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I have an old windows xp pc that is going to the recyclers. My local computer expert tells me that no meaningful data can be recovered from the hard drive as it has recently been formatted. Is he correct and it's safe to leave the old hard drive in or should I remove it. The PC itself does not...

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I want to run a device from a usb battery box but it will not run on more than 5vdc will this circuit drop the volts. I already have a few of these transistors that I could utilise. Read on the internet that it could be done this way but there were no details supplied so if anyone who is...

I have the above which needs replacing. There seem to be a few OEM ones that pair with the existing BD 951 relay box. Has anyone any experience of different manufacturers and whether they are as temp. sensitive as the Honeywell one. They are much cheaper but I don't want to waste money on one...

I have an Ideal Logic 35 that has to be topped up every day as the pressure is dropping & it eventually comes up F1 error code. I have also noticed that the diverter valve head keeps clicking on and off when the heating gets up to temp. and the boiler shuts down. Could this be the cause of the...

Can you transfer jpeg files loaded on to a usb that were loaded using Microsoft op system onto a MacBook Pro or does the stick need to formatted for apple OS.

I have an old MacBook Pro laptop with Safari version 13.1.2 with which I am having problems on more and more websites functioning correctly, whereas they are OK with Firefox. Firefox will automatically transfer all my Favourites from Safari but not log in details. Does anyone know a way round...

I have been reading articles about carbon capture for cars & heating systems. It appears to be available for industrial boilers but I can't find anything for domestic ones. Any one know if this is not feasible or already available for combi boilers.

We have a Grundig Freesat box which is behaving strangely. If I do a first time installation it scans & shows 100% signal strength, then searches for all the channels available & lists them as normal. But once it has finished scanning the major channels 1 to 5 etc.are fine but some channels...

Cananyone help with this post https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/forum-playing-up-one-other.600902/

For medical reasons we need to keep the heating on for 18 hours a day. With the room stat. set to 17.5 degrees C it takes the boiler approx. 45 to 60 mins to heat the house up to temp.depending on the ambient temp.. Once up to temp. the boiler cycles on/off throughout the day to maintain house...

Does anyone know if the above ( the one that the pressure gauge is attached to ) is supposed to open & close. The lever on mine will not budge in either direction. Am I missing something. Return valve opens & closes without any problem. Thanks

It's a long long time since I was at school but when you took exams the answers were either correct or wrong. How can they adjust results of A levels this year following the students exams, surely they have got the answers to questions either right or wrong ( in most subjects anyway ). Seems a...

My niece has just bought a 2017 Ford Focus automatic. I've never driven or had any experience of automatics & when I asked her what happens if the engine cuts out on the motorway, she had no more idea than I had. Do they freewheel so you can pull over ( if practical ) or is there some procedure...

I am puzzled why the energy price cap has to rise so much in view of the vast profits energy companies are announcing. I thought the cap was set so that they could make a reasonable profit on the energy they sold without ripping off consumers. Or are producers exempt from restrictions?

Has anybody any experience of complaining to PALS about their treatment under the NHS. Did it help do any good (move things on), or just antagonise the medical staff they were being treated by. I know the NHS is having a hard time with COVID & lack of staff & that there are thousands in the same...

My 2 stroke strimmer will never start in the spring after standing over Winter. I have to strip & clean the carb before I can use it, presumably because the petrol evaporate while standing & leaves behind oil that blocks the jets. Cleaning is easy enough but a bit of a pain. Can I just spray...

Has anyone got experience using the above. I am using them for the first time & wrecked my trusty old gun by having to extend the handles with a couple of lengths of pipe. I can manage alloy ones one handed but these stainless ones are proving a real problem even with a new heavy duty gun...

I was wondering if my old Briggs & Stratton engined lawn tractor could be converted to run on a Calor gas bottle or to electric from a battery or would the addition of the bottle/battery be too heavy if it was a feasible conversion. Thanks

I have a 15mm gas pipe that has verdigris extending from a T piece along the pipe for approx 6 inches. The surface of the pipe was quite rough & I wondered if this is a form of corrosion & needs to be replaced or just oxidisation. The majority of it has cleaned off with scotch bite but a small...