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Engineer replaced poor coax to coax connection (inside house) with an F connector and signal strength has been boosted to 79%. Bit annoyed with myself as could easily have done that, but at least I've had a health check on the signal strength from the aerial, which is fine. And he checked some...

No problem at all John. And thanks. It was 1981 so not so raw anymore, but I get the willies when other people go up trees, on rooves etc. I can just about manage the flat roof here!

john4703 I'm scared of heights, not helped by the fact my dad fell out of a tree and died. If someone's going on the roof for me, it needs to be their job. That's what works for me :cautious:

333rocky333 London Live Strength varies between 37 and 39%, Q 10% (ten) flameport BBC2 Strength is now varying between 55% and 66% as I'm typing this. Jumping back to London Live, it is still 37%, so not same for all channels Currently there are no sound or picture issues. (Now can't find Sky...

Thanks 333rocky333 - excellent info. Nothing different in the direction of the aerial compared to neighbours'. Only one side fin displaced (and onlt by about 5deg). However the cable for all my neighbours is neatly tied into the vertical pole, mine is completely adrift and moved by the wind...

Thanks guys. Aerial engineer visiting Tuesday. Will let you know outcome

Hi folks During the storms last week, I kept losing the TV sound and picture. At its worst, I was getting 1 second of picture and sound then couple of minutes of nothing but a message saying someting like 'No signal or signal weak from transmitter'. Once the storm was over, normal service was...

I just lost my job. I've got a nice smile. I played nicely with his 11 week old puppy (not a euphemism). Will let you know what the outcome is (will be a couple of weeks cos I'm very busy at the mo)

Thank you very much folks for your suggestions. I've gone for John's option 4. I went back to the (highly recommended) local repair shop. I wanted to talk to the boss face to face about the collision bar and sill. I am satisfied with his answers and attitude. And with the quality of what was...

Thanks folks. Based on what you've said I'm going to go back to the one with an excellent reputation who said he'd repair and paint, and see what he says about the collision bar. The quote for fitting a new door was £1500, cost for repair is equivalent to my insurance excess, for so either way...

Hi folks Mini Cooper Clubman 2009 I drove out of parking space all of 1.5 metres but had turned the wheel too soon and crunched the nearside door against a metal post. It's a white car so almost impossible to show the damage in a pic. The dent is in several places, above and below what I 've...

Hi John, thought you might like to know it was the plastic housing on the thermostat that had gone and was leaking when the engine was hot. Thanks again for your help. Mary :)

Aha, thank you, a picture is forming . . . . . when I turned the fan on in recent weeks got almost no heat through. So I'm not going to use RadWeld, and will get to garage ASAP. Many thanks John, you're a gem (y)

Thanks Burnerman. Will do some visual checks tomorrow, and keep topping up rad till home. (Yes, I know not to add cold water to hot engine). Only curry smell was when when coollant warning light came on, then within a few mins turned to red. I stopped immediately and opened bonnet . . classic...

Oh dear, just read some more, older, posts which say RadWeld messes up the water pump. I drove about 150 miles today and no coolant warning light, so am thinking would rather keep topping up the coolant daily, then get car to garage when I get home, and not sue the RadWeld at all. Each...

Hi folks Since getting coolant warning light a few days ago, I'm adding about a litre of fluid to the radiator each morning to get it up to Max' level. So I bought some 250ml of Radweld which says 'Treats up to 17 litre'. This website says the coolant volume is 5.2 litres. Do I chuck all 250ml...

err - ironwrok = door handle with attitude

Briiliant, thank you Opps, SFK and blup. FYI, my local Howdens has an offer on at the moment: 3 for price of 2 if you buy all the ironwrok with them. Will have to ask them if I can order now but get deliver late Dec. My chippy can't fit them till 2nd Jan!

Thanks!

I want to replace my flimsy hollow 1950s internal doors with oak veneer. Assuming the rights sizes are stocked, which supplier(s) do you recommend - Howdens, Jewsons, TP, Selco? Thanks Mary