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I've got an ideal system 30 fitted at home which has started to make what I can best describe as a hissing noise once the boiler reaches temperature and knocks off. It has a vertical flue, 2 90's and 2 short extension pieces. There are 2 towel rads ona seperate zone and there is an automatic...

Hi all, I have a Vauxhall vivaro Swb 2.0 van, it's 2007 and just gone over 130,000 miles I've begun to notice the engine seems louder as I get over 2000 revs, whether it's motorway or town centre driving. My auto-electrician told me a couple of years back that the high speed fan had become...

Hi all, as i power up the tower, the monitor switches on, all screens with white data appear, the windows xp logo appears with the dots moving around the horizontal bar and then a blank screen. I can move the cursor around but there is nothing else happening, if i leave the screen the windows xp...

Hi all, I have a (doomed) Vivaro with 95k on the clock, having replaced gear linkages, power steering pump I now have a new problem!! I have just brought her back from a full service and drove 120 miles for a weekend break, the morning after the engine management/pre-heat light came on...

Hello again, less than a month later my laptop is giving me grief again, i'm not sure how it happened so i'll just explain the sequence. Laptop(dell inspiron 1525 windows vista) running great, opened an email from a work colleague (not a saved contact) containing a spreadsheet, laptop froze...

hi all, I have a dell inspiron 1525, its 3and half years old and is giving me some grief. Basically as i turn on the laptop it says "configuring updates 3 of 3 0% complete. Then it shuts down and restarts again and will do this for over 2 hours until i give up. The reason i have tried...

Hi all, Whilst setting off for work on monday morning my gear stick "flopped" up and down, although the van was still in 2nd gear. I dropped the van off at a local garage and they didnt even charge me, apparently a "ball and socket" joint had simply come off, however it keeps coming off...

Hello, I have a friend in orkney with one of these oil boilers installed only 2 years old. Suddenly every time the hot water is drawn the overheat trips and you can actually hear the water "kettling" in the boiler, if you switch the hot water off then the heating works fine for days, but as soon...

hi all, I was visiting a friend in bonny Scotland over easter and they were having trouble with their oil fired floor standing glow worm combi. Basically the heating runs fine until their is a hot water draw off, shortly after the boilers overheat trips out and you can hear the water...

Hi all, I have searched this forum and can't find anything similar. I have 3metres length and 2.6metres width of space in my back yard, (currently a slightly smaller shed is there) and was wondering if I could build a brick "shed" to be used for storage, the previos owners have knocked...

hi all, i have just re insured my van and the broker has rang me up and offered me gap insurance. basically, my van is worth 9000 including VAT and this policy is supposed to give me the vans current worth for 36 months if involved in accident that wasnt my fault for £202. basically it...

hi all my charger for my dell inspiron 1525 laptop is only powering the computer and not charging it. sometimes, if i am lucky, a little wiggle of the adapter will activate the charging. is it just a case of buying a new one? many thanks if you can help

hi all, i have just bought a sony bravia ex432 tv and one of its many features is internet video. i have tried connecting to my wireless network with a 150mbp wireless mini size usb adaptor, but the tv cant "find" the device. i can connect the cable straight into the tv and it is happy...

hi all, a mate of mine has moved into a property and asked me how he gets hot water without having the heating on. the heating is fully pumped and the boiler is piped up to accomodate the gravity hot water. i have never come across this system before and would like some advice from...

hi all, i am just renewing my public liability/employer liability insurance but i have noticed that the tools cover is £1000 but some companies are charging over a £100 for it whilst some say its a "free benefit".the cheaper quotes are tempting so i am wondering if anyone has tried to...

hi all. i was wondering if i am doing something wrong or have missed something. basically, i have cut through 2 sensor cables for my accenta optima with a circular saw, i pieced together all the cables colour to colour with a terminal block set but the alarm wont activate. the...

hi all, at risk of sounding a numpty can "some" taps air lock whilst others are fine in same room? this is a standard gravity hot water system that feeds 1 bathroom, 2 ensuites, kitchen and cloaks, there is a seperate cold feed from tank to bath cold and a sepertate feed to shower which i...

hi everyone i am about to buy a car for the wife so that she can learn to drive in it and also so i can take us and the 3 kids out as well and was wondering if any one can advise on a decent car that aint too big but wont have me in the garage e very 2 months!! i have been...

hi, my knowledge of computers is slim so i apologise if i come across a bit daft!! basically my pc crashes when it is loading xp, the screen with windows and the 'bar' withe 3 blue dots just freezes. the last thing i did was download internet explorer8 and play with powerdvd. any help with this...

hi, i drive an 07 vauxhall vivaro van for work partially loaded, there are 10 fuel "bars" on the dash and i used to get 70miles plus out of each one but since the 18000 mile service i am struggling to get 60 even when the van is empty on a long motorway drive at steady pace. the tyre pressures...