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Hi all, On the basis that the only stupid question is the one that is not asked ..... I've got a power adapter that I use to charge a Li-Ion battery. The power cable end that plugs into the mains is European style on the mains end and cloverleaf on the end that plugs into the adapter. I...

Hi all, I've got a sick Potterton Netaheat Mk2 10/16, which has been diagnosed with a faulty PCB. An engineer I had out popped along to his local supplier and picked up a replacement PCB, only to find it was the wrong type. Another trip resulted in yet another wrong PCB. A phone call to Baxi...

Hi guys - experiencing a multitude of problems at the moment. Appologies if this is too long and I'll excuse those that can't be bothered to read it all. About 18 months ago we had a Thermostatic Power Shower fitted and a 2bar pump. There was no shower before. Pump was installed by a...

After an 2 bar Easiboost shower pump sprang a leak, I've replaced it with a Salamander RSP50 connected to a thermostatic shower unit (which was there when the easiboost failed). After fitting, on full hot - no problem. On full cold, the water is "pulsing", or hunting as I think folk in the...

After 2 years and 1 week my Easiboost shower pump started to leak from the hot side. (1 week after warranty - strange eh?). Got new (shaft) seals, but cannot for the life of me, when taking the pump apart, how its leaking. Anyone had problem with this pump and fixed it? Or should I just...

My Showerforce Easiboost shower started leaking water from the hot water side last night. Typically, its 2 years and 1 week old (1 week over 2 year warranty). Bsaed on this, I decided to look at what was wrong. Seems that a washer has broken apart - although given that its on the hot water...

Second post for the night - hope there's no limit on the amount of knowledge I can suck from you guys (and gals!). I need to re balance our radiators, as we have two rads in the living/dining room that do not work, yet all other rads do. I've read guide after guide about how to balance...

I accidentally snapped our waste pipe (on that feeds a kitchen basin, and washing machine waste) to the outside drain. Looking at the pipework I saw 40mm written on it - measured it - and the OD was about 43mm (give or take a mm). Popped into Wickes and bought a some 40mm pushfit. It...

Hi all, Just had a corgi fellow around to cut off supply to an old 70's style gas fire. All good (incidently ... £30 to cap off incase anyone searchs for prices - this is in Milton Keynes). Anyway - I digress. The plan is to remove the gas fire off the wall - but do I need to use an...

As part of a room redesign (the wife!), there's a consideration of moving a TV from one wall to the other. The only problem with this is that there's no electrical socket on that side of the wall. The nearest sock is about 8ft away, with a door in between. The wall is a partition wall to...

Hi all, For the past two or three days I've noticed that or CH pump is failing to turn when on #1 speed. Either tapping the unit, or moving the speed up to 2 or 3 makes the pump turn normally, but there's a lot of noise form the system (not the pump). Can blockages in the system prevent...

Highly unlikely I appreciate, but I'm after a single component from a door lock keep. Take a look at the following image : https://www.upvc-hardware.co.uk/images/medium/gu_clatch_dbolt_keep_MED.jpg. See the silver bit? That's the bit that catches the door when pushed closed. I need that...

I've now shaped and fitted a couple of B&Q Elveden Etched Pane Doors - pre-glazed oak. The instructions say they must be finished, either paint or varnish (but not wax, polish or oil). The wife likes the existing colour of the doors, so how I can do what needs to be done, without altering...

Hi all, Some people know them as door jigs, some, no doubt by something else, but how do you support a door when your planing it? I'm tempted to make something -just like this ... , but welcome comments from those with a bit more experience than me.

Hi all, Over the past couple of days we've had both a plumber and electrician in the house doing some work - neither of which have touched our Hot Water / Central Heating timer (Drayton Tempus 7). This morning my wife advised me that the house was cold (I was still under the duvet at the...

Further to this post, I've had doubt cast as to whether the substance I'm looking at sticking some tiles to the floor is actually bitumen or not. Seems I've and a plumber I've had in the house this week, may have jumped the conclusion that it's bitumen based on the fact that it's black. How...

Hi all. Last night I picked up the existing laminate in our kitchen area, to find some "pink" floor tiles underneath. Looking closer, the adhesive is black. Our plumber that we have in at the moment, suggested that this was bitumen. Question. According to FAQ's of Warmup underfloor...

A friend of mine popped around today to replace our aged programmer - however halfway through the job, he had a phone call and had to shoot off to work - understandable - but leaving me with no heating nor hot water ! Unfortunely he will not be able to come back for a number of days, and we...

Hi everyone ... wonder if anyone can advise this DIY novice. I've bought a Drayton Digistat 3 to replace our broken (and now binned) Honeywell room thermostat (which looks like, but was not identical to this type. ie the round dial on the front). In the location of the thermostat there's...