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Hi all, I have a problem, well I think its a problem. when we flush the loo we get a low howling sound, we've dubbed it odins horn as it sounds like a viking calling. It will stop if I turn such as the cold tap on, can anyone enlighten me as to how to stop this or at least diagnose it so I...

why would you want to edit a quote to make it sound like it has no sense when the reply to the quote makes no sense because the quoted quoted has been edited out of context and manipulated to portray me as uneducated! as the post below yours seems to have aptly and foolishly interpreted. But...

Advertising just shows how many gullible people there are around, and what better way to reach the zombie couch potato than through the only medium they know ad's. Lets not kid ourselves, ad's are full of B*llsh*t. From the glossy BG man with no muck and not a crease in sight on his...

@ tibbot I think agreeable is the wrong word, Greedy is more like it, it's the people that should have been more conservative unfortunately lending was abundant and common-sense wasn't. I actually told my bank to reduce my card allowance, £15,000 on a credit card, stupidity or what, Like I'm...

I think if banks actually DID supply that info the world wouldn't be in the recession it's in now? its exactly that attitude that kills business

@ Gasman77: kicked into touch, yes means didn't accept the quote, when I asked them to break it down for me or explain it so I understood, they looked at me like I'd asked some forbidden question, one fitter just walked out on me not a word said. The guy I accepted took the trouble to explain it...

Just out of curiosity how would the BG engineer actually come to such a price, I mean what's the labour charges per hour? etc! how much would a boiler cost to a multi national company? I'm sure they'd be getting them at a reduced price Hum! Instead of insulting the OP or picking his comments...

Hi all, wanted some feedback on designer radiators vs traditional radiators. Things like Function, Price and Form, what are your experiences; better than expected or a complete waste of money? I have noticed there seems to be a big difference in Btu output for comparable sizes, so, is Btu...

OK, the iron trick didn't work at all. The oxalic acid diluted 1:10 and dabbed on works a treat, I will take photo results when I get back there probably Wednesday.

I will try your method foxhole and report back, I think the oxalic acid approach is a delicate procedure but will try that as well just to see the effect and for future ref.

I'm not sure what you mean Jerry? There is a lot of this around the place, these people are in the process of renovating a cottage and adding an Annex onto it, unfortunately I have come in late in the day and inherited these problems. Personally I think some of the workers on this...

Hi thanks for the tip, this is now dry timber but I'll try anyway.

Hi, I have some, what I believe to be beechwood frames and on the exterior the frames are starting to bleach out at the bottom on the sills and the base of the door. I would like to bring it back to the same colour as the rest of the door, I thought about a weak solution of beech stain and...

Hi all, while doing some decorating, I noticed some substantial water staining on what I believe to be Cedar frames i.e. windows, patio doors and sealed glazing units. See image below, as you can see its quite bad. I've tried sanding it out but that's a no go. The workmanship on this site is...