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The power failed to my Wickes RWB 200 CW boiler programmer this afternoon. I replaced the blown fuse in the supply outlet, that promptly blew on switching power back on. I would like to know, if it is likely to be a failure inside the programmer itself, or is it likely to b elsewhere. The...

Stivino, thankyou for reply, so no worries if it did go wrong.

Went to look at a Fiesta, 2004, 1.25 Zetec, for daughter. The radio / CD player appears to be in 3 sections installed in the dash panel, each about 20mm thick. My query is, if any of this went wrong, how would it be possible to replace with by a standard ISO thickness head unit, eg...

The charger has given up for my 9-year-old drill. My local tool store reckons that none available now, which is what I thought. Is it possible to use a small power supply that I have which is similar voltage and rating as the original charger, that is, 12V and 220mA, as a charger? Connection to...

Dealer took out the bulb, checked it all, and said it was a loose connection. Worked OK for two days, then not on when ignition switched on, as before. I am beginning to think there is a fault in the ECU, it needs a diagnosis by plugging-in the relevant software, etc. Pity this was not...

Crickleymal, took car back to dealer, he said will change it for me next week, 'not a ten-minute job' were his words.

On my recently acquired Vectra, the 'Engine' symbol now fails to light when ignition switched on. It was OK for one day after purchase, then did not light the next, then OK the next, now not lighting again. Anyone know what may be the cause of such intermittent failure please? I shall return to...

I still have a few 500 watt bayonet-fit bulbs, given to me by a retired professional photographer around 1977. Should be used with a dimmer, to turn them up gradually. They are large, about 100mm dia., and give out lots of heat!

From what I recall of contract law, if you are offering goods or services, you can choose to do business with who you like, that is, you are under no obligation to sell goods or provide a service to someone just because they request it. Perhaps the owners of the guest house should have said...

carper, thankyou for the link, most useful.

Is it OK to remove old versions of Java? I now have Java 7 update 7, and was thinking of removing 6 u 2 and 6 u 6. Will it effect anything by removing them? Any advice much appreciated, thank you. (I dont know much about Java.)

I am having trouble with this, G-Maps will not work on G-Chrome, but G-Maps are fine on IE8. On Chrome, the mapping sort of loads, then starts sliding south rapidly! - and Streetview will not load. Any advice please much appreciated! - I cannot be the only one with this trouble - although a...

Is it possible to read my Hotmails by way of Outlook Express? I already use OE to read another email provider, and was wondering if I can read all email through OE. Any advice much appreciated, thank you.

ch427 and Avocet, thankyou for the additional info., most useful, I now know more about these sensors! I feel happier now about getting the clutch done, I don't like scrapping cars which are still servicable and otherwise running OK.

Karis, thankyou for reply. I think I shall get the clutch done, and worry about MOT later. I shall remember to get it good and hot as well!

Burnerman, thankyou for rapid reply! I think what is concerning me, was the increase in the reading over one year, from 0.997 to 1.029. Seems a lot. Ideally, I would like to test it before decision on clutch, but it is so worn it is not good to drive it now. Could the Cat. be on the way out...

At it's last MOT at 160,000m, the lambda reading for my 1999 1.8 Vectra, was 1.029, that is just OK, top limit is 1.030. The year before it was 0.997. From this, I reckon that the next MOT in 4 months may be a failure on this. Are these difficult to replace, and is the reading a sign of...

jj4091 and Spark123, thanks for replies. I checked speed on my PC, not much different to last time I checked it, few weeks ago, Googlemaps was OK then. PC needs a good 'clean' I reckon.

On my PC, the last two weeks or so Google Maps has been very slow when in the Satellite mode of viewing, zooming in and out, etc.. Anyone else noticed this, or is it just my PC? Any observations or advice much appreciated, thank you.

Stivino, yes I have now set it to record to card, rather than phone. Should have done so earlier. thanks for reply.