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I've recently installed a drayton wiser thermostat to replace an old danfoss wireless system, so far so good. I've also got two smart TRVs in the kit, but the supplied locking collar doesn't fit my radiators. The drayton manual says that their collars are for M30x1.5 valve bodies, but the...

I'm after a new lock for my garden gate. It's a 50mm thick wooden gate, with ~40mm of post on the opening side against a brick pillar. I need to be able to lock/unlock from both sides as I get in and out that way with my bike. The current lock is a surface mounted mortice type, which means...

I just picked up a desk on gumtree which came without any of the required fixings, and I'm having trouble identiying the parts I need to get. At the joints, there are metal pins set into the face, which locate into holes drilled in the ends. The pins have cross-holes drilled, which align with...

I've done some plumbing work recently, without considering the implications this may have on bonding. I've read a few things and only really become more confused. There are two main areas of concern that I have. 1. A resin sink has been replaced with stainless steel. The (metal) tap is...

I've got some 15mm copper pipe fitted very close to the wall (15mm clearance). I want to cut it leaving a clean enough cut for a push-fit connector. There are pipes directly below, so a hacksaw won't be an option. At one end of the stretch is a compression fitting (at the stop-cock), at the...

Odd issue with friend's hot water system. He's just moved into the house, so no idea how long it's been like this. System is a standard closed loop combined HW and CH with hot cylinder. Controller is a Honeywell ST6400C. Basically, the boiler won't fire at all on the HW cycle of the...

Hi all, Looking for some kitchen wall units to fit in our garage for general storage. Given that this is a garage, I don't want anything fancy, so I'm looking for the cheapest units that will actually hold together I can find - I don't care about the door finish etc. We've already got a...

I'm looking to replace the surface on the workbench in my garage. It's currently fairly manky MDF, about 7mm thick, 700mm deep and several meters long. What's the best sort of material to use? The bench is currently built on some old kitchen units, but I'm planning on strengthening it with...

Got a new drill recently, a Bosch Blue 1600RE. I'm sure I saw in the booklet that came with it a reference to a form of attachment that the drill mounts to and turns it into a form of pillar drill, which would be very handy for a lot of the stuff I do. Anyone got any ideas if these things...

Hi all, Had a little problem earlier trying to refocus one of the floods in my kitchen ceiling. Basically a bit too stiff and trying to twist it pulled it out of the plasterboard and the spring clips holding it up fell off. I think the flange they fit onto got a bit bent at the same time...

I'm looking to put up a fluorescent tube to light an attached garage, replacing the pathetic bulkhead that's currently installed. I've got a suitable 4ft fitting and tube going spare, so I'd like to use it, but obviously it needs a cover to protect it. Is it possible to get such a retrofit...

Hi All, Contemplating life recently, I realised that the metal cased class 1 waste disposal unit under the kitchen sink is not RCD protected given that the kitchen ring as a whole is not. This had me thinking that given its intimate contact with water and earthed pipework, and that users...