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    Sudden problem with our SKY system.

    Suddenly discovered today that our SKY system has a fault which we have never encountered before. We cannot get BBC1 to work, we are told there is no signal. But BBC2 works but only after we get a message telling us to re-start the SKY box. And we can't get any SKY channels to work either. We...
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    Fluoresent or LED

    I have searched this Forum for an answer but what I found was quite old and so I am going to ask my question if I may. I have what I think is a basic fluorescent light in a small room. It is 1200mm long Sylvania Cool White F36W/840 3350 Lumen bulb and the unit has the attached image of a ballast...
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    Bathroom mirror.

    I did search this subject on this Forum but didn't really find an answer. We have a bathroom mirror (as attached) that has lost a lot of it's "coating" as can be seen. It is exactly the mirror we needed because of the shelf, size, existing fixings, etc. Is there any way that mirrors can be...
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    Wiring to outside lights.

    On one wall of my house I have 3 lantern-type outside lamps. The current goes to the first one which has a PIR which then operates the other two lamps when the first one is activated. Looking at the attached image it can be seen that there are two power cables coming out of the wall to the first...
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    Electricity Supplier ?

    This is such a useful Forum that I thought I would ask another question which is all about electricty suppliers. This is a small farm on a 3-phase supply with an outside meter in a cabinet but we do not use much electric for the farm, it is mainly for the house. I used to be with Southern...
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    DeWALT DCD785 18v cordless drill problem.

    I wondered if anyone would be kind enough to help me please ? I have the above drill but have encountered a problem. The collar that allows changing between different torque settings is working fine but with one exception. I have found that I can no longer turn it to the position where the...
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    Ethernet cable, CCTV, RJ45 etc. etc.

    I have a problem and wondered if someone would be kind enough to help me out please. I'm not an electrician or anything like that. Basically I have a Hikvision CCTV system with a PTZ camera that crashed about a month ago. NO LINK is the message on the monitor screen. I went round and "fiddled"...
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    Telephone call recorder.

    Can anyone advise me on telephone call recorders please ? I have a normal Openreach landline with a splitter that has 2 sockets which is close to and connected to the master socket. One socket on the splitter goes to my router for my broadband and the other goes to my landline. My current...
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    Fuel tank breather on a pole saw.

    Have just purchased a new breather for the pole saw fuel tank - never been involved with a separate breather before, always been done through the filler cap. I have the correct size pipe but can anyone tell me if if the pipe can be any length once it enters the tank or does it just have to be...
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    Query about AA/AAA battery charger.

    I bought a battery charger when on holiday in Canada a few years ago, obviously it was a 120v. Is there any kind of adaptor that I can use with it that will convert 240v to 120v and which will connect the existing charger to a 13amp socket. Sorry if it's a stupid question and many thanks for...
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    Smart stick/plug for a Panasonic TV

    Looking for a bit of help if possible please. I have a 2012 Panasonic television, model No. EX-L42E5B. I would like to connect it to my router because of the current Covid19 crisis. We are out in the sticks and don't get a daily newspaper. I can read the paper on the desktop but would like to...
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    Noisy cistern.

    I wonder if anyone can help please ? One of our toilet cisterns has developed a "clunking" noise when the re-filling process finishes. It does it on both the long and short flush. It's about 9 years old. I know my way around ball valves but this is all new to me. Can anyone tell me why it is...
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    Need a new bathroom mirror.

    Our old bathroom mirror has gone manky. I would like to fit something similar and specifically with a shelf underneath as per the existing (see pics.) Is it possible to buy new fixing brackets and stick them onto the rear of a new mirror or even take the old ones off and attach them to a new...
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    Hot water system stopped working.

    I have a Worcester oil fired boiler system for heating and hot water. The heating system is working fine. The hot water system has just stopped working. The hot water system is controlled by a Honeywell ST9100C programmer and there is power to that because the green light is on and there is data...
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    What is this noise and how to stop it please ?

    Periodically we get a noise when we turn on any hot tap if no hot water has been drawn for 6-8 hours. It's a house that we had built 8 years ago, I think the system is called an "unvented system" i.e. there is no header tank with the traditional ball valve, just a large tank in a cupboard in one...
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    External wall lights and PIR

    I am having problems finding an external wall light, the normal type that looks like a carriage lamp or lantern, with it's own integral PIR that allows me to adjust the sensitivity of the PIR. I have one which has adjustments for length of time the lamp is on and also for daylight/dark...
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    Time to renew telephone system.

    I want to replace our existing telephone system which is a base station and 2 satellites. Most of them do what I need but although there are makes out there that enable conversations to be recorded it seems that you can only play the recording back using the 'phone. This is one example ...
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    Flourescent tube.

    I have looked for an answer but couldn't find one so asking what I hope will be a simple problem to solve. I have a flourescent light fitting in my office and it has an Osram 120cm T8 L36W827 Warm White tube in it. But it is very dull and I want to replace with something brighter and so my...
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    Stupid question - sorry.

    I know this is a stupid question but apart from hanging it from the Eiffel Tower I can't think of a way to get all the twists out of my builder's line. It's one of those old fashioned jobbies with pointed dagger-like things that the twine is wound around and I am obviously winding it up...
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    A ball park figure ?

    I'm not looking for a quote, but just wondered if anyone could give a ball park figure for getting someone to lay a small patio for me please. I have attached a piccy but I had to merge a couple of images using Photoshop because I took them out of a bedroom window ! As can be seen it has been...
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