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The concrete lintel above my daughter window has blown out, due, probably to water ingress that has rusted the steel reinforcing bar causing it to rust and expand. How can I repair this and get it looking like new again (or as near as possible)? I have seen patch repair stuff at Wickes and...

I have a fridge that isn't getting cold (Baumatic bl18a). When I turn on the switch inside the fan comes on and the compressor starts up.I have taken out the thermostat and when I put a test meter on the terminals and switched on and I get a circuit and lose the circuit when I switch off.To...

We have a Baumatic BL18A built under larder fridge that isn't getting cold enough. It has been working fine until just before Christmas and then we noticed that the butter wasn't as hard and the milk was going off ect. Before I throw it away(it is only 3 years old) is there anything that I can...

My daughters micra squeals when it is put onto full lock even when the car is stationary. It sounds like metal to metal contact but as I say the car isn't moving. As you let go of the steering wheel it stops as the wheel relaxes back but as you pull it back to full lock it starts again. Any...

I had a suspended ceiling with translucent panels fitted in and a fluorescent light fixed to the true ceiling 6" above that. I have decided to bring it up to date by removing the suspended ceiling and replace it with plasterboard. I have secured joist hangers on opposite walls and put 65 x...

My duaghter has a nissan micra 1998 and complained about vibration at 60 mph and would I go out with her. We went on the motorway and at 60 there was some vibration on the steering wheel but not as bad as I thought it would be. I would normally have thought that it would be that the wheels...

My daughter has just bought a house and there is only one socket in each of the bedrooms. I am capable of putting in new sockets for her but what are the current regulations regarding diy electrics. Thanks

My daughters heater on her Micra doesn't blow as hot as it used to do. I've taken the front panel off to look at the controls and they seem to be OK. The pipes running to the heater matrix inside the engine seem to be getting hot and the engine isn't overheating. My next thought was to drain the...

I had to remove the front passenger seat in my Nissan Almera in order to get some long boards in.To remove the seat entailed disconnecting the wiring by separating the plugs under the seat for the air bag and the seat belt sensors. When I started the car the airbag light started flashing on...

I have two heating tubes in my shed that are plugged into a socket. I have a Sunvic TLM2253 thermostat that I would like to use. I have seen how to wire it up for a central hearing system using 4 wires(live, switched live,neutral and earth) but I will have 6 wires live feed,neutral and earth...