I want to fill in a fireplace and plaster over it but the chimney is still a working one. I remember hearing somewhere that if this was the case you had to leave some sort of ventilation hole. Is this...
It's that old 'who owns the fence?' chestnut again!! Both neighbours either side of me claim that I am responsible for the boundary fences. Now I know that I am only responsible for 1 of them, but...
Trying to recharge a battery from totally dead. Charger needle flies off the top of the dial then after barely a minute drops back to zero.......this has been going on for a while now. ...
In the cold and damp my L reg Renault Clio 1.9 D Oasis isn't starting. It turns over but doesn't spark into life. It starts and still drives well when jump started. The battery did go flat 1 year ago,...
My car has recently broken down, it just wont start. Im not really interested in fixing it as that could cost a considerable amount of money as the car isnt worth a great deal, its a Fiat Punto, N...
We moved into a house with a combi-boiler system. When one shower, nobody else can turn on the tap (unless you want a HOT shock of your life). Is there any simple fix to this problem rather than a...
My Goodmans Freeview Box switches itself off and changes channels itself. Could this be an aerial related problem as I am only using a normal aerial at the moment.Thanks for any adviceWill
I remember a few years back NTL were offering 'broadband' that was 128kb/s. Any now AOL unlimited are offering 256kb/s for their basic broadband service. Shouldnt these be better defined as mid-band,...
I have been told by a friend that when i renew my front brake pads, i must get new discs too as they are 'floating-pads ' ( ? ) is this true - yr 2000 bmw 318ci ?
I would like to know if it is economic to fit a car with Air Conditioning. Also , are there any pitfalls to having air con that people have come across?
I was recently brought an appliance which came from america and has a flat two-pin plug on it. I thought i could just convert it easily over to the UK 3 pin like i had done once before...
I know this site isn't an orange box to rant from, but Im fed up covering the cost of uninsured drivers. My premium has been reduced by a mere ?25 this year! I've been driving for 10 years, got 65% no...
i have a peugeot 306 car and when i turn the engine on the air bag light keeps flashing and stays flashing-ive not had any bumps in the car -does anyone know why this is happening?
I am getting sooo annoyed with my Broadband! It disconnects me every so often! Also each time it does that, my computer thinks I'm still connected so won't let me reconnect and I have to restart the...