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By going through the steps I outlined, starting her up and letting her run for 5 mins. If you want to be extra careful you could change the oil first, then run her up to hot and then change it again (only very small qty of oil involved so not a great expense. Any multigrade car engine oil...

Very much so John Sorry I forgot to say to change the oil But best to warm up the old oil before draining

Used to have one of these Olly; great old mowers Designed originally to run on leaded 3star petrol but will run on unleaded 95Ron Suggest you: 1. Take out the plug and pour a teaspoon of engine oil down the pughole 2. Turn mower over slightly with plug still out to get the oil down sides...

Sorry this turned out to be a red herring Finally got the courage of my convictions and took wire wool and domestic cleaner to it and gave it a severe talking-to! It came up fine and clean and back to normal. It was "crud" built up over the years in the "dimpled" parts of the Formica...

Wierd one this. Have a kitchen that is 5 years old. In just one area the formica bench has gone "sticky" and lost its hard, sealed feel. Was convinced that it must be something stuck on the formica but having cleaned it with all sorts of household cleaners and then washed it with paint...

Just a little feedback for people who have doubts. We had our 4-bed house treated last year wih mineral wall insulation in the cavities (blockwork walls with external rendering Cornish build). The results last Winter were very impressive. House much warmer with significant savings in fuel. :D

The contamination is 900 litres of fuel-oil that leaked from the Balmoral tank over a few months until the fault was identified. The Utility Room wooden floor (where the boiler is) and part of the concrete garage floor now have to be removed in order the thick heavy contaminated clay can be...

Got to find a way to temporarily brace up my boiler while the suspended (wood) floor is stripped and contaminated soil is excavated from under the house. Has anybody done this before and can offer any bright ideas please? Ricky :roll:

This is by way of a thank you to several very helpful people last year and to give you some updated information. I had a leak from a central heating oil tank in the garden. The smell invaded the house (see topic 47960). This year the Insurance company finally responded to a claim from me...

Thanks Chris

Living high up in Cornwall it has been known for the wind to "blow a bit" from time to time! The soil vent pipe exits on the roof close to our bedroom and sometimes howls like a banshee at night Is there any way you can fit some sort of baffle or filter to these vents please? Any proprietary...

Thanks again racket; very much appreciated You may have just saved me from blowing somethingup!

Many thanks racket I assume therefore that I cn't get into the "dome" to investigate further? (I was worried that may contain the gas; forgive my ignorance!) Much appreciate the advice

What goes on inside a fridge compressor please? Took my fitted 5 year old Neff one out today as the "clunk clunk" noise as it switches off is driving me mad! When it started a year ago I thought the compressor was on the way out, bit a year late it still plods on. Running it in the open it...

Hm............................probably censored by the Trade Press lawyers for risk of being sued?

Thanks for that but .............didn't work. Balmoral offered a percentage based on the life of the tank from the time it left their Factory (not when it was put to use despite my proving that date conclusively). That worked out to about £80 and it would cost me £80 to get their "approved"...

Bosch model SMS 4472 GB; getting on a bit but then so am I !! Half the time works perfectly Other times will stop mid-cycle for no apparant reason, sometime 3 or 4 stops during the cycle. Sometimes ends up full of water at end of cycle. Have serviced it and made sure all waterways are...

Tony thanks EXACTLY what my wife said! Let's hope you're both right

Last year had a Balmoral storage tank leak (just 5 years old). Replaced the tank, needless to say not with another Balmoral one. However some heating oil got under the foundations. Now notice that the Utility room floor (which is insulated with foam between the concrete base and wooden...