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Sorry to butt in, but... Can someone point me in the right direction to understand what this means?

Lectrician is right - plugging direct into the test socket on your mastersocket will give you a clean connection, but in my experience it might take a while for things to settle down enough for you to see an improvement, during which you'll have no telephone. On the other hand, it might make a...

Yes, I considered toughened glass, but the weight might be a problem. I could use bigger magnets, I guess, but I'd also need to have it edge polished to avoid sharp edges, or get it picture-framed or something. Or come up with a better fixing method, maybe using wooden retainers top and...

I've been looking at sorting out some secondary glazing for the winter. It's important that whatever I do can be removed through the summer leaving no trace that it was ever there - my partner likes the windows as they are (19th Century cast iron with original wobbly/bubbled glass). One...

Not going to work for everyone, but I'll share my experiences with you. When we moved into our new house a few years ago, the Broadband was disappointingly slow. As the months passed, it seemed to get slower and slower until finally we were getting just over 0.5Mbps on an 'up tp' 8Mbps package...

Well BAS, certainly the two days they spent on DIY SOS burying a big container in concrete under the garden so that the toilet would flush rain water is nonsense. And I was surprised to see their 'expert' missed the opportunity to blight the house with one of those silly windmills - after all...

It annoys me that there are companies out there willing to sell something which doesn't work as a 'Green' product. I'm even more annoyed that it got free advertising on the BBC. And come to think of it, I'm cross that what looks to be a scam has been linked with sustainability and renewables -...

I read somewhere that computer equipment can be damaged by under-voltages. OK, so this is only a 10% or less under-voltage, but the device is going to sustain it for as long as it is there...

I don't know if any of you watch it (I bet some of you do, just to see how they're winding Billy the electrician up this week) - it's a TV show on the beeb, where a bunch of novelty tradesmen do something nice for deserving people in dire straits... Anyway, this week featured a gizmo which is...

Thank you, ColJack - it all makes enough sense now. sparkwright - thank you, too. I somehow missed your reply earlier. Yes, checking I haven't got a spur coming off another spur sounds like a good idea. I wouldn't be at all surprised. I wish I'd thought to take photographs of what had...

Sorry, my mistake. When I said 'without a door', I meant 'behind a door'... Yes, the cable is damaged. A large part of its length is just pinned to the wall beneath the window - absolutely zero protection against damage. And indeed, some of the insulation does seem to be quite badly scuffed...

I've been browsing this site for a while now. Last time I posted it was to ask for advice about lighting, and I got some really helpful advice which has helped me to sort out some problems in the lighting circuit - my CFLs don't flash all night when they are off any more! And they are earthed...

Virgin Media PC Guard is next to useless. I have fixed 4 or 5 computers with this program supposedly providing protection. MalwareBytes is a good removal tool. I would personally recommend Avira Antivirus, Threatfire, the MVPS HOSTS file, and Firefox with Adblock plus as a good basic...

I reckon the GIMP might do it... http://ashishware.com/GIMP.shtml

Firefox, with the Download Helper plugin. You have to rename each track as you download it (if the name is important to you) and you have to play the track all the way through - it seems to save it in a rush towards the end of the track. Unfortunately, it doesn't automatically download a whole...

Never mind... I worked it out. Remove the screw holding the blue adjuster on, remove the collar and replace the adjuster without the screw. Set the water temperature. Then remove the adjuster again and replace the collar with the little slot at the front. Then replace the adjuster, making sure...

I have a thermal store with a 'Reliance' brand TMV. I adjusted it the other day (by twisting the blue control knob back a notch from 6 to 5) because the water seemed to be a bit hot. But it has readjusted itself back up to maximum. It seems to have loosened up a bit - if I wait and watch it, I...

Desktop HiJack Fix 1.2 looks like a useful tool. I'll add it to my list of repair tools. Good find! If you are certain you are up and going, you should consider dumping all your restore points, because they will be compromised by whatever malware attacked you. You won't want to use them...

In XP... Start>Control Panel>User Accounts

Some plastics conduct electricity by design. They tend to be used in anti-static shoes and anti-static mats for electronics work.