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Last Summer I decided to make use of food scraps, cardboard and grass clippings by creating a compost bin. The primary reason was to avoid the annual expenditure on compost, but also because it's a better use of waste material (including all of the 'spent' compost come Autumn). The set up is...

Regrettably, I have been served a notice of intended prosecution for blocking an overtake. I’ll admit I’m in the wrong and I’m prepared to face the consequences, however I’d like to get an idea of what they may be. The letter from the police states driving “dangerously, carelessly or without...

I am suffering from fuel drain back to the tank on an older car which uses a mechanical fuel pump, it's the glass bowl type one as seen in the attached image. Fuel is also leaking into the oil through the diaphragm, so the whole thing needs refurbing. The car is used weekly and each Friday the...

Bit of a desperate post here! I am on the lookout for a replacement engine support (Peugeot part number 9628311880), plus one of the bolts used to secure it to the engine (it uses a T50 torx head). This unit is the item the engine mount bracket fixes onto using three T50 torx headed bolts. For...

I have a wood burner which I run with free timber (well, it’s a lot of labour but it doesn’t cost anything). I managed to salvage two CPU fans from work (see link showing similar item) and I’m planning on putting them behind the stove to push stagnant heat forwards. I have a stove-top fan and...

I have some lights at the back of the house which offer a nice level of lighting for the patio. I like to keep them on overnight as a bit of a deterrent, because when they're off, it's pitch black and secluded at the back of the house where the patio doors are. I have been remembering to switch...

I use an old car (1964 Singer Gazelle) to get about and occasionally for work -- usually just me as our young son can't travel safely in it. I've been using E5 along with doses of lead replacement / fuel stabiliser, however this is getting very expensive to fill especially as my economy is...

Hi all, we have a Zanussi ZDC47100W condensing tumble dryer. It was made in 2008, used very little and given to us in 2017. We’ve used it since with no problems – cleaned the filter after every dry, kept the condenser clean as per the instructions, etc. It’s barely used in the Summer, but...

Can anybody tell me how to reformat a MacBook (early 2015) and install a fresh copy of Mac OS on it? We've had it from new and it still does everything we need from it, but it's started to slow down. I replaced the screen on it only three years ago so would rather it keep going for as long as...

If they do collapse, I feel for the 12k staff out there. Wilko is one of the few shops I'll go to and buy things from (because I don't like shopping). Always find bits I need at decent prices, and always seems to have plenty of (admittedly older) customers in...

Having worked in corporate roles for most of my working life, I’ve decided to do something about being unhappy, unfulfilled and unsatisfied! While I’m on ‘good’ wage, I find the work dull and I just don’t feel like I’m doing anything truly meaningful or enjoyable. I’ve felt this way for years...

I am a former employee of Boots, having worked there a number of years up until redundancy during Covid. I received a letter from them, addressed to me as a "former colleague" advising that my details were involved in a data breach (covered in the news such as...

Does anybody know if seatbelt extenders are safe for use with child car seats? We've got a long drive to Devon with a fourteen month old. His seat sits nicely on the back seat of my car, but the seatbelt clip is about 8" shy of reaching the buckle. If ever he's in my car he sits in the front...

I’ve got lots of 9x2 timber left so decided to build an area to make compost. I spend a fortune on it every year but I have been convinced composting is the way to go. I understand what should go on it (mixture of ‘green’ and ‘brown’ materials, layered) but I’m not familiar with how it should go...

Good news! We're likely being picked for the construction of a new car battery plant! Yes it's being financed/built by a foreign company who own our former British marques, but it means investment, jobs and money. As a lover of anything old with an engine in it, electric is the future and it's...

My number plate lamp has a metal wire which holds the lens in place under tension. Over the years the wire has corroded and now broken in half, so the lens is precariously held in place. New old stock holders are available at £30-odd quid, or I can source a used one at £10 but the condition...

The village where I live is facing six months of road works. There are only three ways into it and they're usually gobbed up at peak times, now made worse with this traffic. I'm an early riser but there's no option to finish earlier in this job, so by the time I'm home there's not much of an...

Has anybody had success growing lettuce from seed? I’ve previously grown it for several years but only having been given it as a plug plant. This year I thought I’d try growing Little Gem and Four Seasons from seed. All have germinated, but one month after planting they look like the attached...

I need to finish off the edge of patio I laid last year. At the moment, there are sharp edges of utility slabs with the exposed bed of sand and cement mix below. Money is a little tight at the moment, so the only thing I have is sand and cement and lots of 9" x 2" shuttering. With those...

Obviously a pre-election magic trick, but for me this is one of the best, direct piece of action this lingering government has provided. It's a massive boost for families who choose to work and dare to raise a child. It's the first positive story I've read in our daily diet of bad news. For me...