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I have a Mira Minilite BIV shower which is powered by a pump. The flow of water on this shower is not controlled by the shower control handle so the flow is either on or off. I am finding the flow to be too strong and have noticed that there is no flow regulator fitted to the outlet Do I need...

Trying to fix my daughter's Vax. The power cable has got trodden on and the power cuts out intermittently. I have removed a load of screws but can not seem to remove the motor casing to access the cable entry point (2nd photo). Photos attached. Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks

I actually want to tile one directly above the other, not offset. So I guess my question is should I trim the first 2 rows to keep them inline with the tiles that will fit in side the space between the 2 wall cupboards?

I am tiling a splash back area behind my gas hob. The gap between the the 2 wall cupboards above is 90cm and the tiles are 30cm wide so the bottom 2 rows of tiles will be wider than the gap between the 2 wall cupboards by the time I have added a 3mm grout. There will be 5 rows of tiles so what...

I am fitting a new kitchen sink. I am looking for 2 flat faced full bore isolating valves I can connect to my tap tails. I have found these but I am not sure if they are full bore. How do you tell if theg are full bore? I understand I can use tap tails to place in between the isolating valve...

Good morning, I need to repair an exterior rendered wall where the surface has become flaky and unstable. Please can someone advise the best way to repair this. Would it be best to chip off the flaky bits then patch up with a mortar sand and cement mix,prior to repainting. The exiting surface...

I need to replace 2 bathroom radiators which are about 50 years old and measure aprox 470mm wide and 700mm high. The projection from the wall is key for both and is only about 60mm. They are single panel. I am trying to find radiators or towel radiators with a 60mm projection but can't find...

Oven is described as: Fan, Fan-Assisted, Conventional, Grill, Pizza, and Dough Proving functions The fan assisted oven used to reach temperature in 10 mins, it now takes 30 mins.

My son has the above oven which is approximately 5 years old. The fan oven takes approximately 30 mins to reach 200 degrees, the oven without the fan takes 10 mins to reach 200 degrees. He has confirmed he can hear the fan running when he starts the fan oven. Please can you advise the most...

Thanks for the replies. Attached are some further photos which I hope clarifies things: Fuse box in the house showing 20am fuse for garage Bottom of fuse box in garage Top of fuse box in garage Can I add 2 more double sockets in the garage/workshop by looping in and out of an existing double...

My house (built in 1989) has power supplied to the garage where there is a separate fuse box with a separate on off switch The garage fuse box says max load is 45 amps and there are 2 fuses in the box, one is 5 amp, the other is 15 amp. From the 5 amp fuse I currently have: 3 fluorescent strip...

Thanks John. I bought the service kit specific for my mower from ebay and as far as I could tell the bulb was the same (although black in colour rather than the original red). The new bulb doesn't have a hole in it, I don't think the original one did either (I can't check now as it has been...

Thanks Burnerman, that makes sense. Next step is to run the mower with the cap loose.....if it ever stops raining. Also, another thing I will try is to prime the mower with the cap off as the bulb at the moment takes 4 or 5 seconds to return which I am not sure is correct. I have seen videos...

Thanks. I have used a new gasket set and am fairly sure it is correctly fitted. I will remove the air filter plastic casing and see if there are any cracks. I have removed the fuel cap and it doesn't look to have any blockages. There is a felt filter on the inside of the cap with 4 tiny holes...

Thanks for taking the time to reply, much appreciated. That's an interesting idea. Perhaps the fuel cap has a breather hole and it has got blocked. I will try your suggestion later today (if it doesn't rain again!!!) and see if unscrewing it pops the primer bulb back out Thanks again.