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Toilet cistern problem - second post (Iwould appreciate a reply from Buildersmate if he's around)

Sorry if I didn't make myself clear on my earlier post. The thread seemed to take a wrong turn! The toilet bowl is not overflowing nor is it blocked. Anything in the toilet bowl is discharged in the...
07:40 Sat 10th Mar 20124 answers, last by MichaelZZ 14:14 Sat 10th Mar 2012
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Toilet cistern overflowing when shower turned on. (Is Builderrsmate there please?)

This might sound highly unlikely but my daughter has reported that her toilet cistern overflows when she turns her shower on. (The toilet has an internal overflow so no danger of a flood.) She also...
20:28 Fri 09th Mar 20126 answers, last by MichaelZZ 07:41 Sat 10th Mar 2012
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Hoover PurePower thermal cut-out

My Hoover PurePower vacuum cleaner has an annoying habit of cutting out after having been used for anything from two minutes to twenty minutes. I regularly clean both the filters back and front and...
12:03 Fri 20th Jan 20123 answers, last by AlBags 00:21 Mon 30th Jan 2012
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Yahoo mail problems

Has anybody else got problems logging in to Yahoo mail this morning?
09:44 Wed 18th Jan 20123 answers, last by kendrafowler 06:23 Thu 19th Jan 2012
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VW Polo - ESP light

My Polo is under 2 years old, with low mileage (10,000). I noticed that the ESP light came on today just as I was about to run the car into my garage. This has never happened before. Is it indicative...
23:30 Sun 08th Jan 20126 answers, last by stevo5 09:54 Wed 11th Jan 2012
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Cricket quiz

Can you name: a) An English batsman who has been knighted? b) An Australian batsman who has been knighted? c) An English slow bowler who has been knighted?...
22:12 Fri 23rd Dec 20117 answers, last by Famous5 10:55 Sat 24th Dec 2011
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Interference on phone from wireless router?

I am very tight for space around my wireless router and landline (corded) phone. Whenever I use the phone I get an annoying audible buzzing noise. The router and phone are connected correctly into the...
22:49 Sat 10th Dec 20112 answers, last by AlBags 18:16 Mon 12th Dec 2011
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Another trucker story.

Naomi's "Seasonal Tale" below reminded me of the one about the trucker who picks up a "lady of the night" and, not having the luxury of a sleeper cab, they decide to make...
08:15 Wed 07th Dec 20111 answer, last by Starbuckone 09:46 Wed 07th Dec 2011
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Local Christmas Quiz

All the answers are the names of British rivers. Examples, just to give you an idea of how easy (or difficult) it is, are: Pointed missile = Dart Leak out = Ouse Quay = Wharfe Get the idea? I'm stuck...
22:43 Tue 06th Dec 20116 answers, last by MichaelZZ 07:55 Wed 07th Dec 2011
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Elephant poem

Does anyone know the poem describing how an elephant walks. I thought it was by Spike Milligan but can't find it. The last two lines go something like : "... after that come 2 and 4 and after...
14:22 Sat 26th Nov 20113 answers, last by MichaelZZ 17:57 Sat 26th Nov 2011
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How to connect tv, sky box and vhs recorder

My oap sister-in-law has a Sky box (not a Sky+) connected to her TV. In the days before the digital switchover she also used to watch the 5 terrestrial channels as well. She says that in the past she...
20:11 Fri 18th Nov 20114 answers, last by MichaelZZ 18:29 Sun 20th Nov 2011
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Reinstalling Windows Vista

I am about to uninstall and reinstall Vista Home Premium on my computer which has become slow to boot up. (Less than 3 years old, plenty of memory) I have backed up all my important files (photos,...
22:15 Tue 08th Nov 201111 answers, last by ChuckFickens 23:41 Wed 09th Nov 2011
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World Cup rugby

Can someone please explain why if England lose to Scotland tomorrow by 9 points or more they will not qualify for the quarter finals. By my reckoning, England have scored 121 points and only conceded...
16:51 Fri 30th Sep 20116 answers, last by Haggis 22:27 Fri 30th Sep 2011
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Digiscoping using Lumix FZ-38

I posted an equiry about spotting scopes last week and had a number of replies - thank you all. I now have another question: Having more or less decided on a 20-60 x 80 spotting scope, I wonder if any...
18:20 Thu 29th Sep 20111 answer, last by Milvus 18:45 Thu 29th Sep 2011
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Season's Greetings

Very nice of The Answer Bank to wish me a Happy Equinox. What a shame about your spelling!...
08:11 Sat 24th Sep 20111 answer, last by AB Editor 14:12 Sun 25th Sep 2011
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Advice on spotting scope for birding

I've fairly recently taken up birdwarching and have a decent pair of binoculars, nothing extravagant but adequate for my purpose. (Opticron Imagic 10x42) I am thinking of buying an "entry...
14:19 Fri 23rd Sep 20117 answers, last by MichaelZZ 17:10 Thu 29th Sep 2011
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Nectar - new email address

I've had an email from Nectar telling me that their email address is changing from "[email protected]" to "[email protected]". I have sent an email to the...
14:13 Fri 02nd Sep 20114 answers, last by VHG 07:33 Sat 03rd Sep 2011
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Western Digital external hard drive

Does anyone have any experience of the Western Digital 2TB hard drive (WDBAAU0020HBK-UESN)? I have just seen an offer from BT offering these at £64.99...
13:56 Mon 22nd Aug 20112 answers, last by MichaelZZ 13:32 Tue 23rd Aug 2011
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How to get at the motor on a Hoover U3485 PurePower

I have had Hoover vacuum cleaners for more years than I care to remember and have always cleaned, serviced and repaired them myself with no problems. Three or four years ago I bought a PurePower...
12:05 Fri 19th Aug 20113 answers, last by AlBags 20:49 Sat 20th Aug 2011
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Do I need a Kindle to read ebooks?

Do I really need a Kindle or another make of ereader in order to read ebooks? Can I not just download the books, presumably via iTunes, and read them on my computer?
15:32 Fri 12th Aug 201111 answers, last by hc4361 16:43 Fri 12th Aug 2011

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