Recent content by gringo123

Some black mold that has accumulated around the sealing between my bath and the wall. It's proving quite hard to remove. Does anyone have any advice?

At the end of my garden I have a raised square platform which is the height of 2 blocks - i.e. about 45 - 50 cm's. It is supported at the back and to the left by a high wall and at the front and to the right there is small wall 2 blocks high. It is currently full of topsoil. I would like to...

I am planning to apply self-adhesive floor tiles to my kitchen floor but I first have to ensure that the floor is totally even. I have been told that there is a product that you can buy which you pour onto the bare floor and leave to solidify in order to achieve a totally flat surface. What is...

Check out this article. We seem to have got to point where benefits recipients are not even bothering to deny that they're exploiting the system. Indeed, as this article suggests, they seem to be proud of it. They seem to think that being a benefits scrouger is a normal and honest lifestyle...

Thanks for the ideas guys. I haven't changed the battery but I don't think that is the cause of the problem as I have 2 keys and the problem began to occur with both of them at the same time. I'll try it anyway and I'll certainly try that phone camera trick! Thanks for your help!

The infrared signal from my car keyring has suddenly become very weak. It still works if I hold the keyring practically up against the windows but it's very sporadic and I used to be able to unlock the car from a distance of about 10 metres. Can anyone suggest why this may be happening and is...

Is it easy to change the oil and oil filter on a car? Can anyone explain how it's done? And how do I know what type of oil filter to buy for a Vauhall (Opel) Astra?

It runs off a plug but it needs a speacial plug with a transformer.

I recently recorded some music in a recording studio and I now have my work on a CD. I converted the 2 songs to MP3 files eah of which has a size of 34 MB. When I try to upload these files onto MySpace I get a message telling me that the files are too big. Is there anything I can do to compress...

I have an electric piano which is powered by DC. It was working fine last night but this morning when I switched it on something was wrong. it made a dull, fuzzy sound when i first pressed the keys and now iot makes no sound at all. Does anyone have any idea what the possibile causes could be?

On the dashboard of my Vaux Astra there are 2 digital display units. one shows the time, radio station details, etc. and the other is the mileage counter. Recently I have noticed that this display goes off as soon as I turn on the headlights. Clearly there is something in the headlight circuit...

I have a small terraced house without double glazing. I'd like a rough idea of how much I can expect to pay for cheapish double glazing all round the house without getting salesmen involved. The house has 1 bay window at the front, 4 normal sized windows upstairs, 2 similar sized windows down...

Cheers Andy. I'll give that a try and let you know how I get on. Thanks again Steve

I've got an old Renault Megane which makes old kinds of funny noises, but the one that concerns me the most is the way it always revs up without my pressing the acelerator. Even if I leave the car in neutral with my feet off the pedals it starts doing 20 -30 revs a minute. The only way I can...