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Hi everyone. I need to connect a desktop computer to a TV to retrieve photos that weren't transferred to my laptop so i can put them on disc.. (the old monitor is broken). Which double ended cable do i need to get. Alternately can i connect the desktop directly to the laptop and again which...

I have recently had my kitchen refitted including sockets etc. Previously i had a sky box which is used as a digibox but could receive whatever channel is on in the lounge on my Sky + box... I have now brought a new Freeview telly but i'm not receiving a signal so i connected the Sky box back...

Hope someone can help....I have had to turn off the power to replace light fittings and now the shower won't heat up.. Is this just a coincidence, because the power was off or something unrelated?

Tried to upload a photo onto the forum and got message it was too big. help

Hi, I have bought a wooden fire surround second hand, the chrome rings with clips are in the underside of the mantle and i have the wire with transformer and connectors but there doesn't appear to be a way of fastening the bulbs into the chrome rings, can anyone tell me whats missing......

What is the best make to buy. will only be for occasional DIY

I dropped a Samsung Europa mobile on my mop bucket, tried drying it out on the radiator but it's not working. Is there any point in taking it to the phone shop... :oops:

I am trying to revive a lot of block paving which has moss and weeds in the joints. The area is too big to use a crevise tool 'thingy' whats the best weed killer for the job? :)

I have been packing the joists under some 'bouncy' floorboards and have found a wasp nest which is about 3 feet long. It being the off season now will the wasps return next year or is it now a dead nest?

I have just bought a second hand wooden fire surround that is fitted with 2 downlights under the mantel. There are no fittings to connect to the electrics. Can i buy the neccesary fittings so that i can plug the lights in? Thanks

Can anyone tell me why my walls weren't re-plastered straight to the floor. Skirting has to go on yet.

I need to fix a small metal box weighing about 1kg to an MDF cupboard which are the best sort of pugs to use?

Hi, Possibly a silly question but should I tile first to avoid a lot of cutting and then fit bath, toilet and basin or the other way around...

Hi, I am planning to replace my straight bath with a P shaped shower bath but because of a sloping roof the screen has to be 1500mm not 1700mm high. Anyone know any stockists???

I have just replaced a tap washer on a basin tap exactly as the Homeserve.com video. I reassembled the tap and turned the water supply back on. When i tested the tap, the water runs but i cant turn it off, what have i done wrong?????

I have started to get minor shocks from my washing machine. I have tested the earth wire with an electric screw driver and there seems to be a current running through it.. i may be stupid but this can't be right, can it????? HELP!!!!

Hi, I have a new ceiling light in my kitchen with 6 50w halogen bulbs. The light is dimmer than i need. I have been told to get LED bulbs instead, i know they are more economical to use but more expensive to buy, dont want to go to the expense if they won't make a difference. Has anyone used...

Need to know if Plusnet is a reliable broadband provider. I am considering changing from my usual provider to the cheaper Plusnet....

Don't really know what it is but i have an ordinary computer and my son has a laptop. He needs the number to access my wireless broadband. Where do i find that?

Having problems with the water not filling up the tank on my toilet. it is built in to cupboards and don't know what type it is. It has vertical pipe on the right, the ball cock is a small plastic square on the top of a screwed rod with an arm at the top which lifts with the water level. At the...