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Finally sorted out the noisey fan today. Now all is back to normal. We used some more WD40 and then noticed that the actual 'fan' had moved to one end of the housing (probably caused when we had to change the element a couple of weeks ago, we might have knocked it). Anyway, just made sure...

Thanks again. Fan didnt appear worn, we did apply a little WD40 (perhaps not enough) this am. Have used the oven this evening and now have a slight chirruping sound ( as if I was roasting canaries). Perhaps we will try some more WD40 tomorrow and see how it goes. Thanks for your time.

Good afternoon and thanks for your reply. We have located the cooling fan by taking the back off the oven. It is a bit grimy but when turned by hand doesn't seem to be sticking on anything. We have cleaned it as best we could whilst 'in situ' as we could not see how to remove it...

I posted a couple of weeks ago when we had a problem with our oven which turned out to be with the element. We managed to replace the element without much trouble and the oven has been fine, until now. There is a very loud noise coming form the oven when in use and it appears to be related to...

We have just redecorated my daughters bedroom and I decided to revamp her roller blind. Taking the present blind to pieces and replacing the material. All is going well apart from keeping the new material fixed in place on the roller. The old material was fixed using double sided tape onto...

It was the element - found some really helpful instructions with pictures on the net. Took the E.Nr and the old element to local parts place and managed to change the element ourselves. Just saved my husband a few thousand pounds as I was looking forward to replacing it with a new range style...

Just in case anyone is interested - our internet problems seem to have been sorted out. I noticed that the modem was getting a bit warm where it is so I lifted it off the floor on two small pieces of timber so that there was more airflow - seems to have sorted the problem! I dont know why...

Thanks for the replies. did the tracert thing and got ms ranging from 1 to 24 in 9 hops ? assume this is good. I have however, just had to unplug and replug as initially I had no internet connection- computer is therefore responding well at the moment but I expect this only to last for about...

Can anyone offer some advise please. For the last couple of weeks we have been having trouble with out internet connection through both my computer and my daughters laptop. You get connected and gradually over a period of about twenty minutes everthing gets slower and slower until...

Thanks for the reply. Element makes sense but do you have any idea where I might get one and if it is a job to undertake with a little diy skill. Have been looking on the net and have found instructions but as yet unable to source the actual element. The oven is at least 14 years old so I...

My oven, as above, is not heating up. Fan is working, usual lights come on when the dial is turned but no heat whatsoever. Is it safe to assume that this is a thermostat problem and if so is this something easily fixed. Thanks.

I have noticed a cluster of what I assume are woodworm holes in our beech woodblock floor. They first came to my attention a few months ago and although I had not noticed them before I wonder if they have always been there. We have lived here for then years or so and must admit that we have...

Thank you for the response, I did get the impression that I might be being 'had'. Our tv aerial does seem to be the same height as our neighbours but the tv in question does share the aerial with another set in our lounge, the set in lounge has a perfect picture.

We recently called someone in to check out one of our tv's as the reception on it is poor with some ghosting occasionally. He tried fitting a signal boosting box to the set which made the situation worse. It was then suggested that we would need our aerial replaced anyway in due course with...

Thanks for that - spoke to my daughter and she is all for taking it to pieces , she seems to no longer be concerned about the possibility of recovering anything. The prospect of using broken bits of hard drive in her final piece for A level art is more appealing.

Thanks for your replies. Before the laptop was sent off for repairs we did use the recovery discs in an initial effort to get everything working correctly. I believe that this 'looses' everything ! ( sorry I am not very technically minded). My daughter was upset as she has been a bit slack...

A few years ago I bought a small tree fern, dicksonia antartica, in a local shop for about ten pounds. I have watched it achieve a bit of height over the last two or three years and it is now at last gaining a bit of 'trunk', whole plant to top of this years new fronds is nearly four feet...

We have my daughters laptop back - with a new hard drive. Thank goodness we took out the additional five year insurance (not something we usually do). We also have back the old defunct hard drive as this still remains our property although it is of no use to us. It apparently still contains...

Thank you both for your replies. The laptop has been sent back by Comet under the terms of the five year contract which we purchased for a 'full diagonistic'. We should have it back in a couple of weeks or a replacement if the problem is hardware replated.

Yesterday my daughters Laptop was stuck in a 'boot loop' (this is the second time in a few months that this has happened). Laptop is HP Pavillion DV5157EA purchased June 06 with additional warranty for 5 years. After first incident we took it back and the store had to take it back to the...