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He's offered to put a compression fitting on it, which I think I'll take him up on. Nagging doubts have entered now though! In regard to the copper pipe, it's not bare in the concrete. There's plastic coating around the pipe where it emerges from the concrete so assume it's coated all the...

He's an OFTEC registered technician so I assume I've got the wrong end of the stick. Going to check what's he done though! The leak was occuring before he did that. Edit: He says he's used "proper lead solder" not lead free.

Hi Tony The key won't turn from the inside, so it sounds like a locksmith is needed. Thanks for the advice.

Hi all I'd like to replace the lock on my upvc front door (I've just bought the property and no idea who else might have keys to the door). However I think that there is a key broken off in the lock on the outside. A key will insert fully into the cylinder on the inside side, but is...

Hi all We've just bought a new house and we need to get new appliances for the kitchen. As we're off mains gas we're looking at getting an induction hob, and need a new oven as well. The work surface where the hob would be mounted is broken so also needs replacing. However it is only a...

Hi all First time poster so please take pity on me if this is in the wrong place, but not exactly sure where it should be. I've an oil fired external Grant combi boiler. It's been out of use for a couple of years but is on the brink of being up and running again. The oil runs from a tank...