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Having cleaned my windows without any problem for more years than I can care to remember, we have just noticed that each of my new'ish double glazed units have the odd slight mark following a clean on Sunday. More than a mark, more a light scratch that is visbile when the sun shines. I've seen...

I'm in the process of having a multifuel stove installed. My existing fireplace has been widened and rendered with cement. However, the finish isn't brilliant and dusts. I want to paint this with emulsion. Presumably using PVA to seal the surface is out as the heat from the stove will be too...

I've asked this one before but it was a long time ago..... I have a Megaflo system. On the flow side of the heating coil there are two zone valves in series. One is a Honeywell, the other is a Sunvic (next to the tank). The Sunvic one burnt out a while back and was causing the pump to run...

I have an unvented hot water system with a Megaflo tank. The period between air gap recharges has been getting progressively shorter and it's obvious that something is wrong but I'd like to have an idea what it is before getting someone in to fix it. I've put a post about this before and was...

Our 1996 1.4 petrol Corsa has had intermittent problems with the engine management light coming on. About a year ago Vauxhall diagnosed this to be the exhaust sensor. However, everything returned to normal so we didn't get it replaced. Recently the light has started to come on after a few...

I've had a Megaflow unvented system for just over 10 years. It's been fine, I normally recharge the air gap every six months. However, just recently the interval has been getting shorter and now it needs recharging every six weeks. Something is obviously not right. Any suggestions?

My wife has a 1996 Corsa 1.4. Yesterday she had to avoid a blind motorist emerging from a side road and ended up in a hedge. Fortunately no injury or serious damage. However, the sensor located in front of the radiator and behind the front grill got knocked off. It's mounted on a plastic...

I've found a rather large (carrier bag sized) wasp nest in the loft space. I've left it until now in the hope that during the winter all the worker wasps will have died off. However, before donning all the gear and laying boards over the joists to get to it, has anyone had any experience of...

Not a DIY question but.... I've had some double glazed units fitted to the back of my house by a local company. No problem with the general workmanship but I seem to be plagued with some rogue units which appear to have internal marks when the sun shines on them. As some of these are on the...

I am looking to replace my calor gas coal effect fire (££££££££££££££ to run for zero heat output) with a small multi fuel stove. Probably like this one. http://www.clearviewstoves.com/pioneer400.htm The problem I have (isn't there always a problem?) is that I want to retain my victorian...

Long time, no DIY. Anyway, my bath mixer tap/shower fitting has been dripping. I dismantled it and found that one of the o-rings on the nylon valve spindle (for want of a better term) had split. Replace the o-ring, 5 minute job. First problem, find a replacement o-ring of the correct...

Been helping my son fit out his kitchen with some new units. He was a bit unsure how things were done so I went along to give him some of the benefit of my knowledge (!) All went well until we came to cut the main worktop to length. I marked it out, clamped a guide strip to it and proceeded...

Talk about two nations divided by a common language. :? //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=19669 //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=19670 I defy anybody to translate this into UK English. The problem must be in the language used on this site informing the readers...

Dear Gordon Brown, Thank you so much for your duplicated letters that arrived this morning. I must admit I'm somewhat surprised to see that common sense and modern technology means that you can't discern the fact that my wife and I have the same address and so only one letter would have...

Ever since this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/3974043.stm I've been unable to find a jar of Branston pickle anywhere? Christmas is coming, I'm down to my last quarter of a jar - disaster looms! I read that the street price of cocaine is at its lowest level ever - it's becoming...

Say no more. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3761812.stm Where's my kalashnikov?

Plenty of interesting reading here http://www.dti.gov.uk/homesafetynetwork/dy_rsrch.htm I can relate to most of the stories and comments so I must be classed as a danger to myself!!

Well, having gone to all the trouble of moving the General DIY forum from the top section in order to stop people posting Plumbing and Electrical problems in there and then putting a sticky at the top of it saying "Not for Plumbing or Electrical etc" what do you get? Endless posts on plumbing...

I'd forgotten that from today access rights must be given to those amongst us with a disability. Absolutely no problem with the sentiment but, as usual, the implementation can be a bit lacking in certain areas. I've just been down to a local building society. It's a very small branch...

Here's a couple of pictures of a problem I have with a pine bench seat. The wood has twisted/warped and there's now a 3/4" gap at the right hand side. Anybody any ideas how I could go about straightening it or would it just be easier to get a new top? (Watch out, I've finally...