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I am trying to replace the hanging bulb light in my back room with a low power square ceiling light and when I have taken the ceiling rose off I have see this which seems very odd. There are 4 red wires going into the centre and three black wires going into the bottom connector together with the...

I have had some shelves come down from a plasterboard wall. I had used some things designed for plasterboard but I guess they/the wall wasn't strong enough. I can repair that ok but if I. To put the shelves back up I will need to find the studs to screw into. I have been using a really strong...

I have one of the Sheppach Log Splitters and the return carriage (red) is bent and I need to take it off to bend it back. But to do so I need to remove the return springs Yellow. Any idea how to do this safely and tips to putting them back on?

Installing the pump so that the direction is the same as the old pump means that the label on the front is upside down. Can this pump be installed with the writing upside down or do I have to take the shell off and turn it round?

HI, My radiators stopped working yesterday. I can see on the boiler that it starts up, water temp rises to set temp and then shortly after it shuts down again. I can hear and feel the pump upstairs doing something but no heat goes to the radiators. This morning the boiler showed F24, pump...

Does anyone have any ideas on how to remove the pump on one of these? I cannot see how to remove the base to gain access, any ideas. (Someone decided to wash a cushion that came apart in the washer and it now needs a clean out, E18. I cannot open the filter cap. I need to get into clean...

My Washing machine works fine as a washer but recently refused to start the drying cycle. I have replaced the machine and this one is showing low water pressure, could this have been what stopped the dryer working?

My Boiler has started to make a horrendous noise, any idea what is causing this? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lG85puq6PXK2zE5OLHi4emMj3h9IwaZv/view?usp=sharing

When the valve rotates the cam/cog arm should make contact with the microswitch. Should this contact be a momentary thing or should the microswitch be permanently engaged in order to fire up the boiler?

Hi, For sometime, I have been having a problem where the hot water will only heat up if the central heating is on. I thought it might be related to my controller, which was definitely faulty, so I replaced it with a ST9400...

I have a HW ST699 which has partly died and I am wanting to swap it for a ST9400. Are there any guides on how to do this?

I wonder if anyone can suggest a solution to my problem. I have had my Vaillaint EcoTec boiler trip out when in use. The boiler was installed 10 years ago and apart from a pump and valves having to be replaced in the last few years has worked fine. But now it has been coming up with an f24...

I have a (very) old Honeywell thermostat that I want to replace with a CM907 thermostat. I have the wiring diagram for the CM907 but not the old one. What I am finding a little confusing is that there appears to be only two wires needed for the CM907 but three wired into the old thermostat. I...

I am finishing a parquet floor am fitting a Scotia to hide the expansion gap. About half the wall around the room is very old brick (the house was built approx 1620) so I do not want to drill into the bricks etc. Has anyone got any idea how to attach the Scotia to the brick without causing...

I have been sanding a reclaimed parquet Panga floor. I have used the 24 grit and have got a levelish floor now, ie non of the blocks are proud. However despite sanding quite a few times since the fkkir was level I cannot seem to get rid of these tiny flecks in the surface I thought they were...

Hi, I have just finished laying a Panga Panga parquet floor in my living room and dining room (a total of about 25M2) and would like some advice on a suitable finish to apply, and how best to apply it, after I sand it this weekend. I am hiring the sanding equipment from Thursday to Tuesday...

I am looking for a way to attach a K and a T Bracket to a cinder/breeze block wall in order to mount a 2" 15' aerial mast. I am worried that rawl plugs etc will not provide a secure enough anchor. BTW I do not have access to the other side of the wall. Would resin be suitable? The mast...

I have had to lift the previous layer of self levelling compound as it was loosed as it had been laid over some vinyl tiles that had started to lift. I now have a reasonably flat floor but one I think will need to a new layer of self levelling compound laid. However before I do that I will...

I am about to lay a reclaimed parquet floor. Last year I did the living room this year I am doing my dining room. However the concrete surface in the dining room was cracked and loose so I have lifted previous surface what I presume was a self levelling compound. The surface underneath is...

Prior to last week my CH was working fine. The CH pump died and was replaced by a plumber earlier this week. However the central heating then would not turn off even when the controller was set to off, it worked fine prior to last week. Suspecting the motarised valve microswitch this has...