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Hi Our 10 year old Monarch water softener has not been softening the water for some time. I was disappointed to find that they are a sealed unit and there isn't a way to replace the resin and it is just a case of throwing it away and buying a new one! I did try putting SoftTec Resin Cleaner...

I have a Gtech HT20 which immediately jams as soon as it is used to try to trim anything. I've looked at the blades and nothing seems wrong and they will move ok when not trimming I've tried taking it apart to look at the belts, I've removed all the torx screws on the bottom, but am having a...

Hi My parents in laws house has some cracks in the exterior render which I wanted to patch up and touch up with paint. See the two cracks below (on the second closeup picture it makes the crack look quite wide but they are only one to two mm wide). Can I just use an exterior caulk like this...

I've always used SQUIRE CP50 padlocks http://www.amazon.co.uk/Squire-CP50-Standard-Mystic-Padlock/dp/B002PK0RLU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324562868&sr=8-1 for exterior combination padlocks at work, but have found that since they changed the design I've had a number where the button you press to...

I have a Ryobi CHI-1802 drill. After a fair bit of use over the years the chuck now has rather a lot of play side to side. When opening the jaws fully there is some sort of adjustment inside which fits a large philips screwdriver, but I am unable to move it. Anyone know how to fix it? It...

I’ve always used water based gloss at home for interiors as I find the fumes from solvent based gloss pretty unpleasant to work with and brush cleaning is so much easier. I’ve tried using Crown Quick Dry Gloss for painting interior doors at a school where I work but find it seems to show up...

I'm wanting to remove some graffiti which has been scratched onto a slate plaque the surface of which is pretty smooth. I was thinking of wet and dry used wet. Any other ideas? Thanks Picture to show composition of plaque (slate I presume?)

I had a number of picnic tables and benches to restain 12 months ago, the original stain had come off right back to the wood in places. I used some of the original stain (see cans below) to repaint them, though I only got round to doing one coat. Not many months later it was coming off...

I've got some more indoor murals to paint over which have outlines done with marker pen. When I've painted over other ones before I've used oil based gloss undercoat prior to emulsion otherwise the marker pen just kept bleeding through the fresh coats of emulsion. Is there something...

I've always used metal easy-drivers, but noticed how cheap the Nylon Mungo Easi-Drivers are on screwfix per 1000 http://www.screwfix.com/prods/64161/Fixings/Cavity-Fixings/Mungo-Easi-Drivers-Nylon-32mm-Pack-of-100 Are they an ok brand?, is there much difference in strength over the metal...

I'm looking at getting one of the 18v Ryobi drill kits a hammer combi drill and angle drill. http://www.coopersdirect.com/pageview.php?page=show_product&ecommerce_stockcode=RYBCCK182001 I'm a bit confused on the Ryobi two speed hammer drills though as I'm finding listings for RYOBI CHI-1802M...

There seem to now be plenty of Low self-discharge NiMH batteries about in AA and AAA sizes. Is this technology not being used in Cordless Drills? Is it a suitable technology for such an application? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_self-discharge_NiMH_battery

It looks like Bosh are popular http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/17/ndrill117.xml Would this sort of drilling come under light to medium trade? :wink:

I'm looking to get some masonry and normal drill bits and was looking at the following two sets, what do you think? http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=A337699&ts=76757&id=88598 http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=A337698&ts=75793&id=95497# Also are Diamond...

I'm looking for something reasonably priced for unblocking a drain. I popped into B&Q and Homebase and they both had a dual purpose drain and chimney rod set, but as the rods have very little bend in them I don't see how I would get them down the first bend in my drain...