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How do you know this? I've had similar symptoms from condensation or from connection to bottom of cistern not being quite tight enough.

Mostly OK. MDF actually contains urea formaldehyde. Google for MDF and formaldehyde for much more information. But in relation to the ant sting theory - be very careful not to assume that a compound has the characteristics of any of the parts that make it up. Otherwise none of us would be...

Good thinking curlydon. Only other appliance is the CH boiler. There is no correlation between boiler activity and the fire misbehaving.

No. The pilot is normal almost all the time. Just sometimes when the fire has been on for a long time - like three or four hours - it gets a bit low. If I re-start immediately the pilot will be OK except when turned up full. If I leave it 5-10 minutes it will be fine. Lurker - thanks for...

OD'd on cynicism, but that's how it feels. If all else fails, I'll wait for the annual CORGI on the main boiler. Could be worse. Could be waiting for the ntl man :x :x :x

???? You have to be joking. I wasn't actually going to work on the gas appliance of course. What I am looking for is some suggestion as to why my gas fire might be behaving like this. Like I said, I can call the guy back. But right now I'm balancing a day at home feeling irritated against...

err - pun spotted thanks (though probably not without the big letters). If necessary I will call back the installer - it's about six months in, but was OK at first. What would be really HELPFUL would be suggestions for anything simple I could do to avoid wasting a day waiting for a gasman who...

It works fine almost all the time. But sometimes, unpredictably, after working OK for several hours it pops itself off. It will light up again fine, but when turned up full the pilot is not really strong enough to keep the thermocouple glowing. Works OK if turned down a little. Is there...

Before I volunteer to help you with your shower I would need to know you a lot better - a photograph would be most helpful. And how often would you be wanting this kind of service? Every day, or just on special occasions? If the latter, would you have showered yourself in between?

Just to be clear: I'm not sure if the light is actually moving or is it only pulsating or perhaps both? If the red plastic thing in the switch physically moves when you pull the string then you probably have a defective switch - see other replies. If the light pulsates/ flickers/ appears to...

Ah - the good old STC system for audio transmission. (String & Tin Can)

The light moves sideways? Is it really a light? Or is it a physical indicator with alternate red and white quadrants?

It's possible that the old lamp would require an earth connection if bought new (you suggest repainting it so it's probably metal). So your old lamp repainted will be just as hazardous, or not, as the new lamp.

You don't own a Citroen by any chance?

Interesting. Only had a door done once, and assumed the gaps had already been there under the century of paint. Other bits I have bought already stripped have been OK - for painting again.

If you can be really really patient, a hot-air gun will do the job just as well, with less risk of burning the house down and, I think, less risk to health. But you need to go at it very gently and make sure the paint is nicely soft before trying to peel it off. I don't have the patience. The...

darksquid Please don't rip out your original wood. You will come to love it. Burning is by far the most efficient way to get the paint off. With that many layers of old paint it should come off really well. Modern paints don't seem to be so ready to come off with heat, but if your bottom...

I get paint and really good advice from a small trade paint shop. There are loads of them around. They'll mix ANY colour you want from any of the big names and be cheaper. Mine has really good advice on general paint problems, is pretty smart on colour advice, ,delivers free, is really good...

Nobody suggesting a brush then? A good quality brush can come close to the speed of a roller in a not-too-big room. You get a different texture of surface. But on ceilings - roller every time - on the end of a long pole so that any spray is not on me. Works well when the ceilings are 10 feet up.

If it's not water soluble, nail varnish remover often works. But you do need to be careful that it won't dissolve the fabric or othewise damage it. The challenge always is to avoid simply spreading the ink. It has this annoying tendency to spread from a spot to a patch as soon as it gets the...