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Well, the trouble here, of course, is in the randomness of these spikes - I just don't know when they're coming and, of the ones that have happened, I have to work from memory, obviously. So, we have one standing lamp and one bedside lamp connected to sockets on the SAME circuit -- BOTH of these...

What are PME supplies? And in what way may the earthing in my house be affected?! Harry

[/url] Thanks - have now reported to DNO and they are indeed sending out an engineer in the next 24 hours. Anything sensible we should be doing in the meantime?

Neighbours on both sides out right now but obviously we intend to ask them as soon as they return. Harry.

Hello, Lived in a new house now for 6 weeks and all has seems fine. However, yesterday evening a standing lamp plugged into a standard mains socket suddenly – albeit momentarily – became extremely bright, making both me and my partner jump. It happened a couple more times and, as it was quite...

Righto - thanks. So, essentially, it could be a natural/cheap/whatever alternative to felt, but not waterproof. I think it's fair to say the house doesn't necessarily suggest that it's regularly flooded during rain, so the tiles must be doing their job, regardless of this stuff underneath...

Hmm... since I've received these pictues it's led me down new avenues of Googling. Seems like this reed stuff might be a method of 'fleaking' - water read laid over rafters instead of timber battens, apparently. But it seems this is usually done before thatching. It is extremely unlikely that...

Well, yeah. But risk is relative here, I guess. Just because it *hasn't* caught fire yet doesn't mean it isn't risky - just that perhaps various owners have gotten away with it for 80 years (if, indeed, it's been there for the full 80 years - but who knows?). Perhaps if I had a sample of 100...

Right, I've got some photos of this reed now so I thought I'd bump this post up one last time to see if any of you guys have an opinion on this stuff. Is it supposed to be insulation? Is it a safety issue? I will be consulting now with a thatcher but would still really appreciate any views from...

Hello, We're looking at buying a 1930s semi. One thing I've spotted up in the attic is what I'm told is Norfolk reed (water reed), tightly packed between the rafters. I'm told this is a traditional insulation method. Regardless, I'm curious about the potential fire risk here. There's...

Hi all, Our Baumatic BR26A fridge-freezer seems to be running wamer than normal -- 8c degrees in the fridge as opposed to the 5c I'd expect. As well, the compressor seems to be kicking in much less often than before (I suppose I could be imagining this but I'm pretty tuned in to household...

I thought I'd post back here in case anyone else is seeking an answer to my question above. Well, I bought one of these blinds in the end and it arrived today. On the whole I'm satisfied. It took just a couple of minutes to assemble (though it was all cut to size etc), and was extremely easy...

Thanks all. I've now completed this job successfully. Used 19mm (3/4in) screws for both the restrictor and the stud bolt. Nice and secure and all working fine. Cheers. Harry.

Thanks WMS (and Symptoms). I removed a screw from the shoot bolt and, remarkably, they're longer still -- 30mm! So a fair bit of room to play with. But I think I'll go with 25mm screws just to play it super-safe. So, self-tapping I suspect is best -- where do you recommend buying 'decent' screws...

Hi, I've bought some concealed window restrictors like these to fit to our our uPVC double-glazed units: ...but, I'm wondering what size screws would be wisest to use? The worry isn't so much with the frame, where I'm happy to use 19mm (3/4in) screws but on the opening sash, but where...