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Hello All I have a Vortex Bell Box and I would like to make a jig to test it. I have the technical info on the box. I have a 12V/500 mA power supply. If I connect, the Positive of the 12V supply to Hold + on the Box and, negative of supply to Hold - on the Box, will the alarm sound if...

Good Evening to all. I need to replace the immersion heater in my copper tank. The job does not really present a great problem. However, I have one specific problem. The drain plug for the copper tank is inaccessible - the tank is in a hot press and the drain plug is located at the...

Good evening everybody, About 5 years ago we had a new kitchen put in. All the electric appliances are built-in. Unfortunately, the handle on the dishwasher pull-down door has come adrift. The threads in the handle appear to be worn and the screws have come out. The screws are fed in...

Hello Everybody. Last night my central heating packed in. The problem was that the boiler was filthy and there was a partial short across the electrodes. I cleaned out the boiler. To my surprise the residue was totally pure soot. On previous occassions, the residue was a combination of...

Good Evening everybody. I have a BEKO fridge - Model TLG 980. A couple of years ago, when I installed a new kitchen, I moved this fridge into the garage. Immediately, I encountered problems. The inside of the fridge was icing up and I had to switch the fidge off to cause it to defrost...

Good afternoon everybody. I set out originally to replace the rear wheel bearings on my 1997 VW Polo. A video on YouTube showed a young fellow completing the job in 2 Mins. However, I ended up replacing the bearings, one wheel cylinder and two brake shoes ( horrendous). @ Burnerman's...

Hello everybody. I have an Integra metal expandable curtain rail fitted on one of my windows. Unfortunately, quite a number of the plastic gliders, which basically carry the weight of the curtains, have come out of the channel, due to friction wear. Can anyone tell me if I must take...

I recently replaced the bearings in the rear wheels on my VW 1997 Polo. When replacing the drum I noticed that one of the brake linings was cracked right across, along a line where the lining was riveted to the shoe. I am trying to replace the shoes but I am finding it very difficult to...

Hello Everybody, I have replaced the rear wheel bearings on my 1997 VW Polo. Prior to refitting the drum, I fully retracted the brake shoes by lifting up the wedge key - as per instructions in Haynes manual. My question is: Will the wedge key automatically reset itself when the brake...

Good evening everybody. My daughter and son in law have problems with their central heating system. It is an open vented system. The system was tending to overheat and water was flowing from the overflow pipe from the tanks in the roof. My son in law reduced the water temperature on...

Hello everybody, Could someone please help me with the following problem. I have replaced a cracked toilet bowl with a new one. At the top of the bowl at the back, where the flush water enters the bowl, there is an opening where a thick 'washer' is to be inserted. The pipe carrying the...

Good evening everybody, A tiler removed the toilet bowl before tiling the floor in a small downstairs toilet. He left me with the job of replacing the toilet bowl. I would appreciate any advice on the matter. I propose to use a masonry drill to drill the four holes in the floor...

Good evening everybody. I have toyed at the idea of investing in an SDS drills. However, in the last few years I have heard of cases of broken wirsts occuring when the bit jams in concrete. Can any one who is experienced in using these drills offer advice! Many thanks

Good evening everybody. I have tried to drill a 6.5 mm hole in a 18 x 9 x 4.5 block in an outside garden wall to fit rawlplugs. I was using a rotary impact hammer drill fitted with a 6.5 mm masonry bit. The bit is manufactured by Pro Drill. Having drilled two holes I found that the tip...

Good afternoon everybody. I have a couple of climbing rose trees 'Danse de Feu'. There are providing a fair number of roses on practically bare stems. Has anybody any ideas on how one could increase the amount of foliage on the stems. Any information would be gratefully received.

Good evening everybody, I am at present replacing the gutters on my home and, I have noticed that the felt at the edge of the roof, over the gutters, has become brittle and pieces break off easily. The house is 30 years old. I have been told that one can obtain narrow pieces of felt...

Good evening gentlemen; Recently we had our downstairs toilet floor tiled. The floor was a tongue and grooved wooden floor. The tiler covered this floor with porcelain tiles. While carrying out the work, he removed the toilet bowl and fitted the tiles underneath. He then replaced the bowl...

Hello Folks, I have just installed a 45A 1G cooker switch. - make Knightsbridge with neon. The neon in on even with the switch - off. I rechecked the markings on the back of the switch and the mains appears to be connected to the right side of the switch. I would have expected that...

I refer to a query which was made on this Forum about halogen lights and to subsequent postings. On three seperate occassions, I have been called 'ignorant', on this forum, by an august member of many postings called 'Breezer' In modern english usage, to tell someone that he/she is...

MOSS IS MY PET HATE IT HAS COLONIZED MY TARMACADAM DRIVEWAY. ANY HINTS ON HOW TO REMOVE IT? OUR BACKLAWN IS COVERED IN MOSS. I HAVE USED THE MOTOR MOWER, SET AT A VERY LOW LEVEL TO REMOVE IT. THE LAWN WAS LEFT TOTALLY BARE. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD THE GRASS REAPPEARED. HOWEVER THE FOLLOWING...