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Can anybody give me the correct technical description for a swivel cord lead as used in women's hair straighteners to prevent the lead from getting into a tangle, so that I can google it to try and find a site that sells them, as I am having no luck.

Would it be OK to use homebase masonry paint to touch up paint on metal drying green clothes poles which have already been painted with proper exterior paint but I ran out of, and I have just noticed bits I have missed? :oops:

Can brass (or plastic) numbers be safely attached to this type of door with screws or must they be stuck on, and if so with what please? My reason for asking this question is that I was under the impression that PVCu doors were hollow inside and would not be strong enough to take wood screws.

There is an old hideoous bulkhead light outside my front door that I would like to get rid of, but keep the wiring in place in case at a later date when I am in better health I could replace it with something more modern. I would also like to be given the alternative option of what would I...

My 6 year old Hotpoint TCD80 condensor TD has been performing extremely well (except for the mechanical noises mentioned), until last week when it tripped the 30amp RCCB or RCD once while running at the hot setting and then was perfectly OK for the rest of the time it was used. A week...

Can anybody who owns one of the above models of Hotpoint washing machine please tell me the capacity of the inner drum? We have just bought a new Bosch 7Kg washing machine and the struggle and strife maintains our WM76 Hotpoint had as big a drum as this and I totally disagree with her. It...

My Hotpoint WM76 makes a metallic noise on 1000 and 1400 spins as though something was striking the chassis in time with each revolution of the drum or near enough! This is the only time the machine makes a noise! It is not the drum bearings, and it is not the spider starting to...

The PIR I fitted at the back door will not come on. It has worked perfectly for just over a year. (Notice how these things happen just after the warranty runs out.) I cannot extend the ladder to climb up and have a look at it just now due to health problems and the extreme cold, but I can...

For some reason that I can't understand my 27CDi Worcester Bosh does not have the filling system shown on the installation instructions, which denotes that the system is filled using a key. I am totally familiar with this as it was on the boiler in my last house, which was a 24CDi. The...

When I got new central heating in I utilised the connection where the old boiler thermostat in the kitchen had been by converting the outlet into a socket for a table lamp etc. Problem is it's only rated at 5amps on the fuse board. My question is could I run a 500 watt rice cooker from...

Could anybody who might have one of these things tell me if it is the case that when I plug in the ac adaptor it will automatically disconnect the 3 x AA batteries installed or would I have to take the batteries out to be 100% sure? Is there any way of testing this? The idea is to leave the...

I have just had an energy monitor delivered from npower and one of the settings I have to set on the display unit requires the domestic supply voltage to be entered Would I be right in saying it is 250V. If not, how do I find out? Another question. Are these monitors very accurate as...

Can anybody help me regarding fitting the Blum Soft Close buffer Ref: 973A0500 as appearing on the site below. http://www.handle-emporium.co.uk/acatalog/Blum_Hinge_Retail_Packs.html I had to take the door of the boiler enclosure to let the service engineer take the front casing off the...

I have one of these automatic kettles that makes a whisting noise when it boils and then switches off. The whistiling noise is caused when a rocker switch on the top of the kettle activates and switches the kettle off. The problem is that 9 times out of 10, the kettle will switch off...

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When I phoned an installer for a quote for servicing my year old boiler, I queried whether the sum quoted was inclusive of VAT. He replied that was it in total as he wasn't registered for VAT. I thought all businesses had to charge VAT. Please enlighten me :roll:

Can a Sony digital camera battery charger be used to charge ordinary rechargeable batteries you would use in a torch. It says on the back:- Output 1.4v (sign denoting DC) 1.4V 400mAx2 160mAx2 CAUTION This battery charger must only be used with Sony nimh batteries in AA or...

Any advice on how to remove a candle bulb with a bayonet fitting that shattered when I tried to take it out of a free standing standard lamp. My excuse is that the bulb has been in as long as 15 years and had burnt itself in. There is a shroud completely surrounding the bayonet cap and...

Could freezing fog drifting across the pir sensor of a security light cause it to activate?:shock: It's been working perfectly up until tonight, when it has switched itself on twice when no animal or human has been anywhere near it but I did notice freezing fog drifting in front ot it!

I have read many posts on this forum about pins sticking on TRVs due to lack of maintenance and use. I would be grateful for advice as to what I should do about the TRVs on a system in an empty flat. The heating will not be on at all and I don't know whether I should close them or open...