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    How do I?????

    Got the plasterer coming in the morning so I've just gone to take the rad off the wall. It has a valve each side but I cant turn them off - the middle slot screw just keeps going round and round.... I have the following setup Baxi Solo 2 50PF boiler ACL Lifestyle LP722 Programmer...
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    Microsoft Outlook help !!!!!

    hoping someone can assist - my son has done something in Outlook and now we can no longer connect to a web link in an email .......
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    replace a siphon with a close coupled

    can I buy the parts to fit an existing cistern or do I need to purchase an assembled cistern? Any advice appreciated :?:
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    CH on but not on Programmer

    Just returned from holiday and set the CH/HW programmer to HW to get ready to have a nice bath. After about 20 mins the wife said that the radiators were hot and that the CH was on. Went to the kitchen and the CH/HW programmer only had the HW side activated, display showed CH as OFF but the CH...
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    intermittent front screen wiper stoppage

    Vauxhall astra f fuse is ok replaced the relay so that is ok windscreen washer is ok Stalk I was going to remove the washer stalk from the steering column and test it but need advice an what pins to test when the level is set to different settings Motor could be worn brushes I guess...
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    adhesive advise require

    Plastic bath - decorative edging - wall tiles. I want to put edging around the bath - what would be an appropriate adhesive that would stick the edging to both the tiles and the bath :?:
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    Dunlop Anti-Mould Grout with Microban

    I'm reading the blurb for Dunlop Anti-Mould Grout with Microban and it says not to use showers for two weeks - two weeks and we'll all stink by then. Is it really two weeks or have I read it wrong ..... Application 4. After completion of grouting, do not use showers for at least 2...
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    how to calculate a pipe run length

    how can I calculate the length of pipe I'll need for a new pipe run? Running a tape up the wall and across to the cistern it's about 1 metre but is there a "correct" method or should I just eyeball it?
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    F-Connector Screw On End for Sky Satellite Coaxial Cable

    I need to replace the F-Connector and the question is this - is there only one "F-Connector" that fits the Sky Satellite Coaxial Cable? It's 7mm in dia but I wouldn't have the foggiest notion as to whether its RG6, WC100/H109F/CT100 or WF100 (names I got from www.satcure.com - dont know what...
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    Grommet or a Wallace sleeve?

    When the nice Sky man fitted our dish he very kindly drilled through the wall and fitted these very neat "things" over the coax that push into the hole in the wall (not the pub) and make a nice decorative finish instead of just having a cable poking out of the wall. I've tried looking online...
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    SDS Drill for home use

    anyone know if one or any these would be a good workhorse with a bit of grunt for drilling into a concrete lintel - to fix a flippin curtain pole .... BOSCH PBH 2000RE SDS Hammer Drill BOSCH PBH 2200RE SDS Plus Hammer Drill Bosch GBH2-18 SDS+ Hammer Drill 240V JCBD-RHD950F 950W...
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    plastic drawer guides / runners

    My old chest of drawers has plastic drawer runners which have started to break up and I want to replace them but they are 16mm x 16mm. I can only find 8mm x 16mm replacements. I have considered manufacturing my own out of wood but I just wondered if anyone knew where I could get any 16mm x...
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    TCT Mitre saw blade

    I've just bought a power compound mitre saw and the results I get from the 24 tooth TCT blade leave a lot to be desired. The underside, back edge and the LHS of the cut all suffer from splintering (is it called ripout?) Would I get a better result (less rip out) from a 32 or 40 tooth TCT...
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    Saw choice ?

    I'm replacing the spindles on our stairs and my carpentry skills are not that good. I'm ok with a straight 90 degree but anything else and I start wavering. I've had a stab at cutting 40 degree angles on a few spindles but I'm not content with the results. Can anyone recommend a decent mitre...
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