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Hi All, I have a plastic cistern hidden in tiled formwork. The only access is from above. I need to replace the handle which isn’t a ‘front access’ type. The shaft is metal thread with brass washers. It’s rusted solid. Trying to get it off the brass flange nuts have become rounded and it’s...

Hi All, I had two Salamander RF shower pumps which both failed after 12+ years excellent service on a gravity system. I bought like for like replacements (although Salamander did mention the manufacturer had changed and the new ones are “a bit more fussy”). Cold water tank is in the loft, HW...

HI all, I’ve got a 4m x 4m summerhouse with felt shingles over a softwood (pine I think) plank roof around 28mm thick. The roof overhangs the walls in a Swiss chalet style. I’ve found significant undetected rot in the planks where they overhang. Otherwise they seem to be in good condition. Is...

Hi, I’ve got a 4m x4m garden building with a tongue and groove type planked pitched roof overlaid with felt shingles. I’ve got a small area of rot near the ridge (affecting 1 or 2 planks). At the eaves where they overhang the walls quite a bit in a ‘log cabin’ type style, I can feel rot under...

Hi All, Basically I need the equivalent of a flathead screwdiver that is 25mm wide and about 2mm thick to undo the slotted brass covers in the thermostatic shower valve. I'm having trouble finding what tool to use! Background is that having fitted like for like 2 bar Salamander twin pump in...

Hi Several of my 68mm downpipes currently dump water into individual cemented gullies where the water rises until it flows into a 60mm pipe which runs either to an outlet in the garden wall or (I think) into a land drain. I'm a bit concerned some cracking in the walls and want to rule out...

Hi My Rudge bath pillar taps are about 5 years old (I believe they pre-date the sale of Rudge in 2003 - I can't find my design on the Rudge website but they are a very traditional design). I need to change the washer but having removed the main head gear on the tap body the stem assembly...

I'm trying to connect up a new Bosch oven (HBN560550B). The cable 'chamber' and the cable clamps themselves have non-standard screwheads - one's a star shape, the other is very irregular in shape. Does anyone know where I can get suitable screwdriver heads? Bosch themselves is a thought but I...