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Never mind; and Hitachi aren't interested either. Couldn't be bothered to reply to my email. Fortunately for me I can return it to Argos and get my money back. Lesson learnt: DON'T BUY HITACHI!!!!!!

Hi, I wonder if anyone has the answer to this? I've just bought this Hitachi recorder, and it's excellent apart from one problem. It's got low power standby (1 watt!) which is great, but at 3am it switches on to receive series link update info (the book says), BUT it doesn't switch off and go...

I never did until I downloaded the new version; 2011. Nothing worked. So I removed it and downloaded it again and it's better now. Everything's there, and it updates every day, which it wouldn't do to start with. The problem I have now is that the scanner doesn't work, and looking on AVGs forum...

Thanks for your replies, guys. I've got AVG sorted and up and running again. Thanks again. :D

Hi, Can anyone please help? I've been running AVG Free a/v for a couple of years, and it's been excellent, but since I've had to download the latest version, 2011, it doesn't update anymore. I get a message saying 'General Error'. I've checked their website and FAQs, but no joy, and I see...

Thanks noseall.

Hi, I've just built this ornamental well in the garden, using some sort of rustic looking bricks. I didn't have the mortar too wet, but now I've got this white staining of the faces of the bricks. When they're dry. Can I get rid of this? I've heard of brick acid, will that do it? The well is...

Hi Adam, No, the price was for exactly what I described, and any extras would be extra. However, I've got another quote now from a well-recommended electrician. He also wants to fit a switchfuse, but his price is £190. That seems fairer to me, and I'll probably go with that. All credit to...

Hi Skenk. They only have to move the supply from the existing junction box under the eaves, down the front wall to the new box, transfer the meter to it and connect up. And supply and fit the isolator. They supply the meter box, which I have to fit, and for that they're charging £250. From...

Hi. (Just had to Google DNO!). They're going to run the new supply cable into the new meter box, then take the meter from indoors and put it into that box and connect it. Then they're going to fit an isolator with it. I then have to connect from that isolator (through the wall) to the fuse box...

Hi, I have an overhead power supply coming into the front of my house, with meter and fuse box etc in the hall. Because I want to put on a porch, the main supply has to be moved and Western Power will put the meter (and an isolating switch) into an outside box. So now I need the meter connected...

Okay thanks. I'll look at that. :)

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me with this? I'm trying to 'play' photos on this machine, from a CD Data Disc. It works okay, singly or slide show, except that of the 150 photos I've put on the disc, it only plays the first 40 of them. They are on the disc; I put them there myself, and I can...

Hi, Namsag. Yes the header tank's okay. With the pump disconnected (unwired) the boiler heats the water in the tank. I was under the impression that the system should heat the water while it's heating the rads; in other words, CH on, hot water automatically gravitates up to the HW tank as well...

Hi, I have this rather ancient gravity/pumped CH system, using a Baxi Bermuda LFE5 Super back boiler operated through a room stat. No stat on the (indirect) HW tank. Question: The CH works, but doesn't heat the water in the tank at the same time. Can anyone please explain why? The controller...

Thanks, gas4you, but I've still gotta find one! Otherwise I'm going to end up with no heating at all. In my 18 years' of living in Swansea it's been my experience that it's all but impossible to find a tradesman who will both turn up, and do a proper job. This is not just my opinion; anyone I...

Gasman1965 I was thinking of it, yes. Not the gas bit, of course. I had a quote from British Gas, who I know to be expensive, as a guide. Their price was around £4500 to site a new boiler in the kitchen. I then tried three local 'recommended-by-people-who-they'd-done-work-for' central...

Thanks for your quick replies, guys. To Dave first, I too cannot understand why they spend an hour looking at it, then not get back. We're not rolling in it, but I have a pretty good idea what I may have to spend!! Anyway, I am capable of repiping the 'onepipes' and replacing the concreted...

Hi, My central heating system has a Baxi Bermuda LFE5 Super back boiler, 10 rads. Gravity hot water, pumped heat. When we moved in there were no thermostats, (only the boiler stat). I put in a room stat 3 yrs ago, and it all works ok except that the boiler seems to spend a lot of time cutting...

If you can do a bit of DIY you shouldn't have any bother. They vary from make to make of course, but in my experience they're only fitted under the lintel with two or three brackets (depending on size), and then the top rail of the blind clips into them. If you have a hammer drill and a...