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Has anyone had any sucess with their sloes this year? I've made 5 litres of the stuff already :drunken: (pre-frost - because we haven't had any yet) as they have started to wither. Because last years crop was so poor I have nothing for christmas this year so I picked the other week and froze them, ...

I was quite tempted to have part of my heating and hot water run from my logburner but my mate (who fitted it) recommended that if we were going to do it to get a bigger burner as it would take some of the heat away from the room to heat the water. I looked into this when one of the two boilers in m...

Hi I had a similar problem when we moved into an old Victorian Cottage 3 years ago. We'd light the fire in the living room and the dining room would fill with smoke. It was because the air was being drawn from the dining room into the living room and the best supply of fresh air was down the chimney...

Hi my name is Thad I and I live in Somerset