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We have a heavy, thick rug which we keep snugged up to the edge of base of the hearth but almost every next day, the rug is almost 2 inches away from it. It's been happening for weeks on end. The wife & I have both noticed this phenomenon & are at a loss as to the cause!! The gap is pretty well the same along its length, as though the rug has been pulled away from the hearth & we have no reason to walk over it!!

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hammer-nail.gifNot sure what the red writing is about?

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On 1/22/2023 at 10:44 AM, Nicepix said:

Shrinkage of the inner felt or foam mat caused when the fire goes out?

It's a fake fire (fan heater) which is never on.

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Wow same here ,we have a fake fire with unused fan heater and our dusbin blew over last night ,spoooky !

Daren't turn it on its got so much dust in it it would stink the house out for days

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Believe NOTHING anyones says or writes unless you witness it yourself and even then your eyes can deceive you

None of this "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" crap it just means i have at least two enemies!

 

There is only one opinion i listen to ,its mine and its ALWAYS right even when its wrong

 

Its far easier to curse the darkness than light one candle

 

Mathew 4:19

Grangers law : anything i say will  turn out the opposite or not happen at all!

Life insurance? you wont enjoy a penny!

"To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical." Thomas Jefferson

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On 1/24/2023 at 9:25 AM, chesters1 said:

Wow same here ,we have a fake fire with unused fan heater and our dusbin blew over last night ,spoooky !

Daren't turn it on its got so much dust in it it would stink the house out for days

Wife calls it "The Rug Fairy" & it's still doing Its stuff!!

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Your carpet has "tufts" that don't stand straight up - they will mostly point in a specific direction. When your rug is on top of the carpet, any movement, including the floor flexing as you walk by, will slowly ratchet the rug in the direction that the tufts are facing.

You get the same effect if you push down on a toothbrush until the bristles squidge in one direction, and then push up and down on it.

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5 hours ago, Ken L said:

Your carpet has "tufts" that don't stand straight up - they will mostly point in a specific direction. When your rug is on top of the carpet, any movement, including the floor flexing as you walk by, will slowly ratchet the rug in the direction that the tufts are facing.

You get the same effect if you push down on a toothbrush until the bristles squidge in one direction, and then push up and down on it.

We're talking 4 inch over 2 days away from the hearth edge now!!

We find it really quite amusing & puzzling just now.

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If you turn it round does it trundle off in another direction?

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Believe NOTHING anyones says or writes unless you witness it yourself and even then your eyes can deceive you

None of this "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" crap it just means i have at least two enemies!

 

There is only one opinion i listen to ,its mine and its ALWAYS right even when its wrong

 

Its far easier to curse the darkness than light one candle

 

Mathew 4:19

Grangers law : anything i say will  turn out the opposite or not happen at all!

Life insurance? you wont enjoy a penny!

"To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical." Thomas Jefferson

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On 1/26/2023 at 2:43 PM, chesters1 said:

If you turn it round does it trundle off in another direction?

I get what you're saying re the fibres thing now Dave, turned the rug round but it's still moving in the same direction!!

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