Recent content by JohnB47

OK, thanks.

Sorry, you have me confused there.

Thanks, that's good to know. Just while I'm at it, I've read about replacing the gland seal. Would that be the little black assembly with the pin imbedded in it? Could I just replace that bit (although I see that I might need a special tool to do it)? Same old question though, would a TVR4 gland...

Can anyone identify this, probably very old, TRV? I've seen one like it called the Draton TRV4 but it's not exactly the same and I'm keen to be able to replace the existing one without any messing about with the pipe or rad. The problem is the little brass pin is stuck almost fully down and...

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Forgive my ignorance but what is Freesat, if not Freeview via satellite?

Thanks. I obviously need to have a closer look at that dish.

Thanks everyone. Interesting idea that the flats could have been equipped with a multi switch. I'm now thinking, however, that a previous owner simply used 'standard' TV coax and fittings to connect to a spare output on the sat dish and plugged it into a sat receiver box and got good...

Ok, here's the thing. New flat (owned, purpose built block, 1970's) has a standard aerial point in the living room - looks old, ie original and works fine. Only one coax lead connected (I've removed the cover to check). Another coax appears from the corner of one bedroom, quite long, cream...

I may decide to move a double socket thats been fitted on a tiled wall. Small tiles, 6" square approx. and I have replacements. Is there a particular technique to this, or just bash the one to come out and gradually unpick the pieces from the wall. Perhaps remove the surrounding grout first...

I've just watched Monty Don, on Gardeners World, cutting a pot bound plant out of its plastic pot. He has the pot between his legs and is cutting forcefully towards his knadgers, with his trusty 'stab me vitals' knife. I couldn't believe this got past the BBC health and safety police. Of...

This may be of some help. I had to have the Mass Air Flow Sensor replaced, costing around £200 each time, in 2007 and 2010, on my 1999 Toyota yaris. Each time the amber engine management light had come on (it is only ever amber, I think). A week ago it came on again and this time I decided to...

Are you sure that stuck one is actually stuck shut? It might be fully open. Try turning it clockwise a bit first. You never know. You wouldn't be the first person to struggle to open something that was already open.

Received and fitted a screened type wall plate on Tuesday. Let's see how that goes.

And I've just sat and read the whole darned thing!