Recent content by pk00213

Assuhors, great post. You solved my problem! Got the top and side off and replaced hose. I did have a struggle to get the hose retaining half-sleeve to disengage the hose. Ended up accidentally snapping the far away tab but I don't see how it could have been released without quite a bit of...

Assuhors, thanks for your response. How do you get that LH panel off. There are 2 Torx screws at front but the panel is held by the base. I removed these screws but could not shift the panel. Any tips?

Can anybody help? A neighbour has a Bosch Classixx Dishwasher SRS43C32GB/01 Type SD1301B with a leaking drain pipe. Pipe has a small cut in it which I reckon has been there from Day 1. Machine is about 5 years old but has been only lightly used. Anyway, I have got the correct replacement hose...

Thanks nickdsjnk I agree entirely! I find your response reassuring as you have set down actual evidence from your own 'experiment' with actual measurement data. Thank you very much, it is most helpful. Thanks AronSearle. Perhaps you're right and I should go for belt and braces, but I...

Thanks for taking the trouble WoodYouLike. Much appreciated. I'm sure you have seen many examples of distressed floors due to lack of adequate provision for movement but surely they must have occurred because either 1. The complete floor moved i.e. parquet, ply, floorboards and joists...

I would appreciate help with a query concerning the need or otherwise for a perimeter expansion gap with parquet flooring. I intend laying parquet (280x70x10 without T/G) flooring in my hall. It's a suspended floor. The plan is: Remove any highpoints on existing floorboards and ensure all...

I would appreciate any help with this question: I have been advised that with an undermounted sink, if a waste disposal unit is fitted then it may need additional support. Has any member had any experience of this situation and/or can they advise the best way to provide the additional support?

Bikeit, somebody else mentioned Zinsser to me so it is reassuring that you have made similar recommendation. Many thanks for taking the time.

I am hoping to lighten the woodwork in an 1920's house. The doors, skirtings etc are currently dark and look to have been stained and/or varnished. All surfaces are sound and dry. My plan is to end up with an off-white top coat, probably Dulux Quick Dry Satinwood (water-based). Having looked...

I am in the process of replacing the drum bearing on my Hoover A3294 washing machine. Does anybody know the procedure for torquing up the centre bolt? How are the shim and torquing washer used? Many thanks in advance.

Would two 50W 12V downlighters fed from one transformer (240V input, 12V output, 65VA output power) meet safety regs? Thanks

I am proposing to replace four individual, ceramic, 300mm x 300mm, floor tiles on the conservatory floor because of hairline cracks. Although cracked, they are very firmly fixed (tile cement onto a concrete slab). The joint grout is as ‘hard as iron’. I am worried about two things (at least!)...

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Does anyone know whether it is OK (i.e. not poisonous) to use silicone grease to lubricate the ceramaic internals of a monobloc kitchen tap?