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lilacben

Indesit dishwasher help

My indesit dishwasher has stopped working/ My husband has tested it but can only find that there is no power getting to the inlet solanoid. all it is doing is pumping out. can anyone help me please....

1Josie-Jo

Buddhism

How can I become a Buddist? This is quite a strange and broad question I know but I'm really intrerested. What do you have to do? What are the main bits? hehe, so random but does anyone know?

hawkeye8179

plasma TV

I have a plasma tv and the other day the screen went blank, I still have sound and can change channels but no picture. My question could have a few answers but I am looking to find the most common...

whizzyjr

automotive

how do i adjust an emergency brake on a 98 ford escort sport 2.0 sedan

horselady

text messages

Can anyone give me any ideas why I can't send texts from my mobile? It was working perfectly OK until saturday, I can make calls, receive calls and receive texts, but can't send any out, it says "not...

caz23

tight boots

got new leather ankle boots and 1 of them is like a vice! apparantly cant be stretched by cobbler because of zip. can anybody help ?

bigfizz

lasers

What is the distructive power of the most powerful laser in the world?

Amber1571

Why did my television....

just go bang, smell slight burning from inside and now does not work? Anybody got any ideas? Thank you

encee

crown alarm clock radio crw363

does anybody happen to have a copy of the instructions as i have mislaid mine.please

peace_shanti

Gearbox & its types

How constant mesh gearbox works?

airbolt

Has anyone else a problem with Metric?

Although I am in my 40's , I heartlly embrace new IT technology and cant wait to hear about new advances. So I'm fairly sure I'm not a Luddite! However I have problems "visualising " metric...

Oleanda

Car radio

I have a Sony CD player / radio in my car. The CDs play OK, but there's no sound on the radio, the stations come up on the display when selected, but there's no noise at all. Anyone hazard a guess as...

blueroseking

Zippo

My zippo doesn't light, i've changed the flint, the wick, the fuel, the padding inside, the lighter apears to be fine, i've cleaned it, but it won't light, well, not until about the 15th atempt to...

osh

fire escapes

hello all, Not 100% sure this is the right section, but it seems close enough. We (as in work) have just moved into a new office. It is the first floor of a building (downstairs is used for storage by...

Eve

Oven issues

I have an Ariston oven in my new flat (rented and no manual). Not sure of the exact make, it's silver, electric, is on as the led is flashing on the clock which is in the middle of 2 dials, one for...

reffgt

new jvc tv

Could any bright spark tell an old dear why her new JVC TV will not tape video's from Film 4 as her Sony DVD player/video cassett recorder is only 12 months old.Chap who set tv up,just said its ok...

terrywogan

Selling stuff

Does anyone know how to go about selling stuff at auction? I've been made an executor of a will and one of the jobs is to sell whatever is of value to add to the estate so that the people inheriting...

texol

Mobile phones in factorys

My employer has said that insurance companys are looking at banning mobile phones in the factory, is this true, there is minimal use in our factory of mobiles, the odd text etc. but definately in no...

raguvun

Car radio - code

I have recently bought a second hand Ford Fiesta and didn't use it for a while. Consequently the car battery ran out. I have recharged the battery and connected it back and am now using the car. the...

tali122

pay for police services

football clubs (and i assume all sporting venues) have to pay for police prescence at a event are there any other organisations/companies/institutions that have to pay the police for their services in...