem.

Do we have anything like this in the uk??? Safe-Saw Salem.

Hi All I have a 3Com OfficeConnect Wireless Router with an 3Com Wireless USB Adapter set up on our system at home. Security protocols are set up. Up until a few weeks ago had no problems at all, now the pc keeps logging onto another Wireless network which has been setup near my house and...

Hi The problem is now sorted. 8) 8) Thanks Salem.

Hi My wife has a Compaq Armada Laptop (Quite Old) sorry dont know the model and the screen is ok for a while, then it fades to white. Drivers are ok as rest of software. Does/Has anyone seen this before? and do they know the cause. Thanks Salem.

Hi All Am trying to find either of these brackets for a cupboard I need to build. I have found some companys on Google but they either won't sell to public or will sell only in bulk lots and I only need 6. They are for fixing laminate board to wall ect. Can anyone on here help? Thanks...

Hi All Need to put in some Concrete Fence Posts at some point & have found 2 bags of Cement in the shed. Am not sure how long this stuff lasts, it has been there for a long time (18 Months) but is still soft and dry. Would this still be ok for the posts or is it a lost cause? Thanks...

Hi All We have just had our Meter & Backboard replaced by EDF (not at our request) on this board was a PME instalation label, this is now missing. nothing else has been altered. Can anyone tell me where I can get one of these, as all the suppliers in my area don't know what i'm talking about...

Hi All Don't know much about the stuff. I have four radiators upstairs that are fed by 22mm to the first one (bathroom bypass) from there it runs in 15mm to the other three rads on wall surface. (15mm approx 8 mtr run) What I would like to know is, would it be possible to replace the 15mm...

Hi All, Has anyone used or tried these switches, and are they any good. TLC Direct At the moment the kids keep breaking the knobs on the normal ones, and I can't keep buying replacements. Some would say put a normal switch on, but the kids won't sleep without a light of some kind. We have...

Hi all, was just reading a magazine when I came across this story. :shock: Its about a gorgeous little tot who lost her limbs to meningitis. She is doing well and has started to walk. They are trying to raise money to buy her limbs as the nhs ones for toddlers dont have knee joint so they...

Hi All Does anyone know if a Low Profile Jigsaw is available, as all the ones i've seen are too tall for a job I have to do. The space I have to make the cut is between floor joists, and under an internal wall so I cannot from above. I have thought about most other methods available to...

Hi All Can anyone advise me if it's possible to buy replacement top & side Grill/Trim plates for double radiators. I have a very large radiator that has no top grill and the kids keep wedging toys into it. I don't want to replace it as it's very large and the cost is high & it is not...

Hi I want to put my PC in another room, however there is no telephone socket for my broadband DSL connection in the other room. Was thinking about using WiFi equipment to overcome this problem, but although I can build and install PC's, I know little on networking. :? I was thinking of...

National Institute for Clinical Excellence, declares drugs for dementia too expensive to be prescribed on NHS. Website This is just the tip of the iceberg. More to the point, what else have they held back? I'm sure that there are other medicines that have been found for thousands of...

Hi All The problem: Long radiator (approx 2.3 mtrs X 300mm) with no access to pipework under floor, due to flooring. At present cannot have new rad made. Flooring was only put down last year, so dont want to lift it. :shock: I want to install 2 smaller rads, connected together in place of...