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Just because there's an earth on the socket doesn't mean to say that there is continuity all the way back to the consumer unit earth point. You should have resistance of less than 0.1ohm to be safe. But you can only check this with the correct equipment - a multimeter won't do it. I...

Any hole can be filled - depends on what sort of finish you're looking for (sorry about that). You can get some very fine filler paste for repairing white fibre glass that may do the job. Here's the site http://www.riverswayleisure.co.uk/. Search for Gelcoat Filler. You might be able to get...

Just an opinion, I'd fix the point where you're getting damp in first off. If all you're trying to do is keep things dry then just an interior skin of wooden cladding would be OK. You can look at putting polythene sheet in (the floor would be a good place) but you've got to let the structure...

That's what it's down to. Especially when you get an "Azores High" (nothing to do with what you may choose to smoke in your spare time I hasten to add) coming over. You can get some wierd atmospheric effects due to the layers - even causes significant problems with air traffic radar. (Don't...

If you go here http://www.wolfbane.com/articles/tvr.htm, and select the reception predictor (either analogue or digital depending what you have) you can put your postcode in and you'll get a selection of TV transmitters and power output plus recommended TV aerial and amplifier. Some places...

Tight enough. Too tight. Copper is malleable and in order to get a good LONG LASTING contact needs to be under compression at all times. Screwing down onto the wire and deforming it to take up the shape of the receptacle is the best way to guarantee a good joint. If you don't tighten it...

That story doesn't seem to have got to everyone though. I was having a conversation first thing with a girl who told me that she'd just heard on the radio that this woman spent £1000 per week on coke. "You'd have thought that she could have gone to Somerfields and saved a bit of money by...

Clubbers in Yorkshire have taken to using dental syringes to inject Ecstasy directly into their mouths. This dangerous practice is known as "E by gum".

It's along the lines of: only use the wall mounting kit provided, be careful not to drill into pipes or cables, etc. I think it's just a general, be careful, use your common sense disclaimer. That's just translating the odd word though. It doesn't seem to add anything you won't already know.

In order for the pressure to drop to zero in that period the water would be p***ing out. It's worth checking but I don't think you'll find that to be the cause.

It could blocked? Have you tried either undoing the trap (if it has one) or using drain cleaner? Failing that there is no problem with replacing it with plastic.

Did you notice if, after it blossomed, the fruit started to form? Birds love cherries and you will find that just as they begin to ripen the tree will get stripped of every last bit of fruit. You just get left with pips on the ground....

What no one has explained to me satisfactorily is how the introduction of ID cards will make my life better/safer? I've lived quite happily for the last 50 years without the need to provide information to all and sundry apart from when I present my passport on leaving and entering the country...

That's an expansion pipe from your hot water system. That shouldn't be dripping either. Turn the water off. Undo the nut on the incoming pipe and then the nut holding the old valve assembly onto the tank. Pull the old assembly off and then replace it with the new one. I'll bet it's not...

Not really. The best way to find out is to drill a pilot hole and find out what the gap is.

How old is the machine? If you've had it a good few years (5?) and used it frequently it could be the bearings. If you rotate the drum by hand you should hear whether it sounds rough. To check it properly, disconnect the belt drive and spin the drum. It should run freely, smoothly and...

Lisa, have you any idea what these guy are talking about? It's all very well throwing terminology like MCB, RCBO etc, etc but does this mean anything to you? Does the cooker switch have a test button on it? The reason behind this is that if it's an RCBO (residual current circuit breaker...

Artful Bodger was quite right. Go into your local Pumber's merchants and tell them what the problem is and they'll give you the right bits. Honest! (I wouldn't worry about the dressing down bit though or the use of plumbing speak).

What mounting arrangement are you proposing to use? Does the TV come with its own wall hanging kit? (I'm going to get a an LCD TV soon but haven't got it yet so I don't know the answer to this one). If it's possible try and mount it on an external wall. You can use long screws to go through...

And the car too? :D