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I am trying out the Ubuntu version of the Linux operating system but, cannot get my printer to work effectively. The printer is an Epson all in one Stylus Photo RX640. If anyone could guide me on how I would go about getting Ubuntu to fully recognize this printer, it would be much appreciated...

I see that, from today, there are new laws which will, it is hoped, deter rogue traders from various devious and underhanded practices which, usually, amount to false promises and impossible bargains. It seems that mediums, soothsayers and clairvoyants are also included and now must tell their...

Any advice or comment would be much appreciated. On the descriptive sticker on an Albion indirect cylinder, which, I think, is about three or four years old, it states that " sacrificial anode fitted" Many years ago, there used to be sacrificial anodes available to slow down the rusting of...

If anyone could advise it would be much appreciated. I am in the process of renovating the bathroom and will be removing, temporarily, the indirect hot water cylinder. I have yet to look inside, via the immersion heater aperture, but I am assuming that there will be quite a bit of "furring"...

Am I being naive or, are we going to be seeing criminal charges brought against some of the greedy trough rakers of the financial world? A water Company is being fined over 30 million pounds for some misleading figures. Railway Companies, building Companies and others, quite rightly, have very...

I have changed the hard drive on my Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop, ie, from the original 60GB to a 120GB. The laptop is now two years old and it was supplied with a Windows XP Home edition, service pack 2, re-installation disc. Unfortunately, even with the old HD installed, and then the new one...

DJM. Everything looks very good to me but could you (or anyone) kindly answer a, possibly, unrelated query. Am I right in saying that you have an Economy Seven "white" meter which is switched on for the seven hours, by that adjacent mechanical time switch (Horstmann) ? I have an identical...

I am renovating my 1930's t & G , one inch thick,oak strip, hall floor. It has been covered with carpet for the last 30 years but, prior to that, had a polyurethane finish. After cleaning, scraping and orbital sanding, I have got it back to a nice smooth surface with a good colour but am...

Could anyone advise please ? I want to change the colour, ie, white to mahogany. of the inside frame of a UPVC conservatory roof vent. This frame will not, of course, be subject to any abrasion and would not be handled very frequently. Are there special paints made for UPVC or, could I get...

If anyone could advise on the following, it would be much appreciated. I am installing a small Dimplex storage heater, Model XT12 to provide some background heat in a small conservatory. The heater is secondhand and I am unable to find it's correct current load capacity. Can anyone say if...

I am fitting a conservatory roof suport UPVC beam to the back wall of the house and, when I bolted it up I sealed the back of the beam and the wall, with a suitable mastic. I will also need to fit some form of flashing when the roof panels are in place. Are there any other, more modern types...

A basic question from an amateur. I am about to use a hired cement mixer, ie, for fairly small quantities for some brickwork and path concrete. Some people say that the water should go into the drum first, then the sand, and then the cement. When I mix by hand, I usually add the cement to...

Has anyone tried, successfully, to join UPVC window sections? The corners of UPVC windows are, I think, cut on a mitre jig and thermo welded. Is there a suitable glue available, to re-join two mitred sections? I have a number of conservatory windows & sections which are too large for a...

I wonder if anyone could comment/advise please ? I am re-installing a s/h conservatory and the roof is made up of triple wall polycarbonate sheets. Have I seen a comment somewhere that the open ends of the roofing sheets need to be closed with a special tape which, I think, might be required...

Hello. I am installing a s/h UPVC conservatory. When it was dismantled, much of the sealing (bedding ?) tape, which the double glazed panels rest in, prior to the snap in sections being fitted, is missing. Can anyone advise on a supplier for this tape? It's size is around 10mm wide and 2/3...