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    how do i access and read my pdf files?

    thanks for the reply but i'm no further ahead. i can't understand the adobe site. Q's such as which programme would be suitable for me - how do i "get it" - whats the cost. And whats happened to the pdf files that are already on my computer?
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    how do i access and read my pdf files?

    how do i access and read my pdf files? i've loaded some pdf files onto my pc but where they are i dont know. Also, do i require Adobe to read them? i keep getting pop-up's telling me i need Adobe, if i do need adobe how do i get it? Is it free? I've only recently got an old pc and i'm computer...
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    central heating control/wiring fault finding courses

    The Honeywell course i went on some years ago at a club house in Warrington, Lancs. was rubbish. A loud, red faced, pushy salesman arrived well late and babbled on about Honeywell for a bit, then messed about setting up a demo-rig, then liquid lunch.I dont drink, and after knocking back six...
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    telephone jack difficulties?

    I dont have a camera. Perhaps it is a bit different. i believe that the phone jacks installed in these flats were among the early types. what i'll do now is take it to maplin's and see what they say. can't afford BT. thanks for your help, i'll let you know what happens next.
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    telephone jack difficulties?

    Thank you again for your patience. But it's not having it ,i've stretched the two plastic back and front to breaking point but it wont snap open.
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    telephone jack difficulties?

    No luck. Do you mean the four rivet like plastic heads at roughly the four corners of the reverse side, or am i supposed to pry off the socket behind the shutter? As a matter of interest, when i attempted to remove the socket it released the shutter but when its back in position the shutter is fast.
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    telephone jack difficulties?

    Thanks. One more thing is the matter of the shutter not opening on the front plate. Is it dud or is there a way to release it?
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    telephone jack difficulties?

    I've just plugged a phone into the test socket and attempted to dial the BT test number. Nothing. Mind you it could be the phone. What do you think?
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    telephone jack difficulties?

    it is NTE5 with the removeable plate and the back plate. the cable that comes into the box has two wires: Blue to term A and Orange to B on the back plate. The other two wires Green and Brown are free. The removeable plate has nothing connected to it. Sorry about the dud info. but bit of a...
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    telephone jack difficulties?

    yes, but the older pre-1980 kind. thanks for replying.
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    telephone jack difficulties?

    In the wall there is a telephone jack ( i assume it's BT ) in two parts. The first part with the shutter. 1. the shutter wont open. 2. there are no wires connected. The second part of the accessory, "behind" the first part, has a single telephone cable with 6no wires. 4no wires -brown, green...
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    search difficulties

    Thank you for the informative replies. I'm about to try the suggestions. BAN, i had tried "re-setting an RCD or MCB" and it didn't work out, too much peripheral info. Thanks again.
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    search difficulties

    how do i search for ,say, posts on 31 october 2004? I find the search facilility on this site bizzarre. perhaps it's just me.
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    identifying integral o/flow in siphon?

    Thank you both for the information. Mystery solved.
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    identifying integral o/flow in siphon?

    Q1 given a "traditional" 9" siphon how would i identify it as having an integral overflow Q2 Is there any way of adjusting an integral overflow? Q3 siphons with a 10mm hole in the lower body. What does this mean or ID?
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    Copper nails for slate roof?

    Copper is reqd round here, so i'm told, and given that nail sickness is probably increasing with pollution definitely the way to go.
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    How to tell whether leak has been fixed successfully or not

    Test for pitched roof leaks with a hose pipe. Why should a roof leak cause a wall to crack? Perhaps the water entry is thro the brickwork of the wall in question? Much more info reqd.
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    Polystyrene insulation in bottom half of roof only - why?

    Nigel, thanks for the info. however i dont think that i explained myself well enough. The polystyrene filled the rafter bays up to half way up the roof, and then the strip of black, plastic ,eaves venting was fixed - presumably venting something. there was no venting, that i could see, at the...
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    soil pipe causing damp in my living room

    nigel, bobbins shapers formers etc were still in use on 4" in 1978 C&G's. my uncle,RIP,apprenticed 1916, could bend shape wipe and roll lead like it was speedfit. Thank God for plastic.
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