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I live in a small ground floor flat, Calor gas central heating, immersion heater for water. About 8 weeks ago, I started to experience a rumbling sound and vibrations in the floor. The sound was like a small petrol generator, and the vibrations travelled up my legs. This didn't continually...

They usually come in numbers, a couple of dozen, I remember them around the hearth. I've never heard of them doing any harm. They move quite fast.

Thank you for all the great info. just what I needed. I have a minor, but persistent, problem with my sink. I'll get back and post if it persists.

Hi folks, I recently moved into council property, getting used to having someone else do the repairs. When I noticed the immersion heater was leaking, I phoned up repairs, who sent a man round to turn off the water and heating. The tank is splitting, the man told me. You'll be fitting a new...

Had camera fitted front and rear on a Ford Focus 1.6 litre, I was told the cameras would turn off 15 mins after the car, looked after my cars as much as possible myself stopped. Left the car for several days, went to use it and found the battery dead. RAC came out, started the car and declared...

Fridge freezer was working, moved it from neighbours to mine and left it for gas to settle, plugged it in and it would not work! Can someone help please - sure you can you are clever, helpful people! Many thanks! F:D

Sounds like bearings, you can do it but it's hard work! The bearings are behind the drum, can't remember if I took the drum right out or partly out. I think it's worth doing if you have a Candy, my Candy washing machine is at least 25 years old and still works a treat! There are plenty of...

Hello, weathers been bad, to windy to go up a ladder. Very rural so don't like going up ladders outside when the weather is bad in case I fall! Have taken photos of inside and will post later this evening. Time for tea!

Thanks, will do that. Have several things that can be used, will sort them out in the morning! Blowing a gale tonight, should have died down by morning, fields all round so catch a breeze!

Thank you everybody for your very helpful advice! Also the safety advice! The bungalow is part of a small farm I rent, been here 19 years, landlady does not do repairs! Carry out basic and temporary repairs myself, have electrician I can call on and a plumber. Will carefully deal with...

Good afternoon folks. Leaking flat roof, water bulge in kitchen ceiling! Is it better to lance bulge and allow water through, into very large bucket, than leave it to burst on its own? Seems favourite to me. Can cover roof with tarp., while still raining, apply waterproofing when dried out...

Evening folks! Have a calcium car battery, used for electric fence, run right down and not taking a charge. They take a higher charge 14V plus to charge them, I read, had no problem charging them till now. Both amber and green light come on when I put it on to charge. Have one working on a...

Hi folks reporting on the bulbs mentioned, the so called energy saving bulbs, made by Kosnic. Careful when buying as Kosnics idea of energy saving bulbs my differ from yours! I wouldn't call 20W energy saving, check out the numbers before the words. Thanks again for you great replies, have a...

Thank you all, very much, for your replies. Just to let you know lights working fine! :D LED give off much better light, only 7w whereas energy saving bulbs are 20w and getting dim! Kind regards

Hi Folks, thanks for all your great replies - loved the reminiscing! I'm using a heavy duty Faithful Power Plus 16 amp 3.3KVA transformer, I'm sure you will be familial with them. Have 10 bulbs on the festoon lighting. Have a farm and got the lights up in an old piggery I use in the evening...