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Hello All, I have recently moved a radiator and now the rad will not get hot. I had to run some new plastic barrier pipe for this and i think i have an air lock stuck in the pipe as radiator bleeds ok. I have tried turning off all other radiators and uped speed of pump but no joy.....only...

Hello all, I have a problem with my Candy CDI 2010 dishwasher. It is not draining away. I have checked hoses and pumps for blockages but there do not seem to be any. Both drain pump and circulating pump aare moving freely although still have the twang from the motor. I was trying to measure...

Hello all, I was looking for some advice on the attached plans i have for some sockets in my garden. The red cable is installed already but was wondering if it was ok to add the green one in now to power some low voltage lights on the other side of the garden or would this be seen as two...

Hello all, Was wondering if anyone had any experience using a multi saw like the Bosch PFZ500E and if they though it would be up to the job of cutting through new softwood sleepers. Sleepers are 125mm wide by around 225mm deep. saw can handle up to 150mm wide but would it have enough grunt to...

Hello All, I have just bought a makita SDS+ drill to drill through the wall of my house as my old hammer drill was useless. Unfortunately with the excitement of my new gadget and my enthusiasm i have now gone and stuch the drill bit in the wall with a bit sticking out each side. Either on...

Hello All, I am needing to cut some sleepers for my garden. They are 5" x 10" x 8' 6". I do not want to use a chainsaw as fell uncomfortable with them so will be doing it the old fashioned way with a normal saw. (they are new softwood ones) Someone mentioned to me why not use a circular...

Hello all, I managed to get the first course of my retaining wall laid yesterday and stopped about 9pm last night covering the work in case of rain. I was using a mortar mix of 1 cement to 5 sand and a splash of Feb. I had a look this morning and the mortar seems to be really soft still...

Hello, I was wondering if it was ok to continue laying blocks for my wall in light rainy conditions or if this would be dtrimental to the finished wall. Intermittent showers are forcast all weekend with us so if i could lay some blocks and then stop during the rainy spells and cover work...

Hello, I am going to be building a retaining wall this weekend on a sloped garden. The wall will be 215mm wide and 1000mm high. I am struggling to find what mortar mix would be correct for this application. I though 1:5 of cement to builders sand would suffice but some places on the internet...

Hi All, I am about to start building my retaining wall which is going to be 9m long and 215mm wide (7n blocks laid flat) and was wondering if i caqn build the wall right across or if i am meant to put in movement joints. The wall will be 1m high. I read somewhere that movement joints...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction to work out the amount of sand and cement i need for mortar to build a wall 9m long by 1m high. I am going to be using concrete blocks (215mmx100mmx440mm) laid flat so the wall will be 215mm wide. I have worked out i will...

Hello, I was looking for some advice regarding a retaining wall i am building in my garden. It is going to be around 1.3m high and i was planning on having the foundations 500mm wide and 225mm deep. For the wall itself i am going to be using concrete blocks 100mm x 215mm x 440mm laid flat...

Hello All, I am looking to fit an external double socket near some decking as shown in the attached picture. The main consumer unit is fitted in the integral garage to the house and i was wondering if it would be best to connect the armoured cable to the consumer unit (in which case i...

Hello, I am looking to run some perforated drainage piping in my garden. I have done some research and it is recommended to cover the pipe in Geotextile material to prevent silting up of the pipes. Is landscapping fabric the same as Geotextile as description wise it seems the same but is...

Hello All, I am looking to buy a laser level to do some landscaping work in a 10m x 10m garden. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations as to what laser levels are best....I am looking at spending no more than £200. Most of the ones i have looked at don't really specify if they...

Hello, I was looking for some advice on building a retaining wall in my garden and would appreciate any comments or help you can give. I am going to be building the wall with 7n concrete blocks and was wondering if i should lay the first course blocks on their side and then two normal...

Hello, I have recently fitted a new kitchen to my parents house and am cunfused as to whether i need to earth the kitchn sink or not. The old sink was not bonded and i see to bonding on the visible pipes coming up from beneath the floorboards. thanks Trevor

Hello, I am currently fitting a new shower tray together with multi-panel and a new door. The showere tray has a lip all the way aroung it and so for the three sides in the recess i am going to put the multipanel inside the lip. My problem is though where do i put the door and do i need a...

Hello all, I am looking at fitting under cubooard low voltage lights with transformer and was wondering what the best way to go was:- a) Take a spur from a nearby ring main socket to a switched FCU....is this allowed? b) Take a spur from the lighting circuit to an FCU above the cuboards...

Hello, I have stripped out the shower in my en suite room due to a leak from the tray and through a craked tile. This had damaged the plasterboard so i had to take this out too. I have had a fan heater running to dry everything out for some time now and every thing is dry but there is...