Recent content by jar

Thanks. Everyone has individual ones on the pavement outside. As I said, just wasn't sure if you could leave it off for more than a day or two. Hopefully will never come to that but good to know if it's an option in an emergency.

Hi Yes, appreciate I can do that to alleviate frozen pipes. But I'm now at the stage where I prefer to turn the water off as we've had other leaks as well that, if we hadn't been at home, could have caused serious damage. It hasn't happened often but it HAS happened. I know people have...

Hi Due to a burst pipe wrecking half the house when we were on holiday a few years ago I'm now paranoid about water damage while we are not at home. I know the simplest thing to do is use the stop valve under the kitchen sink to turn off the water before going away, which is what I've been...

Hi Agree that we'd normally just pay someone to fix it for us. But, as I said, we've already got a replacement TV so not cost effective to do this as we're probably not going to be keeping it. Sticking the diffusers back on wouldn't have cost anything apart from a bit of my time. We could...

Hi It was a challenge to get the TV apart without damaging anything, especially the actual panel. I also couldn't leave it disassembled for long as it was on the dining room table ! So once I found all the diffusers were still in place I just put it back together as I wasn't sure how to...

Hi Thanks for replying. If some of the LEDs have burnt out would there not then be dark spots on the screen or do they not necessarily go out completely even if they are failing ? I'm not really noticing any dark or darker spots on the screen. I know you can buy the strips of LEDs but the...

Hi We have a Samsung TV (UE50MU6120) which developed the seemingly common fault of several bright spots over the screen. All the information online suggested it was the LED lens covers/reflectors which had come loose. I have just got round to dismantling the TV today to discover that all of...

Hi Yes I saw another post which mentions that seal device. When I looked into it I found the usual mix of reviews, some saying it's rubbish, others it's great. Quite expensive so not sure it's worth the risk. I'll have a think about what to do. Removing the toilet etc is above my skillset...

Thanks. One side is worse for access that the other as it's also in a recessed area behind the toilet and sink units. Unfortunately that's the side where the shower is so where the leak is happening. Plus the toilet itself sits in front of the left side of the bath (same side). There is...

Thanks for the replies. The bath is enclosed on three sides so access to underneath at the far corners is almost impossible. Plus one of the internal corners has flooring partially removed for other pipework access so little surface area to add support. Anyway - I will just need to see what I...

Hi Thanks for the reply. When you say up the walls how far do you mean, all the way ? In which case remove ALL the silicone from the walls as well as around the bath ? Is there no way to do this without removing the lot ? Thanks

Hi I need to reseal around our bath as the sealant has lifted from the bath in a couple of places. The bath is mainly used for showering. There seems to be a lot of play in the bath when getting in and this has caused the sealant to lift. I can't see how it's possible to do anything with...

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Hi The metal floor tracks of our bedroom sliding wardrobe doors are looking a bit the worse for wear with a lot of the paint removed with the constant opening and closing of the doors. I would rather just replace the tracks but I have been unable to source the ones we have anywhere and it will...

Thanks for the replies