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Solar Thermal flat panels Kingspan
Morning, I have a twin panel system that has been switched off due to pressure loss for at least the last twelve months possibly the previous yr also. Does anybody know how these types of panel cope being switched off uncovered in heat wave conditions.
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Laptop falling to bits .
My 2 year old laptop plastic frame around the screen is hanging off and hinge needs fixed . Is this a job a computer shop could fix at a reasonable price .
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Connecting existing phone to voip when FTTP installed.
As I understand things Plusnet do not offer home phone on their FTTP contracts. I wish to retain home phone so will be changing provider. voip phones normally plug into the new router. Also possibly an adaptor can be used to connect an existing phone. Would it be possible to connect from the adaptor to an existing wired…
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.pdf files opening in browser.
Hi. Hopefully this is a simple thing. But I need to download a .pdf file from a website (to fill in and save then send via email), but when I downloaded it it opened in a browser and then when I tried saving it saved with the browser (*Microsoft Edge) icon. Is there any quick fix for this? Or if I send it in this format to…
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Moto G8 incoming calls can not hear me.
Really odd one. When recieving incoming calls the caller can not hear me. When I call them all works as you would expect. This has happended twice and only on calls through the phone not whatsapp calls. Any ideas seems odd that it is on incoming calls which are very rare.
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Someone trying to connect to my PC
PC, not laptop although that shouldn't really make a difference. I have a bluetooth USB 'thingy' (dongle?) plugged in to my PC so that I can use wireless headphones on the PC & that's the only purpose this USB stick has. So I get a message popping up saying [Joe Bloggs wants to connect to your PC] - although not those…
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Printer that doesn't a computer tp print and enlarge a copy
With my old printer I used to be able to enlarge a copy without using the computer it was a Canon. My new Canon won't let me do this. Are there any reasonably priced printers that will let me do this please. Any help gratefully received.
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E mail client not opening saved emails
When i open a saved e mail that I have backed up after
installing windows 11 the emails don’t open in my e mail client but in some new
outlook thing and the e mail address is the M soft one which I log in to m-soft
with and don’t use for e mails. When I open my e mail client to access new emails that works
fine it is just…
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How to tell if we have FTTP
House built 2016, No overhead lines or poles on estate. Bought house 2019 and subscribed to Plusnet fibre 36Mbps. How can I tell if we have FTTC or FTTP installed?
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Gaming pc
Hi looking for advice about buying a prebuilt gaming pc budget is 1000-1400 pounds i love visuals and graphics and like playing fps games and also 3rd person shooters i have a 4K gaming monitor any advice on graphics cards etc that can display 4K and high fps would be appreciated
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Connecting to a public wifi issue
lately we have had issues connecting to one specific public wifi. We dont have issues with any other wifi. The wifi does require a password but we already put that in ages ago and automatically connect. The problem is some days we connect ok and then on other days we get a connection failure. On the phone it says ip…
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New EE router too new for customer's laptop
Just a quick note about how I "fixed" the router. My customer has just changed from a BT Broadband to EE Broadband contract. EE engineer came out to install the new router and could not get her Windows 10 Lenovo laptop to "see" the WiFi SSID being broadcast by the router. Left her laptop connected to the router via…
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Adobe Discount Offer - Feb 2024
As at 15th Feb 2024, Adobe are offering a discount to NEW CUSTOMERS ONLY of a 40% reduction in price for their All-Apps monthly subscription. I'm currently paying ~£51 per month for this, so the new model comes in at around £32. I bitterly complained using their online chat and they have now reduced my subscription to ~£31…
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Is my Fire tablet dead?
I've tried combinations of power/volume buttons pressed for 20 seconds, 40 seconds, but the screen stays blank. I had switched it off. Then on again, and did a slow charge to about 75%. When I tried to use it a couple of hours later, I couldn't get anything on the screen. It's about 7 years old. Are there any other fixes I…
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Decent SD card for CCTV
Just bought a Tapo C320ws 'Outdoor Security Camera'It needs a "class 10 micro SD card up to 256 GB"Tried googling but a bit of a minefield!Just for general security at our rural property.
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Upgrade tablet's android
I have a Samsung SM-T710 It is from 2015 and has android 5.0.2 I recently did a fresh install because it was really slow unfortunately although it is fine - a lot of apps will not install because it has an old version of android - any ideas on how to upgrade. When I go to software update it is says "Latest updates have…
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Blink camera battery life
I have some Amazon Blink indoor cameras, but seems like I get an alert every 3 months to have the batteries replaced. This is clearly unsustainable. Anyine else have a similar problem? Also where is the cheapest place to buy batteries. Costco?
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BT account hack. how is this being done?
Neighbour had BT account hacked. password, recovery mobile and recovery email all changed. Result - 1. email to address list asking for money 2. replies from these people being forwarded to spammer email address in BT (auto-forward) settings. Sorted with BT, we thought. Half an hour later, the auto-forward has been…
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Microsoft 365 and security options
I have Microsoft 365 Personal plan which is coming up for renewal. Last year I bought through Amazon, and was considering the same again for £45.99 I'm embarrassed to say that I dont run security checks on my laptop. Should I purchase a package with McAfee included (£49.99 at Amazon for family package even though it's just…
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Andriod 12. Incoming calls shown with country code
Incoming calls on my mobile (moto g30) are shown with the country code +44, the contact is not saved with the CC. The correct contact name however, is shown. This, I think, is causing an issue via Bluetooth to my car as the number is shown, not the contact name. So I don't know whether to accept the call or not. Any ideas…
