Recent content by Dunstable Dasher

Looks like its a process of elimination, will try each one, many thanks.

Just wondering if anyone can suggest a remedy for a television picture fault I have ?, the set is connected to a freeview box and fed by the aerial on the roof, recently the picture has started to break up into lots of small squares, makes what can only be described as a clicking chirrup and...

I have a flat roof very similar to the one shown in :- http://s222.photobucket.com/albums/dd36/johnniepk/?action=view&current=mybsack.jpg on the top of the flat roof there is a covering of small stones/grit, what is the purpose of this ?

Due to constantly using a vast amount of batteries (AAA/AA/9V etc) in all sorts of domestic equipment I thought it would be worth checking to see if any power was left in them before I thow them away when my camera/smoke alarm etc tells me to replace battery (and therefore maybe use them in a...

Breeze block wall with electrical plug socket (2 plugs) above skirting board, just enough elecrical cable coming up from floor to fit, (cable buried in plaster), unfortunatly metal casing of socket refuses to get a grip into breeze block and despite varing screw sizes, block just crumbles, I am...

Most mornings I find the overflow pipe coming out of the roof from the attic running with water (not the one from the toilet cistern) if I run off some hot water it stops, can anyone tell me why it does this and how do i remedy the problem ?